History Main / ClassicalMovieVampire

[[Film/{{Dracula}} http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/legosi_as_dracula.jpg]]

* ''{{The Adventures of Dr McNinja}}'' plays with this. Dracula's appearance is pure Lugosi, but he lives in a fortress on the moon, staffed with Dracula-bots and various presumed-dead celebrities.

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/legosi_as_dracula.jpg

** It could be argued, however, that Count Von Count isn't really a vampire at all, but simply a snooty foreigner with an overbite. After all, [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything he is never seen actually doing anything associated with vampires]].

As a result, many aspects of his role have become iconic. His slicked hairstyle (along with a [[VillainousVidowsPeak widow's peak]]), his sinister yet gentlemanly demeanor, his outdated yet suave clothes consisting of an OminousOperaCape with a HighCollarOfDoom, his occasional [[LargeHam dramatic flourish]] contrasting with a demeanor that is calm but menacing, and his Eastern European accent.

* In TheDresdenFiles Harry dresses up like this ''specifically to'' [[BerserkButton piss the vampires off]]. It nearly gets him killed. But it was [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hilarious]].

* Stephen King is notable for sometimes using this type of vampire in his stories and playing them perfectly straight (as in, that they are actually intended to be scary, and not humorous at all). The best example is in a short story where a man kidnaps a young child, and the child turns out to be a vampire. The child's grandfather shows up in the last few pages of the story and is specifically described as having a slicked hairstyle, pale skin, and wearing a large black cape.

* Steven King is notable for sometimes using this type of vampire in his stories and playing them perfectly straight (as in, that they are actually intended to be scary, and not humorous at all). The best example is in a short story where a man kidnaps a young child, and the child turns out to be a vampire. The child's grandfather shows up in the last few pages of the story and is specifically described as having a slicked hairstyle, pale skin, and wearing a large black cape.

As a result, many aspects of his role have become iconic. His slicked hairstyle (along with a [[VillainousVidowsPeak widow's peak]], his sinister yet gentlemanly demeanor, his outdated yet suave clothes consisting of an OminousOperaCape with a HighCollarOfDoom, his occasional [[LargeHam dramatic flourish]] contrasting with a demeanor that is calm but menacing, and his Eastern European accent.

--->For some reason a tiny part of Agnes was expecting a sombre looking man with an exciting [[VillainousVidowsPeak widow's-peak]] hairstyle and an opera cloak. She couldn't think why.

--->Vimes stared at the man. But yes ... Little fussy Otto, in his red-lined black cloak with pockets for all his gear, his shiny black shoes, his carefully-cut widow's peak, and, not least, his ridiculous accent that grew thicker or thinner depending on who he was talking to, did not look like a threat. He looked funny, a joke, a music-hall vampire. It had never previously occurred to Vimes that, just possibly, the joke was on other people. Make them laugh, and they're not afraid.

As a result, many aspects of his role have become iconic. His slicked hairstyle, his sinister yet gentlemanly demeanor, his outdated yet suave clothes consisting of an OminousOperaCape with a HighCollarOfDoom, his occasional [[LargeHam dramatic flourish]] contrasting with a demeanor that is calm but menacing, and his Eastern European accent.

--->For some reason a tiny part of Agnes was expecting a sombre looking man with an exciting widow's-peak hairstyle and an opera cloak. She couldn't think why.

* NichtLustig well, sort of

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* While generally not using VampireVords, stylistically, VampYou, a vampire porn site, generally uses vampire like this. At least some elements are always kept. One artist especially focuses on the capes.

*** In fact, the Magpyr portrait gallery in ''Discworld/CarpeJugulum'' is a bit of a history of vampirism. Vlad is a parody of modern "cool" vampires, the Old Count is a ClassicalMovieVampire, ''his'' father LooksLikeOrlok, and a more distant ancestor is a beaked monster. Heck, CarpeJugulum is a {{Reconstruction}} of the Genre, showing why a classical movie vampire will last longer than the cool new vampires. Especially since he's got the decency to spend a bit of time pretending to be dead after being staked.

* A ''ComicStrip/SpiderMan'' arc in the newspaper strips had an heiress fear a vampire was after her, and he was like this. [[spoiler:It was a washed up actor trying to stage a stunt to revive his career.]]

OurVampiresAreDifferent... [[SubTrope except for these guys]]. It's the ClassicalMovieVampire ([[NewerThanTheyThink as in it's no older than movies]]) made famous by BelaLugosi.

Usually this is more a stock reference than an actual portrayal of vampires. If you have a MonsterMash, then Dracula will be like this.

* Don't forget BelaLugosi, will ya?

As a result, many aspects of his role have become iconic. His slicked hairstyle, his sinister yet gentlemanly demeanor, his outdated yet suave clothes consisting of an opera cape with a HighCollarOfDoom, his occasional [[LargeHam dramatic flourish]] contrasting with a demeanor that is calm but menacing, and his Eastern European accent.

As a result, many aspects of his role have become iconic. His slicked hairstyle, his sinister yet gentlemanly demeanor, his outdated yet suave clothes, his occasional [[LargeHam dramatic flourish]] contrasting with a demeanor that is calm but menacing, and his Eastern European accent.

* Some of the earlier ''{{Castlevania}}'' games made Dracula look like this.