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
Brides of Dracula two vampire brides seemingly escape. Despite the film's title, Dracula never appears in it. The Brides of Dracula concept was also present in the 1987 horror comedy "The Monster Squad", in which Dracula abducts three young women and turns them into his vampire brides. In "Dracula 2000", the Brides are turned at different times throughout the movie. Jennifer Esposito, Jeri Ryan and Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick portray the brides, Solina, Valerie and Lucy respectively. The Brides also appear in the "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" in the season 5 premier "Buffy vs. Dracula". They are referred to as "The Three Sisters.". They