It looks so schlocky... not a hint of the atmosphere that made the 1968 film so memorable... I see the role of Minnie Castevets has been rewritten as Margaux and a French actress cast... She's a year older than me so middle aged and no doubt much more glam than the funky yet frightening persona the immortal Ruth Gordon projected...

G.

Fans,

It's often discussed how the popularity of DS was in part related to the widespread interest in the occult and the supernatural during the period of the late 1960s and early 1970s.  I just watched the premiere episode of THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR (which I actually don't recall having seen before--I'm not sure, but this might have been an unaired pilot):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVRh4AZBl0A

There were elements here that made me think of DS, notably the Captain's portrait, the frequent storms, the seaside cottage, and even the fact that the little boy is the first person (apart from his own descendant) to have contact with the ghost.

For those who never got to see this, I thought it might be worth having a look.

G.

Dear gawd, that guy playing Joe Haskell is INCENDIARY.  Did he ever have a career?  Did he do feature films?  Did he ever make gay porno loops?  OK I am getting WAY off topic here...

Enjoying this so much!  I am amazed at how amnesiac I am about my one viewing of this thing.  Of course it was around 10 years ago...

G.

I haven't had the chance to actually take a look at this book yet.  It purports to be a fully researched history of Seaview Terrace, the Newport Mansion that served as Collinwood on the original series, but sounds like a gossipy cornucopia of Newport lore and legend woven together with some autobiographic musings from author Michael Seggie:

https://www.createspace.com/3879308?ref=1147694&utm_id=6026&fb_action_ids=764781473539985&fb_action_types=og.likes

G.

And now the Varese Sarabande CD issue of the filmscore has been announced for a May street date:

http://www.varesesarabande.com/servlet/the-1170/Dan-Curtis%27-Dracula/Detail

G.

Happy Birthday!

G.

Gawd!  sorry to sound like a broken record, but this is one scene I don't recall at all. 

I did enjoy very much revisiting MB's brilliant ad for the series featuring Mr. Shaw in nearly all of his glory...

Can't wait to see how this scene develops!

Thanks so much again MB!

G.

He did initially annoy me, but over time he grew on me. 

I have to say I'm so glad the great, incomparable Thayer David was cast as Professor Stokes.  For me, Stokes is THE iconic occultist detective.

G.