Dracula isn’t just a vampire - he’s a reflection....

From his early days as a foreign menace in 1930s cinema, to a sweaty symbol of forbidden desire in the Hammer era, to the tragic romantic figure we couldn’t stop falling for in the ’90s, Dracula has changed every time we have.

In this video, I take a sharp, funny and slightly unhinged walk through the evolution of Dracula across film and television, breaking down what each version says about the fears, desires and emotional baggage of the era that created it.

We’ll talk about:
– Why early audiences were genuinely unsettled by Dracula
– How the Hammer films turned Dracula into pure sexual panic
– Why Bram Stoker’s Dracula permanently broke the character (emotionally)
– How TV transformed Dracula from a monster into a metaphor
– And why Dracula: A Love Tale feels like the most honest version of the character yet

Because Dracula doesn’t evolve randomly. He evolves when we do.

And somehow, after nearly a century of reinvention, the most undead character in pop culture is still being used to talk about grief, desire, legacy and what it costs to keep going. Which is rude, tbh.

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So I’m curious:
Which version of Dracula stuck with you the most - the monster, the seducer, or the tragic romantic who definitely needs therapy?

Let’s talk in the comments.

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