Dracula (1958 film) Dracula (1958 film) Dracula is a 1958 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and written by Jimmy Sangster based on Bram Stoker's novel of the same name. The first in the series of Hammer Horror films starring Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, this original also features Peter Cushing as Doctor Van Helsing, along with Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, Carol Marsh, and John Van Eyssen. In the U.S. the film was retitled Horror of Dracula to avoid confusion with the earlier "Dracula" (1931) starring Bela Lugosi, and the film was released in the U.S. in 1958 on a double feature
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