tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post2164602502066465881..comments2024-03-22T14:34:39.101-04:00Comments on MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: Wendigo Meets HORROR OF DRACULA (1958)Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-47445908989032052982011-08-19T13:52:44.146-04:002011-08-19T13:52:44.146-04:00Thanks for all the comments. I just wanted to add ...Thanks for all the comments. I just wanted to add the sad news that <i>Horror</i> screenwriter Jimmy Sangster, one of the key creative people at Hammer, has just passed away. RIP.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-38786938425751101352011-08-18T12:47:52.621-04:002011-08-18T12:47:52.621-04:00A beautifully written write up on this film, Sam. ...A beautifully written write up on this film, Sam. Especially the point you make regarding Van Helsing owning the movie more than Dracula does. This brings to mind Hammer's inability to do anything with the character as each succeeding film has less and less for him to do. Which is probably why I enjoy SCARS OF DRACULA as much as I do. Lee gets more screen time and dialog than probably all his Dracula's combined.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-57095665515935135022011-08-15T21:51:58.407-04:002011-08-15T21:51:58.407-04:00Realy enjoyed this horror sword movie.SwordsRealy enjoyed this horror sword movie.<a href="http://www.swordsaxe.com/" rel="nofollow">Swords</a>swordshttp://www.swordsaxe.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-62387734168617842092011-08-15T10:24:39.793-04:002011-08-15T10:24:39.793-04:00Well, I'd say I've seen THE HORROR OF DRAC...Well, I'd say I've seen THE HORROR OF DRACULA just about as often as Wendigo, when one considers I'm in my mid 50's and this film was my childhood favorite in the genre. I first saw it as a child in a local movie palace (long since converted to a Jehovah Witness Hall) and I became hooked, re-visiting the theatre several times, and eventually connecting with the film on endless television re-runs. It's still the most celebrated Hammer film and in quality stands with the likes of THE DEVIL RIDES OUT, BRIDES OF DRACULA and PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES.<br /><br />It's short and filled with color and acute shocks and the disintegration scene at the end is a hoot. Lee makes a terrific Dracula, and Cushing is a hero I really related to in those long ago days. Yes, of course the book is plundered and re-arranged, and the film is more Van Helsing than Dracula. Sangster's script is a wholly new creation.<br /><br />Terrific essay and trip down Memory Lane. I agree that as a whole teh Hammer vampire series went nowhere after this film.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com