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Bram Stoker's Dracula (C64 Game)
Bram Stoker's Dracula may refer to: *''Dracula'', a 1897 English-language novel by Irish author Bram Stoker **'' Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories'', a 1914 collection of short stories by Bram Stoker * ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (1974 film), a 1974 telefilm by Dan Curtis * ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (1992 film), a 1992 American gothic horror film ** ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (soundtrack), for the 1992 film ** ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (video game), 1992 video game adaptations of the 1992 film ** ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (handheld video game), 1992 game for the Game Boy ** ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (pinball), a 1993 pinball machine based on the 1992 film **''Bram Stoker's Dracula'', a four-issue Topps comic book adaptation of the 1992 film, by Mike Mignola Michael Mignola (; born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer best known for creating ''Hellboy'' for Dark Horse Comics, part of a Hellboy Universe, shared universe of titles including ''B.P.R.D.'', ''Abe Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dracula
''Dracula'' is an 1897 Gothic fiction, Gothic horror fiction, horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. The narrative is Epistolary novel, related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist and opens with solicitor Jonathan Harker taking a business trip to stay at the castle of a Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula. Harker flees after learning that Dracula is a vampire, and the Count moves to England and plagues the seaside town of Whitby. A small group, led by Abraham Van Helsing, hunts and kills him. The novel was mostly written in the 1890s, and Stoker produced over a hundred pages of notes, drawing extensively from Folklore of Romania, folklore and History of Romania, history. Scholars have suggested various figures as the inspiration for Dracula, including the Wallachian prince Vlad the Impaler and the Countess Elizabeth Báthory, but recent scholarship suggests otherwise. He probably found the name Dracula in Whitby's public l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dracula's Guest And Other Weird Stories
''Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories'' is a collection of short stories by Bram Stoker, first published in 1914, two years after Stoker's death, at the behest of his widow Florence Balcombe. Royal Irish Academy, 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2022-05-24. The same collection has been issued under short titles including simply ''Dracula's Guest''. Meanwhile, collections published under longer titles contain different selections of stories. Contents of the collection Adaptations * "The Burial of the Rats" was adapted in 1995 as a movie called '' |
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1974 Film)
''Dracula'', also known as ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' and ''Dan Curtis' Dracula'', is a 1974 British made-for-television gothic horror film and adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel ''Dracula''. It was written by Richard Matheson and directed by ''Dark Shadows'' creator Dan Curtis, with Jack Palance in the title role of Count Dracula. It was the second collaboration for Curtis and Palance after the 1968 TV film ''The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''. Plot In Bistritz, Hungary May 1897, natives in Transylvania seem afraid when they learn solicitor Jonathan Harker is going to Castle Dracula. Jonathan finds Count Dracula abrupt and impatient to get things done. Dracula reacts very strongly to a photograph of Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and her best friend, Lucy Westenra. After preventing his brides from devouring Harker, he forces the young solicitor to write a letter saying he will be staying in Transylvania for a month. Harker climbs down the castle wall and finds Dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 Film)
''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' is a 1992 American Gothic horror film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and written by James V. Hart, based on the eponymous 1897 novel ''Dracula'' by Bram Stoker. The film features an ensemble cast led by Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, and Keanu Reeves. Set in 19th-century England and Romania, it follows Count Dracula (Oldman), a vampire who falls in love with Mina Murray (Ryder), the fiancée of his solicitor Jonathan Harker (Reeves). When Dracula begins terrorizing Mina's friends, Professor Abraham Van Helsing (Hopkins), an expert in vampirism, is summoned to bring an end to his reign of terror. Its closing credits theme " Love Song for a Vampire" was written and performed by Annie Lennox. ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' was theatrically released in the United States on November 13, 1992. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for Coppola's direction, the production values, and Oldman's performance, although R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bram Stoker's Dracula (video Game)
''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' is a 1993 video game released for the Mega Drive/Genesis, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super NES, Game Boy, Master System, Sega CD, Game Gear, MS-DOS, and Amiga. It is based on the 1992 film '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'' which in turn is based on the 1897 novel ''Dracula'' by Bram Stoker. Most versions are platform games. The Sega CD and Amiga releases are beat 'em ups, and the MS-DOS version is a first-person shooter. The Amiga version was released in 1994 for North America and Europe. A CD-ROM version for MS-DOS compatible operating systems was released in 1995. Gameplay Each console has a different styled genre game based on the film, and in most games the single player character is Jonathan Harker, who is one of the main protagonists of the film, as well as the original novel ''Dracula'' by Bram Stoker. Mina Harker, Jonathan's wife, is absent throughout each version of the game and only mentioned in the Sega CD version. However, Lucy Westenra, who is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bram Stoker's Dracula (handheld Video Game)
''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' for the Game Boy is a 1993 video game that bears a closer resemblance to platform games such as ''Super Mario Land'' than horror films. It was voted to be the 21st worst video game of all time according to ''FLUX'' magazine though it was also voted best-underrated gem game by 6y magazine. Summary While based on the 1992 film of the same name, the game had very little to do with the actual movie. Several weapons can be used; ranging from the basic knife to the advanced shotgun weapon. The 16-bit renditions of the game were straightforward hack and slash games where players had to slash generic enemies in order to get to Dracula. There is a time limit that forces players to move quickly around the levels. Each chapter of the game starts off with a cover from a book. Checkpoints are used to maintain progress in a level after losing a life. Each level has a daytime and nighttime equivalent. A boss appears at the end of each night time level in order to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
