Horror of Dracula (1958) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Horror of Dracula

Terence Fisher, 1958

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Dracula
Bram Stoker, 1897

Horror of Dracula is a movie directed by Terence Fisher in 1958 and based on the book Dracula by Bram Stoker, first published in 1897. The movie features Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, Valerie Gaunt, Carol Marsh, and others.

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RATING

7.3

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Movie Poster: Horror of Dracula (Terence Fisher, 1958)

8

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Book Cover: Dracula (Bram Stoker, 1897)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of Dracula, the 1897 book by Bram Stoker.

Dracula

Read by: Marc Nelson

Storyline

In 1885, Jonathan Harker arrives at the castle of Count Dracula near Klausenburg to take up his post as librarian. Inside, he is startled by a young woman who claims that she is a prisoner and begs for his help. Dracula arrives, greets Harker and guides him to his room. Alone, Jonathan writes in his diary, and his true intentions are revealed: he is a vampire hunter and has come to kill Dracula.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Horror of Dracula, the 1958 movie by Terence Fisher

Year

1958

Minutes

82

Movie Rate

7.30

Source: IMDb

Movie

Horror of Dracula

Original title: Dracula

Country: UK

Year: 1958

Length: 1h22m

Cover of Dracula, the 1897 book by Bram Stoker

Year

1897

Pages

488

Book Rate

8.00

S: Goodreads

Book

Dracula

Country: UK

First published in: 1897

Length: 488 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
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Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
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Van Helsing (2004)
Movie by Stephen Sommers
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Dracula (2013)
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Dracula Untold (2014)
Movie by Gary Shore
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The Invitation (2022)
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