Van Helsing: From Beneath the Rue Morgue Van Helsing: From Beneath the Rue Morgue Van Helsing: From Beneath the Rue Morgue is a one-shot comic book from Dark Horse Comics, based on the film "Van Helsing". It is based on the premise that Gabriel Van Helsing lived in Paris, and from his own perspective, telling his story through an inform sent to the Monsignor. It is not a sequel to, nor a continuation of, the movie. It is a side-story, within the same universe and timeline of the "Van Helsing" universe. The comic book draws inspiration from "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932 film) film was produced as a compensatory package for Lugosi and Florey, after both were dropped from 1931's "Frankenstein". Lugosi had originally been cast as Dr. Frankenstein, and the film was to be directed by Florey, who had been developing the coveted project. Lugosi was subsequently demoted to play the mute monster, however, which he claimed to have turned down. Florey was replaced as director by James Whale, as producer Carl Laemmle was both unsatisfied with Florey's work on the project, and had given Whale first choice of any Universal property at the time. The box office results for "Murders in