Count Dracula Carradine, Lon Chaney Jr., Christopher Lee, Francis Lederer, Denholm Elliott, Jack Palance, Louis Jourdan, Frank Langella, Klaus Kinski, Gary Oldman, Leslie Nielsen, George Hamilton, David Niven, Charles Macaulay, Keith-Lee Castle, Gerard Butler, Duncan Regehr, Richard Roxburgh, Marc Warren, Rutger Hauer, Stephen Billington, Thomas Kretschmann, Dominic Purcell and Luke Evans. In 2003, Count Dracula, as portrayed by Lugosi in the 1931 film, was named as the 33rd greatest movie villain by the AFI. The character is closely associated with the western cultural archetype of the vampire, and remains a popular Halloween costume. Already in 1958, Cecil Kirtly proposed that Count Dracula
Buried Alive (1990 TV film) actually bears more of a resemblance to "Diabolique"." Tom Leins for Devon & Cornwall Film wrote a favorable review, stating ""Buried Alive" is a quirky little curio elevated above TV-movie nonsense by committed performances from the three charismatic leads. The horror genre has loomed large in Darabont's work since he scripted "" back in 1987, and although his work in the horror sphere arguably reached its peak with zombie series "The Walking Dead" – prior to his untimely sacking – "Buried Alive" represents an appealing footnote in an often-inspired career." Flickering Myth gave a favorable review and wrote "Although the