Derivative Works / Dracula

Despite their diametric tonal differences the bottom two have the same backstory!
^{Clockwise from top left} Dracula (1931), The Tomb of Dracula, Castlevania (2017), and Hotel Transylvania

This is a list of media adaptations featuring the public domain character Dracula, who originated from both the famous 1897 horror novel of the same name by Bram Stoker and tales of the ruthless 15th-century Wallachian ruler Vlad the Impaler. He is by far the most famous and ubiquitous vampire in all of fiction, being even the Trope Codifier.

Although the author never made any official sequels or adaptations, the fact that the titular character entered the public domain, has resulted in him becoming a prolific stock character appearing in many unrelated works of fiction.

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Original work:

• Dracula (1897), the original novel written by Irish author Bram Stoker.

Works based on Dracula:

Anime and Manga

• Hellsing (1997-2012): The main character, Alucard, is Dracula himself (combined with Vlad the Impaler), just with a more modern look, and elements of the novel crop up here and there (Wallachia included).
  • Hellsing (2001 anime)
• Dracula Everlasting (2012): An OEL (Original English Language) manga, which sees Dracula taking over the body of a young man, and the descendants of the heroes of the novel facing off against him.
• A manga adaptation under the "Manga Classics" line was released in October 2019.
• Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned was a...loose anime adaptation of the Tomb of Dracula comic book series.
• #DRCL midnight children: a three volume manga series based on Stoker's novel.

Comic Books

• Dracula (Marvel Comics):
  • The Tomb of Dracula (1972-1979): A Marvel Comics series starring Dracula as the main antagonist, featuring the stories of people trying to stop him, as well as his own trials and tribulations.
  • Dracula Lives! (1974–1975)
• Batman Vampire trilogy (1991-1998): Part of DC Comics' Elseworlds line, the first volume of this trilogy sees Dracula come to Gotham City and battle Batman, culminating in the Dark Knight defeating Dracula but becoming a vampire himself.
• Dracula vs. King Arthur (2007): An indie comic in which Dracula is sent back in time to take over the Kingdom of Camelot, thus forcing King Arthur and his knights into a confrontation with the vampire.
• Victorian Undead (2010): A DC Comics / WildStorm miniseries that involved Sherlock Holmes fighting against the supernatural. The second volume involved Holmes getting involved in the events of the Dracula novel.
• Santa Versus Dracula (2013): Another indie comic, in which Dracula tries to take over the North Pole in order to claim Santa Claus' job, and thus gain the ability to enter houses without invitation. Santa and his friends fight back against him.
• Grimm Fairy Tales: Van Helsing (2015-2018): A mini-series starring a female descendant of Abraham Van Helsing, whose first four issues involved fighting Dracula. A sequel would likewise see her fight him again.
• Brothers Dracul (2018)
• Disney Dracula Starring Mickey Mouse (2019): An adaptation of the novel using Disney characters. Naturally since this is Disney, it's much Lighter and Softer (the vampires here don't drink blood but beets for example).
• Dracula Son Of The Dragon (2019)
• Dracula Starring Bela Lugosi (2020): A comic adaptation of the novel, only with Bela Lugosi in the title role.
• Dracula, Motherf**ker! (2020): A comic set in the 60s in which Dracula's Brides turn against him and try to destroy him.
• Universal Monsters: Dracula (2023-2024): A Skybound four-issue miniseries retelling the events of the Universal film from the perspective of Dr. Seward.

Film — Animated

• The Batman vs. Dracula (2005), an animated crossover movie in which Batman fights Dracula. Also an extended episode of The Batman cartoon show.
• Hotel Transylvania: Dracula is the main protagonist of the franchise.
  • Hotel Transylvania (2012)
  • Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
  • Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
  • Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)
• Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988): Dracula is the main antagonist of this Scooby-Doo TV movie/special.

Film — Live-Action

Nosferatu

• Nosferatu (1922), F. W. Murnau's silent classic, technically an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel featuring a simplified plot and a Captain Ersatz vampire named Count Orlok played by Max Schreck.
• Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), a remake/homage directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski as an Orlok-style Dracula.
• Nosferatu (2024), upcoming remake by Robert Eggers starring Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlok.

Universal Horror films

• Dracula (1931), featuring Bela Lugosi's iconic portrayal of the Count. Adapted from the novel by way of a stage play.
  • Drácula (1931), a Spanish-language version of the film, shot on the same sets at night but with different actors, such as Carlos Villarías as Dracula.
• Dracula's Daughter (1936), its sequel. The Count himself does not appear.
• Son of Dracula (1943), its second sequel, with Lon Chaney Jr. as Count Alucard.
• House of Frankenstein (1944), a Universal Monster Mash film featuring John Carradine as Dracula.
• House of Dracula (1945), the second Monster Mash film by Universal, again with Carradine as the Count.
• Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), a crossover comedy that not only features Abbott and Costello meeting Frankenstein, but also has Bela Lugosi reprising his role as Dracula.

Hammer Horror films

• Horror of Dracula, also known as Dracula (1958), the first film starring Christopher Lee as the Count.
• The Brides of Dracula (1960), a side story that revolves around one of Dracula's victims. Dracula himself never shows up.
• Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966), a sequel to Horror of Dracula set ten years later, with Lee reprising the role.
• Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968), another entry focusing on Dracula's vengeance against a family of a Monsignor. Lee once again plays the count.
• Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), focusing on unfortunates who resurrect Dracula with an evil ritual. Lee once again plays the count.
• Scars of Dracula (1970), focusing on helpless vistors to Dracula's castle. Lee once again plays the count.
• Countess Dracula (1971), a film about Elizabeth Bathory.
• Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972), which sees Christopher Lee's Dracula resurrected in The '70s.
• The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973), the final Christopher Lee Dracula film, featuring a Satanic cult and a deadly plague.
• The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974), in which Hammer Horror meets Kung Fu cinema, with Dracula commanding an army of Chinese vampires. John Forbes-Robertson plays Dracula this time.

Miscellaneous films

• Drakula Istanbulda^note English: Dracula in Istanbul (1953), a Turkish film notable for being the first to give the character fangs.
• The Return Of Dracula (1958), in which the Count murders a Czech artist and then assumes his identity to travel to California.
• Billy The Kid Versus Dracula (1966), John Carradine plays Dracula, out to make Billy the Kid's fiancé his vampire bride.
• Dracula (1968), a British adaptation made for the TV series, Mystery and Imagination.
• Santo en El Tesoro de Drácula (1969), one of a series of films featuring Masked Luchador El Santo, wherein he encounters Dracula.
  • Santo y Blue Demon contra Drácula y el Hombre Lobo (1973), also featuring El Santo fighting Dracula and the Wolfman.
• Count Dracula (1970), a rare appearance of Christopher Lee as Dracula outside of Hammer, this Jess Franco-directed film was meant to be as close to the Bram Stoker novel as possible, although it does end up taking considerable liberties with the story.
• Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971), notable chiefly as the last film role for Universal Horror veterans J. Carrol Naish (as a descendent of Dr. Frankenstein) and Lon Chaney Jr. (as his assistant). Dracula is played by the film's producer's stockbroker.
• Blacula (1972), a mashup of horror and blaxploitation, has Dracula attacking the title character and dooming him to vampirism in its prologue.
  • Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
• Dracula (1973), a made-for-TV adaptation directed by Dan Curtis (Dark Shadows), written by Richard Matheson and starring Jack Palance.
• El Gran Amor Del Conde Dracula^note English: Count Dracula's Great Love (1974), a Spanish film directed by Javier Aguierre set in a sanitorium in the Carpathian Mountains.
• Blood for Dracula (1974), with Udo Kier
• Son of Dracula (1974), a rock musical starring Harry Nilsson as Dracula's son Count Downe, who prepares to take over as "King of the Netherworld" after his father is killed.
• Vampira aka Old Dracula (1974), a comedic spoof directed by Clive Donner and featuring David Niven as the Count.
• Count Dracula (1977), a version made by The BBC, starring Louis Jourdan. Considered by many to be the most definitive and accurate adaptation of the story.
• Dracula Sucks (1978), a Porn with Plot set at a mental asylum in 1930s California.
• Dracula (1979), with Frank Langella. Another adaptation of the Stoker novel, like the Lugosi version by way of the play.
• Love at First Bite (1979), a comedy film with George Hamilton as Dracula in modern-day New York City.
• The Monster Squad (1987), which pits Dracula and his fellow classic movie monsters up against a group of Genre Savvy youngsters.
• Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), with Gary Oldman and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Remarkably Truer to the Text than most adaptations.
• Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995), a parody directed by Mel Brooks and starring Leslie Nielsen as the Count.
• Dracula 2000 (2000) with Gerard Butler, or either of its sequels.
  • Dracula II: Ascension (2003)
  • Dracula III: Legacy (2005)
• Dracula 3000 (2004): Dracula IN SPACE. Though despite the title, the vampire here is named Orlock.
• Van Helsing (2004): Dracula is the main antagonist of the film.
• Blade: Trinity (2004): Dracula appears as an adversary resurrected to fight Blade. Though goes by the name, Drake, in this one.
• Dracula (2006), a different version made by The BBC, starring Marc Warren as Dracula and David Suchet as Van Helsing.
• Bonnie and Clyde vs. Dracula (2008), a B-Movie with the '30s outlaw couple squaring off against the Count.
• Dracula 3D (2012), directed by Dario Argento.
• Dracula: The Dark Prince (2013), A medieval story featuring the character.
• Dracula Untold (2014), an origin story about Prince Vlad Dracula (Luke Evans) becoming the vampire of legend.
• The Invitation (2022), a supernatural horror loosely based on the novel, starring Nathalie Emmanuel.
• Renfield (2023), a horror-comedy centered on Dracula's assistant (Nicholas Hoult) based on a pitch from Robert Kirkman, with the Count himself played by Nicolas Cage.
• The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023), a supernatural horror based on "The Captain's Log" section, starring Liam Cunningham as the Captain of the Demeter.

Literature

• Powers of Darkness (1899/1901): Two Nordic "translations" (one Icelandic/one Swedish) that reworked the entire story rather than translating it, adding in new plot points whilst removing or shortening others.
• The Dracula Tape (1975): A somewhat comedic take on the original tale, in which Dracula depicts the story from his point of view, and how things in the novel were actually a huge misunderstanding. It also had a sequel in which Dracula encounters Sherlock Holmes.
• Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula (1978): Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson investigate the events of Dracula's time in England, basically written in a manner where Dracula was facing the great detective when he wasn't dealing with Van Helsing and his other allies.
• Anno Dracula (1992): A series of books which depict an Alternate Universe, where Dracula actually won during the events of the novel, and proceeds to spread his vampirism through most of Europe. Despite the title, Dracula isn't the main character (though he does make appearances), instead following a series of various characters and how the undead lifestyle affects London.
• Dracula the Undead (1997): A sequel by Freda Warrington to the original novel, where the heroes discover the eponymous monster is Not Quite Dead and plans to take his revenge.
• Bloodline (2006): Another sequel by Kate Cary, taking place during World War 1, centering around John Shaw, an original character, and Quincey Harker, the son of Jonathan Harker and Mina Harker.
• Dracula the Un-Dead (2009): Yet another sequel written by Bram Stoker's great-grand-nephew. (Not to be confused with Freda Warrington's novel)
• Out of the Dark by David Weber has, as part of the big twist at the end, Dracula's appearance.
• A Dowry of Blood: The book is set both before and after the original novel and follows the history of Dracula and his brides.

Live-Action TV

• The Halloween That Almost Wasnt (1979): A Halloween Special in which Dracula (Judd Hirsch) enlists his fellow monsters to save Halloween from a witch who threatens to forego her annual broomstick ride over the moon.
• Dracula The Series (1990-1991): This short-lived series featured Dracula returning in the modern era to cause trouble.
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The fifth season premiere, aptly titled "Buffy Vs Dracula", sees the show's heroine facing off against Dracula.
• Young Dracula (2006-2008, 2011-2014): A BBC series which focuses on a teenage Vlad and his family forced to move to Wales with Dracula wanting to blend into human society. But is hampered by various factors from hunters to his traditionalist father and sister.
• Demons (2009): A shortlived series by ITV that borrows elements fron Dracula.
• Dracula (2013–2014): A short-lived drama series.
• Dracula (2020): A BBC produced Mini Series by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss for Netflix. Takes place before, during and after the novel.

Audio

• The Mercury Theatre on the Air had an adaptation of Dracula as its inaugural episode (1938), with Orson Welles portraying the Count.
• CBS Radio Mystery Theater adapted the story in its first season (1974).

• BBC Radio aired adaptations in 1975, 1991 and 2016. The latter production features David Suchet, who'd played Van Helsing in the 2006 BBC television version, as Dracula himself.
• Murray Mysteries: A scripted 2021–22 podcast that sets the story in the present day, and re-invents most the characters as LGBT. The diary format of the novel is replaced with a podcast hosted by Mina.

Tabletop Games

• The Dracula Dossier is a tabletop RPG based around the Dracula mythos, using annotated versions of the original book and short story to give players hints.
• Fury of Dracula is a series of board games set eight years after the events in the novel, with one player as Dracula and the others as vampire hunters.

Theatre

• Dracula (1924), a stage play directly adapted from the novel, and which inspired the 1931 movie.
• Dracula (2001), a musical composed by Frank Wildhorn of which the plot takes heavy inspiration from the 1992 film.

Video Games

• Castlevania (1986–present), a series of Konami games featuring Dracula as the main antagonist.
  • The Castlevania version of Dracula appears as a boss in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate alongside his castle and enemies Simon and Richter Belmont.
• Dracula The Undead (1991): An Atari Lynx adventure game which features Stoker as a narrator in an adaptation of Harker's visit to and subsequent escape from Dracula's castle. The graphics are presented almost entirely in a sepia tone.
• Master of Darkness (1992): A platform game widely seen as Sega's answer to the above-mentioned Castlevania, players control Dr. Ferdinand Social, a psychologist looking into murders in London attributed to Jack the Ripper but which are actually a means to resurrect Count Dracula.
• Dracula Unleashed (1993): A FMV game for the Sega CD and later PC and DVD which acts as a sequel to the original novel and focus on Quincy's brother, Alexander, coming to London to look into his death just as new string of supernatural killings begin.
• Dracula: Resurrection (2000-2013): A series of point and click adventure titles in which the hero confronts Dracula. The first two games act as sequels to the original novel, the last three are focused on encounters with Dracula in later timelines.
• Dracula: Origin (2008) and its sequel Dracula: Love Kills (2011): Origin is a point and click adventure game based on the novel, following Abraham Van Helsing in his quest to hunt Dracula. Its sequel is a hidden object game with Dracula as the main character as he reluctantly joins forces with his enemy to stop the Queen of the Vampires from enacting her reign of terror.

Western Animation

• Castlevania (2017-2021): A Netflix animated series based on the video games of the same name. Dracula is once again the main villain here.
• Hotel Transylvania: The Series (2017-2020): A TV series based on the movie series. While Dracula's daughter Mavis is the main focus here, he is still a recurring character.
• Monster Force (1994): Dracula is a recurring main villain in this short-lived series.

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