Dracula in popular culture Melford was the director, and it starred Carlos Villarías as the Count, Eduardo Arozamena as Van Helsing and Lupita Tovar as Eva. Because of America's movie industry censorship policies, Melford's "Dracula" contains scenes that could not be included in the final cut of the more familiar English version. It is also included on the Universal Legacy DVD. The Universal Studios horror films made Dracula a household name by starring him as a villain in a number of movies, including several where he met other monsters (the most famous being the comedy "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein", in which Lugosi played
OMG... We're in a Horror Movie!!! one who must become the killer. Director and co-writer Ajala Bendele said that writing the story came first, and the jokes flowed from that. Bendele was inspired by "Scream", "Scary Movie", "The Cabin in the Woods", and "The Truman Show". He wrote the part of AJ for himself after experiencing frustration with his acting career. The other parts were similarly written for his friends. "OMG... We're in a Horror Movie!!!" premiered at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival on February 21, 2015. Leomark Studios released it on video-on-demand in January 2016. Matt Boiselle of Dread Central rated it 3/5 stars