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A 1943 American Horror Drama directed by Lew Landers for Columbia Pictures that follows a vampire (Bela Lugosi) stalking London first in World War I and again in World War II.

The movie also stars Nina Foch, Roland Varno, Frieda Inescort, Miles Mander, Ottola Nesmith, Gilbert Emery, and William Austin.

It was released on November 11, 1943. It does not serve as an official sequel to Dracula.


Tropes for the film:

  • Alliterative Name: Frederick Fleet.
  • Creepy Cemetery: Dr. Tesla's initial hiding place is a decrepit, fog-covered graveyard outside of London. When he is revived, he moves to an abandoned church.
  • Missing Reflection: The corpse of the vampire is shown in a coffin and then a reflection that only shows the clothes.
  • Tagline: "BEAUTY at the mercy of a MONSTER!".
  • Time Skip: 24 years pass between the vampire attacks.


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