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House of Dracula

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This monster movie focuses on the iconic vampire, Count Dracula (John Carradine), and Lawrence Talbot (Lon Chaney), better known as the Wolf Man. Both beings of the night are tired of their supernatural afflictions, so they seek out Dr. Franz Edelmann (Onslow Stevens) for cures for their respective curses. While trying to aid the imposing creatures, Edelmann himself develops a transformative condition, adding to the many ghouls lurking around the foreboding landscape.
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Variety Staff Variety Mar 26, 2009
A nifty thriller for the chiller trade. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Sep 22, 2015
B-
Lively and entertaining. Go to Full Review
Paul Chambers Movie Chambers Oct 26, 2014
D-
Another monsterpalooza. But, this time, a major bore. Go to Full Review
Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy Oct 31, 2009
6/10
At least the weirdness gives it a surprising, fresh edge that might as well pass for good by this point in the cycle. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Sep 30, 2007
5/5
Lon Chaney lives! Go to Full Review
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. Goatdog's Movies Jan 1, 2006
2.5/5
There's no mystery here, no suspense or atmosphere. Go to Full Review
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G L @RT09869090 4 hrs ago WTF did I just watch & who came up w/ the idea of making a movie that includes Dracula, Wolfman, & Frankenstein? See more diogo13 T @Tua_mera Aug 22, 2026 O fundo do poço para os monstros clássicos. Um "crossover" preguiçoso que abandona o terror gótico para inventar justificações pseudo-científicas absurdas sobre transfusões e cirurgias cerebrais para curar maldições. (Esqueci de avaliar) See more Ollie W @RT90619198 Aug 9, 2026 I like Lon Chaney Jr but he ill suited to play Dracula The early Universal horror films are all pretty classy whereas this film is cartoonishly silly from the get-go. See more Joel H @786Joel May 1, 2026 Well, at least House of Dracula is short. This sloppy sequel to House of Frankenstein comes up short in almost every way, and the faults can be attributed to a lazy screenwriter, studio interference, cutting corners on a shoestring budget, and acting so wooden it could pierce the heart of the undead. This movie doesn’t really even try to explain how Dracula and Larry Talbot survived the events of the last one. It also makes the Count a victim instead of a vampire and absurdly waves its hands about the "science" behind the "cure." I’m sad to say that The House of Dracula should probably be condemned. See more Robson C @RT82519826 Jan 6, 2026 Drácula e o Lobisomem procuram o Dr. Edelmann para curá-los das suas maldições, porém Drácula está mais interessado em transformar a enfermeira Miliza em uma das suas seguidoras. Este filme é quase um copia e cola do anterior, "Mansão de Frankenstein". Há diferenças: Edelmann não é um cientista louco como o personagem de Karloff e é uma das enfermeiras o corcunda auxiliar do cientista. Enquanto o Lobisomem continua a mesma trama de sempre, Carradine torna o Drácula mais um nobre inglês que estrangeiro, mas continua o bom trabalho do filme anterior. O Monstro de Frankenstein é inútil nessa história. Só serve para criar uma continuidade. Temos boas ideias como a entrada disfarçada de outro monstro clássico, no caso o Mister Hyde. Mas como sempre, vamos para um final abrupto e corrido que não aproveita todo o potencial da história, pois vende como tendo o encontro dos monstros e isso não acontece. See more Blu B @RT43513976 Oct 21, 2025 I always find it interesting watching these monster mashups which predate the MCU. Such a great idea but they didn't know how to make it work well. This is a bit of a mess. The music isn't bad and probably the best thing but it's a bit overused. The acting/cinematography is ok. The acting in general is a bit on the wooden side and the new Doctor is just ok. Seeing the three monsters return is great but in general there is no character background since we last saw them to speak of. They just show up with the basic things to get cured and that's about it. Really this film uses the Doctor to serve as a mixed retelling of Frankenstein kind of. The castle and black & white looks good but in general the direction is pretty basic. And it lacks really anything to memorable. Looks like all the others but doesn't stand out as much. The editing and pacing isn't good here despite it being barely 70 minutes. The core problem here is the main 3 story lines feel completely seperate with only the doctor serving as the anchor. For 99% of the runtime none of the 3 monsters actually interact in any sort of way. And couple that with the lack of any character development for WHY they want to be cured and it just feels very dry and disjointed. Than it just tries in the final 10 minutes to link everything together in a mad frenzy it feels like and it becomes almost incoherent out of nowhere. But in general it's the same mad scientist meets his undoing. I will say the Monster's subplot feels almost unneeded and could've been cut completely. Overall I'd say skip this. It barely makes it across the finish line as passable. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis This monster movie focuses on the iconic vampire, Count Dracula (John Carradine), and Lawrence Talbot (Lon Chaney), better known as the Wolf Man. Both beings of the night are tired of their supernatural afflictions, so they seek out Dr. Franz Edelmann (Onslow Stevens) for cures for their respective curses. While trying to aid the imposing creatures, Edelmann himself develops a transformative condition, adding to the many ghouls lurking around the foreboding landscape.
Director
Erle C. Kenton
Producer
Paul Malvern
Screenwriter
Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 22, 1945, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 11, 2016
Runtime
1h 7m
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