it proof that movie maker and their financier treat their audience with contempt isn not a new phenomenon a it be do as early a the 1940s and house of dracula be a great example . you would think have a film with dracula and the wolf man and frankenstein monster the producer would dictate to the screenwriter to have all three appear in a scene . they have a chance with house of frankenstein then when they have a second bite of the cherry they blow it again with house of dracula . to lose one chance be a misfortune and to lose two smack of cynical money make it obvious the producer be beyond care . larry talbot turn up again even though he be show to die in the previous film which sum up the cynicism of the franchise . it also show what a poor screenplay it be and be mistreat to some awful plot turn like talbot condition be cure by a special type of plant which will soften his skull . i be think screenwriter edward t lowe might have have his skull soften if this be the type of stuff he come up with director erie c kenton can not improve on the script and throw in a few spanner of his own . for example talbot be startle to see dr edelmann snatch a lift on a cart but nonchalantly watch edelmann climb a wall and jump in to the château courtyard . one can not help think talbot reaction shot be mistakenly switch round at the edit stage lon chaney jnr be famous for his role in horror movie but do not have much of a career outside them . perhaps that down to the fact he not a good actor and here he commit the bad type of act be very wooden . it not entirely his fault though because all the character spout rather awful dialogue and be all rather wooden due in part to kenton lackluster direct house of dracula feel a million mile away from james whale 1931 film and it sequel from 1935 and would have be a very sad note to end on . but ironically universal decide to make one more movie to wrap up their franchise with a horror comedy star abbot and costello .