Día de Drácula: Christopher Lee convirtió al vampiro en leyenda (Horror of Dracula, 1958)

Taking advantage of Dracula Day, I'm revisiting one of the films that forever changed the image of the vampire in cinema: Dracula, directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer in 1958, with Christopher Lee as the Count and Peter Cushing as Van Helsing. Hammer didn't make the most faithful version to Bram Stoker's novel, but it was one of the most influential: color blood, gothic eroticism, visible fangs, a powerful score by James Bernard, and a Dracula far more physical, aggressive, and modern than Bela Lugosi's. I also discuss its technical aspects, its differences from the novel, the impact of Christopher Lee, Hammer's sequels, and its arrival in Spain, where the press in 1960 marketed it as a spectacle of macabre sensations and terrifying scenes. An essential classic for understanding how the vampire went from elegant black-and-white terror to red blood, desire, and gothic spectacle. Subscribe to my channel, The Collector. Film and Culture, and also read me on my blog Nosinlostítulos: nosinlostitulos.blogspot.com #Dracula #ChristopherLee #PeterCushing #Hammer #TerenceFisher #BramStoker #HorrorFilms #ClassicFilms #Vampires #HorrorOfDracula #DraculaDay #Nosinlostitulos