6 July 2025 - Dracula

Have you ever read the book Dracula by Bram Stoker, as popular today as it was when it was published. I dread to think how many films and TV shows have been made featuring the prince of darkness, Dracula. It is certainly quite a few.

The picture above is the legendary Bela Lugosi, who featured in many horror films of the time. His Dracula of 1931 set the benchmark and his accent set a standard that has been copied numerous times. After Lugosi, there was the legendary Christopher Lee, tall and imposing but incredibly sexy too, Lee opened up Dracula for decades to come. From these two a fllood of other films and actors followed.

Lee is an insipration for a lot of fan art in particular, focussing on the vampire sex appeal, such as ...