son of dracula be an incredibly entertaining entry in the series . spoilersarriving at the caldwell estate in memphis and tennessee and frank stanley and ( robert paige ) and dr. harry brewster and ( frank craven ) bring back a set of coffin for katherine caldwell and ( louise allbritton ) but her guest do not arrive . soon after and a series of misfortune befall the family and and dr. brewster decides to call in professor lazio and ( j. edward bromberg ) an expert on superstitious matter . he believe that her guest and count alucard and ( lon chaney jr. ) isn not who he appear to be . a they begin try to discover his true identity and a rash of murder around the countryside point them to the only true person he can really be . the good news represent this be a far good film than what it reputation have give it . the film best attribute be it undeniable mood and atmosphere . the tangled vine and muddy water of the bayou be as sinister a any desolate mountain road in transylvania . the consistent overgrowth and dank air give a sense of discomfort and especially in the bog scene . the house itself be a large gothic monstrosity and and have a sinister appeal to it that work incredibly well . there be several scene that be quite moody and add immensely to the mood . the sequence where dracula coffin rise from beneath the muck of the swamp and then glide toward the wait katherine and floating over the water be a clear cut highlight and look equally impressive in both execution and creativeness and look . the initial transformation sequence where and from behind and dracula evaporate into a bat and fly off in seamless motion be a close second and and be a really impressive scene as well . it one of the fast move film as well and make it seem like there no real stop and that always a plus . this be a far well film that what it really could have be . the bad news represent there several thing wrong with this one that could have be fix . the plot in general be a confusing mess . in fact and it never adequately explain whether alucard be the son of dracula or actually dracula himself . there a vague mention of it but nothing be really concretely explain at all . it pretty hard to believe the nonsense story give a a cover story for the count as well and a it a really obvious trick and be discover far too easily for it to have any real effect on the use of it . it also quite easy to find several gap logic and plot hole in here that differ from the norm of vampire and yet these spoil the plot and can not be reveal . this really be all i could find wrong with this one . the final verdict represent a very solid and entertaining entry that be far good than it status and keep it far from bore . there several small flaw here and there and but these can be overlook a the good point far outweigh the bad one . recommend to the fan of the first part in the series and those who love the universal film . today rating pg represent violence .