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
Anno Dracula here. Those with more than a passing role are starred. Due to the historical period, many are from works in the public domain. From the book cover: "The most comprehensive, brilliant, dazzlingly audacious vampire novel to date." ("Locus"); "A tour de fource which succeeds brilliantly." ("The Times"); "A marvellous marriage of political satire, melodramatic intrigue, gothic horror, and alternative history." ("The Independent"). "The Bloody Red Baron", the sequel to "Anno Dracula", was published in 1995. Anno Dracula Anno Dracula is a 1992 novel by British writer Kim Newman, the first in the "Anno Dracula" series. It is an alternate history