YMMV / House of Dracula

• Alternative Character Interpretation:
  • Is Dracula really pulling a hoax on Dr. Edelmann in order to get close to nurse Morelle, or is he really seeking to cure his condition, but has his vampire nature taking the better of him?
  • Also, as with House of Frankenstein, it's not clear if this Dracula is the original, or Alucard from Son of Dracula.
  • Is Edelmann's Evil Side so consumed by anger that he didn't realize Larry had a gun pointed at him... or was that the last remains of Edelmann giving Larry a clear shot to put him out of his misery?
• Heartwarming Moments:
  • Assuming you don't think Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is canon as a sequel, the entirety of Talbot being cured counts as one. Although it is followed by the climactic battle with vampire Dr. Edelman, in between, we get to see Talbot's absolute joy as he's finally freed from his werewolf curse and able to stand in moonlight once more. What's more, there's a possibility he starts a relationship with Edelman's nurse when all is said and done.
  • What's more, Dr. Edelmann choosing to cure Talbot first, because he promised he wouldn't have to go through the horror of being the wolfman. It would've been justified if he cured himself first so he wouldn't become a vampire, but there was only enough of the cure for one dosage. If his risking becoming a vampire says anything about Dr. Edelman, he puts his patient's well-being before his own.
  • Building on that, his nurse Nina deciding she doesn't need the cure immediately. As much as she's anticipated being cured of her kyphosis (aka hunchback), she selflessly insists she can go a couple more months with her hunchback if it means ending Talbot's nightmare once and for all. Sure she's killed off before she's cured, but Talbot owes his being cured to her kindness and selflessness.
  • Larry and the Doctor's relationship. When Edelmann realizes he is becoming a monster Larry reveals he already knew... and he refused to turn him into the police because of how the Doctor helped him. And he swears to do whatever he can to help. When Edelmann breaks down in despair Larry gently comforts him.
• Nightmare Fuel: Dr. Edelmann takes a turn for the creepy once Dracula's blood corrupts him. There's a scene of him, with his blackened eyes and Slasher Smile, chatting pleasantly with a man who's scared witless, while the man's in a horse-pulled carriage traveling at top speed, Edelman clinging effortlessly to the side.
  Edelmann: You act as though you're afraid! Your hands are trembling... I believe I know what you're afraid of. You're afraid of me.
  Siegfried: Of... you, sir?
  Edelmann: Because, you see, if you weren't, you would look at me, Siegfried.
• Tear Jerker: The deaths of both poor Nina and Dr. Edelman surely qualify. The latter probably gets bonus points due to his first going mad and killing several of his friends before getting shot down by Larry Talbot.
• They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character:
  • The Frankenstein's Monster spends most of his time in a weakened state, and once he is up on his legs, he is almost immediately crushed by falling debris (and to add insult to injury, said debris is provided by Stock Footage from a previous film).
  • As in the previous film, Dracula does not survive to the third act, even though the film is named after him. After an unceremonious death by coffin-being-propped-open-at-daylight, Edelmann takes over his role as Big Bad.
  • The Wolf-Man is cured of his condition halfway through the film. The only thing Talbot gets to do afterwards is have romantic subtext with one of the nurses and shoot a mad scientist who's walking towards him menacingly.
• They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot: If you were hoping for a Cool Versus Awesome Mêlée à Trois Monster Mash... well, you won't get it here. Frankie, Wolfie, and Drac don't share any screen time with one another.
• The Woobie:
  • Nina, who is a kind nurse patiently waiting for her treatment at Dr. Edelmann's hands, but instead gets strangled by him.
  • Dr. Edelmann also qualifies, as his attempt of trying to cure Dracula's vampirism instead turns him into a Jekyll and Hyde-esque character who cannot control himself.