Vampire Rampant

maris, she/her | drac pack united | +18 | side blog of @scarletsmiles

[draculasnightshift]

in love w this photo of Béla’s gorgeous/scary makeup for the stage production of Dracula

he liked to do his own makeup for theater, so at some point in the 1930s he was backstage doing fire smokey winged eyeliner for his look as the lord of vampires

[genterie]

Richard Roxburgh and Kate Beckinsale in Van Helsing (2004)

[stephanythedramaqueen]

The best part about this scene wasn’t just that Dracula didn’t have a reflection. She was at a ball with a few hundred other people attending it, and during this dance, there were dozens of other couples also dancing alongside Anna and Dracula. The scene showed that everyone at that ball was a vampire, not just Dracula. And she was the single only human there. It’s so subtly threatening to be surrounded by bloodthirsty killers all dressed to the nines, masked and pretty. And it was such an ingenious way of telling that part of the story, I adore this movie so much.

[constance-mcentee-deactivated20]

Yeah, that one shot with the mirror showed so much in such a small amount of time.

[imagine-fight-write]

Such a great movie. So much fun.

[black-ak9]

I love this movie, it’s great!!! That Dracula is shown as a monster and not just a romantic vampire is 10/10

[tytolito]

"strange things are afoot aboard the demeter....."

[sprinklysparkle]

made these for a stupid tiktok but I'm sharing them here too

[belalugosi1882]

Bela Lugosi in Dracula on the stage (circa 1927)

[draculasnightshift]

The Kiss by Gustav Klimt but gothic

[papsiguesss]

More hammer textposts but it’s Vancula this time

[5qu1dink]

peace and love and renfield

[hotvintagepoll]

Who is the hottest old movie man? (round 2)

Turhan Bey

Bela Lugosi

Michael Redgrave

Voting ended onJan 15, 2024

This is a three-way poll. Only one of these men will continue to the third round of the bracket.

Propaganda

Turhan Bey (The Climax, Arabian Nights, Prisoners of the Casbah)—Turkish matinee idol who actually got to break out of the mold of "sinister racist villain parts" to play romantic leading men

Bela Lugosi (Dracula)—no propaganda submitted beyond this link to a Tumblr gifset and this link to a Tumblr photo

Michael Redgrave (The Lady Vanishes)—my beautiful bisexual hot linguist geek dandy nerd. I'm specifically nominating him for "The Lady Vanishes," but how can you not love him in this—it's a strikingly modern performance, not a whiff of old school macho masculinity; he starts the movie as a bit of a cad, thoughtless and self-absorbed, but the second our heroine's in trouble he's attentive, he's helpful, he's running around speaking languages and helping her with international spycraft shenanigans and just being so funny and warm and JOYOUS. (and again. he is SO bisexual. see the picture [attached below]). he's hot in the debate club twink kinda way and i've never wanted to smooch an idiot more

This is round 2 of the bracket. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage man.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

"BISEXUAL."

[draculasnightshift]

Heavy metal Béla propagandaaa

[belalugosi1882]

Bela Lugosi and Edward Van Sloan (this actor also played Van Helsing in the film) in Dracula on stage (1928)

[greelin]

do (infrequently) see some cowards say shit like “well i’d hope that if he drank my blood he’d wipe his mouth/clean it out afterwards BEFORE we ever kiss” like. you’re so weak. you disgust me

[goryhorroor]

favorite horror movies (59): dracula (1931)

"To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious."

[bi-the-way-drbloom]

"Coppola's Dracula was the first Dracula who fucked"

Bela Lugosi didn't die to be disrespected like this

[los-borrachos]

did i ever end up posting this

[draculasnightshift]

when they won’t let you be freely horrible

[qosmiq]

[spellboundnoire]

Moment in Dracula that was perfectly played.

[vampiresque]

BÉLA LUGOSI as COUNT MORA MARK OF THE VAMPIRE (1935)