Dracula in popular culture Balderston (see below); it starred Bela Lugosi as Dracula and Edward Van Sloan as Van Helsing, both of whom had originated their respective roles on the stage in the aforementioned play, along with Helen Chandler as Mina and Dwight Frye as Renfield. Directed by Tod Browning, it is one of the most famous versions of the story and is widely credited with initiating the Universal horror film series of the 1930s and ‘40s. The 1931 Dracula film was an inductee of the 2000 National Film Registry list. The films had music only during the opening (the famous main theme from
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