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
Dracula Untold his shirt off." Graham Killeen of "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel" gave a positive review and wrote, ""Dracula Untold" tries to be "The Lord of the Rings" of horror movies. Surprisingly, it mostly succeeds." Kofi Outlaw of Screen Rant gave a fairly moderate review stating, ""Dracula Untold" is not a masterful or deep re-introduction to the franchise; but as basic genre fare, it's relatively fun in its depiction of the monster in a different light." "Los Angeles Times" critic Gary Goldstein wrote a positive review saying, "As effective and fat-free as its sinewy star, Luke Evans, "Dracula Untold" proves an absorbing, swiftly