when lon chaney and jr. and look like he just eat about two dozen big mac and introduces himself at the louisiana estate of dark oak and a count alucard ( spell it backwards ) and the fun begin . for those who like atmospheric horror and son of dracula be a treat . the siodmak brother and director robert and author curt and both work on this one . make during the second world war and at a time when universal be produce mostly inferior horror and this be one of the studio best effort of the period and with cinematographer george robinson camera prowl the home and wood and bayous of american south with the surefooted gracefulness of a black panther . the acting be fine and with even such limited player a robert paige and evelyn ankers and louise albritton all turning in good work . character actor frank craven and j. edward bromberg make a nice vampire hunt duo and and their scene together suggest a real alliance and not merely two actor go through the motion . big lon and a the count and be very effective . he lack lugosi old world charm and but make up for it in bulk and draw nicely on the natural arrogance that some big men be prone to and his vampire be a baleful figure and often prone to violence . there more local color than one might expect in this sort of movie and with the character of the swamp dwell queen zimba provide an interesting link to the cajun and voodoo tradition . by today standard i suppose son of dracula be none too frightening and though it nicely suggest the link between horror and everyday life and normal emotion and regional tradition and which and while this might not mean much nowadays and certainly resonate in the america of sixty year ago and which it effectively evoke .