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"Few creatures of the night have captured our imagination like vampires.
What explains our enduring fascination with vampires? Is it the overtones of sexual lust, power, control? Or is it a fascination with the immortality of the undead?"

Feel free to post any vampire-related content here. I'll be posting various vampire media I enjoy just as a way of kickstarting this community but don't let that stop you from posting something else. I just wanted a place to discuss vampire movies, books, games, etc.
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Who do YOU think is the greatest of all film Draculas?!?

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[–] UncleArthur@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think I'd have to vote for the one in Sesame Street.

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

He's the only one who really counts.

[–] usernamefactory@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Technically there is another, thanks to the only good scene in this otherwise forgettable film:

https://youtu.be/B-9eDJ4maak

[–] Sergio@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I dig him too, but he's technically Count von Count, not the character Dracula. (btw TIL that The Count has at least three vampire girlfriends, as well as a pet wolf and a cat.)

[–] UncleArthur@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

I assure you he still counts.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

I will always be partial to Gary Oldman's Dracula.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I think Claes Bang was a decent Dracula in the 2020 Netflix show.

https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0051903/

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago

Lugosi, Oldman, Lee in that order.

[–] BennyInc@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

Leslie Nielsen.

[–] Hundun@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago

Might be a hot take, but I think Claes Kasper Bang deserves a spot on this list. His portrayal was nuanced, emotional and entertaining, and I really enjoyed the chemistry they had on screen with Dolly Wells. In general, Netflix Dracula is a hidden gem

[–] usernamefactory@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Loved Coppola’s Dracula since I was a kid, but I think Eggers’ Nosferatu is my new favourite. Needs another rewatch before I’m sure, though.

[–] Sergio@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I watched the latest Nosferatu while I was finishing up this meme, and the movie's killer, my personal fave take on the character. I was wheezing from congestion yesterday, so I was like: "You... will... call... me... LORD!!!!"

[–] foliumcreations@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Leslie Nielsen of course, but if we don't count comedies Gary Oldman. Because I was a kid when I saw him as Dracula and had not seen the earlier and every one after I compared to my memory of Gary as Dracula.

Takahata101, Hellsing Abridged

[–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago

Haven't seen all those movies but if it's about following the book, the less aristocratic the better it is. The one in the book is a beast, not a gentleman.

Gary Oldman, Christopher Lee & Claes Bang are my top list.