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Snake5555555555
07/08/20 1:10:57 PM
#1:


Any characters from a horror movie, game, book, TV show, comic, etc. apply, including real life people who portray themselves. I will also allow horror-themed characters from non-horror works. One per post please until I do yours of course.

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Moonroof
07/08/20 1:15:15 PM
#2:


The main girl character in It Follows
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Great_Paul
07/08/20 1:15:37 PM
#3:


Sam (Trick r Treat)

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Johnbobb
07/08/20 1:16:06 PM
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The Backson (Winnie the Pooh 2011)

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Mega Mana
07/08/20 1:16:47 PM
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Sydney Prescott (Scream films)

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BetrayedTangy
07/08/20 1:18:28 PM
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Gengar (Pokemon)

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Xeybozn
07/08/20 1:20:23 PM
#7:


Rod (Get Out)
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Jesse_Custer
07/08/20 1:22:13 PM
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The Beast (Over the Garden Wall)
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Nelson_Mandela
07/08/20 1:22:27 PM
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Pinhead (Hellraiser)

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Shonen_Bat
07/08/20 1:24:53 PM
#10:


Jack the Ripper

if that doesn't count as a "character", then Bela Lugosi's Dracula

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Drakeryn
07/08/20 1:26:25 PM
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The Witch Bride (These Deathless Bones)
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Pirateking2000
07/08/20 1:33:59 PM
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The Beast (Homeworld Cataclysm)

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Cavedweller2000
07/08/20 1:37:08 PM
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Xenomorph (Alien)

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07/08/20 1:40:11 PM
#14:


Salazar (resident evil)

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Snake5555555555
07/08/20 1:42:11 PM
#15:


Moonroof posted...
The main girl character in It Follows

I don't feel Jay Height is so much a fleshed out, complex character herself, as much as she more prominently fulfills the purpose of portraying an avatar for women around the world who go through much similar, psychologically damaging situations that are personified by the entity in the 2014 instant horror classic. Maika Monroe portrays the character simply as she needs to; an innocently sweet, upbeat woman changed in an instant by an uncaring asshole of a man, and that blank depressive state mixed with the constant terror & tension that follows her anywhere she goes now. It doesn't take a deep analysis to see this, but that's exactly what makes It Follows and Jay so universally appealing and it's what the best horror movies & protagonists should always strive to accomplish, reflections of modern society no matter how ugly that truth may be.

Rating: 7/10

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scarletspeed7
07/08/20 1:43:45 PM
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Lily (Barry)

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RaidenGarai
07/08/20 1:47:12 PM
#17:


Ginny Field (Friday the 13th Part 2).

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Snake5555555555
07/08/20 2:10:51 PM
#18:


Great_Paul posted...
Sam (Trick r Treat)

It has always disappointed me that Sam has never quite gotten the traction he deserves out in the mainstream world of horror. He has the potential to seriously rival Halloween mainstays like Michael Myers & Jason Voorhees easily, ticking off all the boxes that make those characters timeless: recognizable design, straight-forward motives that encourage yearly viewings, & a twist on Halloween traditions everyone can relate to. On the same token though, I could definitely see why he hasn't. Michael & Jason have both gone on to represent "safe & sterile" versions of their former selves, far removed from the psychological dread they used to instill in general audiences. Sequels & retreads rob any character of that power eventually, and Sam would be no different. There's a much deeper sadism to Sam that makes him a bit harder to swallow than your typical glitzy Hollywood horror villain, especially in his child-like appearance. Michael Dougherty undeniably tapped into something powerful with Sam, at once a loving ode to the trick-o-treat era of our childhoods, that eternally lasting, ethereal power of the Halloween autumnal season, and even just a little dash of childlike psychopathy that's as sad as it is disturbing. So, as much as I would love to see Sam gain even more recognizability (and to be clear, I'm not saying he's like some totally obscure figure either), maybe we should leave him at the fringes of our minds, watching us silently as we drift in and out of Halloween traditions, encouraging us with a distant stare to never forget what made Halloween so special to us, albeit with a chocolate bar switchblade behind his back!

Rating: 8/10

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MetalmindStats
07/08/20 2:16:08 PM
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John Doe (Seven)

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Great_Paul
07/08/20 2:17:51 PM
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The Sorrow (MGS3)

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Hbthebattle
07/08/20 2:20:45 PM
#21:


Shaun (Shaun of the Dead)
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Raka_Putra
07/08/20 2:29:05 PM
#22:


Hbthebattle posted...
Shaun (Shaun of the Dead)
Wow, beat me to it.

Wendy (Rule of Rose)

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Snake5555555555
07/08/20 2:30:25 PM
#23:


Johnbobb posted...
The Backson (Winnie the Pooh 2011)

Is there any creature more absolutely vile, more disgusting, more terrifying than The Backson? Doubtful. As the residents of Hundred Acre Wood know minimally in passing, the Backson is responsible for, in no particular order & not limited to: tangling Christmas ornament hooks, swiping your stripes, making you sleep too late, and making you catch the cold you caught. A truly nightmarish entity in all sense of the word, and that's even without yet describing his monstrous, devilish appearance complete with horns, eviscerating teeth, and shaggy red hair. But wait... that's not it at all is it? Anyone who's seen Winnie 2011 knows what the real Backson is like, and it's a perfect example of how folklore & paranoia spreads so easily amongst a group when no one has even laid on eyes on the thing, and a great lesson of not judging others by their looks. A cute, simple lesson that fits perfectly into a children's movie like Winnie the Pooh, but one we could all learn and glean valuable information from too.

Rating: 5/10


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Johnbobb
07/08/20 2:41:05 PM
#24:


Snake5555555555 posted...
So, as much as I would love to see Sam gain even more recognizability (and to be clear, I'm not saying he's like some totally obscure figure either), maybe we should leave him at the fringes of our minds, watching us silently as we drift in and out of Halloween traditions, encouraging us with a distant stare to never forget what made Halloween so special to us, albeit with a chocolate bar switchblade behind his back!
So the one thing that hurts Sam for me is that final segment of Trick r' Treat that reveals Sam's face as a weird demon thing and has him directly attacking someone.

For me, what makes Sam work is his mystery. He's sort of like The Watchers in Marvel, only he exclusively watches tragedies taking place on Halloween, and it's never quite clear what hand, if any, he had in how the events played out. Making him a simple, angry demon thing really hurt the character.

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Johnbobb
07/08/20 2:42:54 PM
#25:


also while on the subject of horrifying characters from non-horror kids animation:

HIM (The Powerpuff Girls)

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Snake5555555555
07/08/20 2:51:19 PM
#26:


Johnbobb posted...
So the one thing that hurts Sam for me is that final segment of Trick r' Treat that reveals Sam's face as a weird demon thing and has him directly attacking someone.

For me, what makes Sam work is his mystery. He's sort of like The Watchers in Marvel, only he exclusively watches tragedies taking place on Halloween, and it's never quite clear what hand, if any, he had in how the events played out. Making him a simple, angry demon thing really hurt the character.

I will say I don't really like the demon face thing that much either, but I feel Sam attacking someone directly isn't totally out of character. He even kills some some totally innocent woman at the very beginning for tearing down Halloween decorations early. He just has a twisted sense of the rules & justice and the horrifying things he witnesses fulfills that sense for him. Just the way I see it anyway.

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Shonen_Bat
07/08/20 2:53:03 PM
#27:


Oh, HIM is a good nomination

great writeups already too

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Snake5555555555
07/08/20 5:11:32 PM
#28:


Mega Mana posted...
Sydney Prescott (Scream films)

Of course, Wes Craven's Scream, the monolithic, satirical horror film that practically informed nearly every mainstream horror film after it, needed its own version of "the final girl". Enter Neve Campbell, established television drama star, to play the final girl to end all final girls. Her role in the first Scream is rote & straight-forward, by design. She's one of the boys, all together sweet, a little dorky, & fun-loving until her life is turned upside down by a masked killer. It's what the sequels do after that really interests me. Scream 2 is my favorite Scream film for many reasons, and one of those definitely is the handling of Sidney's character. It examines the psychological toll of being one of the only survivors of a massacre and suddenly going from an ordinary girl to an overnight celebrity, with pressures from the media and the stigmata of being attached to such an event, even from friends & colleagues. Very rarely do slasher films portray this anguish and psychological trauma as well as Craven & writer Kevin Williamson do. It's brought even further in Scream 3, where she lives isolated and paranoid while working as a crisis counselor. This ultimately feeds into what really makes Sidney shine, which is her willingness to escape her victim status and rise up to be a hero for others even at the cost of herself. She's so much more than a final girl by the end of the original Scream trilogy, and you can trace that precisely as a through line evolution over the course of the series. I'll be the first to admit true character development in slasher films can be hard to find, but Sidney rises above those reservations and crafts a character that's as truly memorable as her scream-masked assailant.

Rating: 8/10

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Xiahou Shake
07/08/20 5:14:37 PM
#29:


Ash Williams

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swordz9
07/08/20 5:15:20 PM
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Dale (Tucker & Dale vs Evil)
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TheArkOfTurus
07/08/20 5:16:33 PM
#31:


SHODAN (System Shock series)

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Moonroof
07/08/20 6:25:15 PM
#32:


Snake5555555555 posted...

I don't feel Jay Height is so much a fleshed out, complex character herself, as much as she more prominently fulfills the purpose of portraying an avatar for women around the world who go through much similar, psychologically damaging situations that are personified by the entity in the 2014 instant horror classic. Maika Monroe portrays the character simply as she needs to; an innocently sweet, upbeat woman changed in an instant by an uncaring asshole of a man, and that blank depressive state mixed with the constant terror & tension that follows her anywhere she goes now. It doesn't take a deep analysis to see this, but that's exactly what makes It Follows and Jay so universally appealing and it's what the best horror movies & protagonists should always strive to accomplish, reflections of modern society no matter how ugly that truth may be.

Rating: 7/10

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Snake5555555555
07/09/20 12:46:02 AM
#33:


BetrayedTangy posted...
Gengar (Pokemon)

Anyone who's played Pokemon for a long enough period of time is bound to notice some of the more darker elements of the franchise, often tucked away behind Pokedex entries or hidden in the subtext of random NPC dialogue. As the final evolution of Pokemon's first Ghost trio, Gengar easily stands out in the original 151 Pokedex as the poster child for Gen. 1 horror, whether it's trading a Haunter to get this evolution in the first place (a clever nod to getting rid of your "ghosts"), or as seen in the Pokemon anime chilling with his pre-evolution buddies in the backdrop of the Pokemon Tower, the launching point of 1000 Pokemon creepypastas. Gengar's Pokedex entries through each generation read grippingly as an escalating & compounding story of classic terror, going from mischievous trickster laughing at your fright into straight up stalking your shadow, chilling your very soul, and opening up a mouth portal straight into the afterlife, potentially even turning on its very trainer. To me, Gengar represents an early introduction into horror fiction & lore for children around the world, especially in its demonstration of spreading folklore through a word-of-mouth method. It's something I love to champion greatly, one, because I've been a horror obsessive since I was young myself, and two, because of its potential benefits in getting kids to open up and confront their fears head on. It may sound cheesy coming from a game ultimately about pitting cute animals against each other, but everything has its purpose, & if Gengar's is to bring a little darkness to said cute animal game, I'm 100% for it!

Rating: 7/10

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Jesse_Custer
07/09/20 1:30:40 AM
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Btw, be careful with looking up info on my nomination, Snake. It has the potential to be spoilery. So feel free to keep the write-up superficial if youre not familiar with the character.
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Great_Paul
07/09/20 1:34:19 AM
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Or you could put that nom on hold and watch Over The Garden Wall!

Unless youve already seen it that is.

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Jesse_Custer
07/09/20 1:38:33 AM
#36:


Great_Paul posted...
Or you could put that nom on hold and watch Over The Garden Wall!

Unless youve already seen it that is.

Yeah, this is a better idea. If you havent seen it yet, Ill switch my nomination to, uh, Black Hand (DC Comics).

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Drakeryn
07/09/20 1:41:15 AM
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speaking of looking up info, I probably should've linked this in the first place

https://www.tor.com/2017/07/26/these-deathless-bones/
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Snake5555555555
07/09/20 2:15:04 AM
#38:


Great_Paul posted...
Or you could put that nom on hold and watch Over The Garden Wall!

Unless youve already seen it that is.

Jesse_Custer posted...
Yeah, this is a better idea. If you havent seen it yet, Ill switch my nomination to, uh, Black Hand (DC Comics).

I watched it way back in my first ever horror rankings, though only the first couple episodes at that time. I have since seen the whole thing though!

Drakeryn posted...
speaking of looking up info, I probably should've linked this in the first place

https://www.tor.com/2017/07/26/these-deathless-bones/

What does this look like, my yearly horror rankings?! (just kidding, I appreciate it!)

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Great_Paul
07/09/20 2:21:45 AM
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Snake5555555555 posted...
I watched it way back in my first ever horror rankings, though only the first couple episodes at that time. I have since seen the whole thing though!

Thats fair. Its criminally underrated to the point where I usually assume that nobody else has seen it.

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DeathChicken
07/09/20 2:35:17 AM
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Leslie Vernon (Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon)

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07/09/20 3:14:58 AM
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Sachiko (Corpse Party)

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v_charon
07/09/20 6:35:42 AM
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Tamon Takeuchi (Siren)
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07/09/20 8:11:57 AM
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Mystery Man (Lost Highway)

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Snake5555555555
07/09/20 4:59:31 PM
#44:


Xeybozn posted...
Rod (Get Out)

There's an argument to be made that Rod is the best comic relief character of all time. The simple appearance of this unsung hero of Get Out changes the entire dynamic & tone of the film, and absolutely revolutionizes the way character tropes are typically played out in horror media. Jordan Peele does not rest at leaving Rod to make some risque jokes and disappear from the movie, he doesn't make Rod show up to Chris' rescue only to immediately die, Peele instead makes Rod a true character and friend to Chris, someone who drives his own actions & the plot of the film to deliver a character, who, while not the main focus, is memorable & most importantly, actually likable. Hell, Rod is even in a position of power as a TSA agent, giving us a positive perspective in a movie that's pretty critical of police officers and similar occupations. The arrival of Rod at the end of the film even leaves us with the idea of hope rather than the bleaker ending that was originally intended. Rod just serves as a great illustration of how not to waste a second of screen time or a character that has the potential to be everyone's dark horse favorite.

Rating: 7/10

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linkhatesganon
07/09/20 5:03:43 PM
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Thomasin (The Vvitch)

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Snake5555555555
07/09/20 6:04:04 PM
#46:


Jesse_Custer posted...
The Beast (Over the Garden Wall)

Over the Garden Wall is yet another example of what I love so much about children-focused horror. The Beast almost seems like a fever dream, destined to be one of those figures of lost media hanging around the fringes of the mind, an animated behemoth of pure body horror that scarred the minds of the few children that happened to catch the short airing on channel zero. Except he's real (and he's spectacular!). Over the Garden Wall expertly melds the world of folk horror, classic Americana, & a fairy tale setting with the production & sensibilities of modern children's animation, featuring realistically exaggerated designs & the occasional dash of random humor. Enter, the Beast, an enigmatic figure literally shrouded in darkness & mystery, a villain made for the age of the internet fable yet decidedly classical, a compounding of all of childhood's fears, phobias, and anxieties rolled up into one, crafting a twisted monster that is only shown truly in a flash one time, and I wonder how even said quick flash got approved in the first place. Not that I'm complaining: its alluring singing is ripe for teaching children about stranger danger, its true appearance ripe for internet sharing, theories, and word-of-mouth spread among school mates. It works so well because Over the Garden Wall is as much whimsical fantasy as it is about the simplistic horrors of every day life, and to have such a strong personification of it presented to our minds at our development age, is to create a truly lasting lesson that sticks in our brains forever.

Rating: 8.5/10

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Jesse_Custer
07/09/20 7:36:48 PM
#47:


That was a fantastic write-up! Im glad I nominated that one after all.

My take on The Beast is that he represents the way fear can trick people into believing something thats absurd. So we see The Woodsman unable to break free from his burden because he is terrified he will never see his daughter again, when all he had to do is choose not to listen to The Beast and accept the unknown. In other words, The Beast is that lingering voice of doubt in your head when youre afraid.
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Snake5555555555
07/10/20 1:12:08 AM
#48:


Nelson_Mandela posted...
Pinhead (Hellraiser)

Pinhead is iconic; no doubt about it. Yet, I doubt even 3/4 of people familiar with him have even seen more than 1 film of his, if that. Despite being one of the most prolific horror villains of all time, with 10 films & 3 novels under his belt, I just don't feel Pinhead gets the respect he deserves, and that's a shame, and not really though much fault of his own either. Pinhead may be lumped in as part of the 80s slasher craze, but he was specifically written to avoid the pitfalls of those stoic characters, as Doug Bradley portrayed the role with solemnity & upper-class mannerisms, an almost affable figure if you looked past the obvious. This made Pinhead stand out well in the crowded market of the era, and would continue to fill that niche despite diminishing returns & increasingly worsening sequels, until I would say Tobin Bell entered the game as Jigsaw. Pinhead may be the one true icon the body horror genre has, and even pushes fringe concepts like sadomasochism to a somewhat mainstream status. As many irrelevant and inessential sequels the Hellraiser franchise gets, at least the first film is etched into horror history, and though Pinhead may never make the Mt. Rushmore of horror icons, he's sure of a hell a lot more complex than your average serial murderer, and deserves a second look if you've neglected yourself of painful pleasures over the years.

Rating: 7/10

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Jesse_Custer
07/10/20 1:19:20 AM
#49:


Oh yeah, since you did mine, Ill nominate a second one. I know I mentioned Black Hand as an alternate, but Id rather try the Summerween Trickster (Gravity Falls).
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Snake5555555555
07/11/20 11:41:32 PM
#50:


Shonen_Bat posted...
Jack the Ripper

if that doesn't count as a "character", then Bela Lugosi's Dracula

(NOTE: I will do Jack the Ripper if you want to specify a fictional source he has appeared in. Doesn't really count otherwise imo.)

He wasn't the first. He certainly wasn't the last. But, he was the best. And that's not even because he was the catalyst for damn near every portrayal to follow. Lugosi's Dracula was purely magnetic, an aristocrat, a well-spoken antagonist that could enjoy engaging in polite conversation just as much as he would enjoy feasting on your blood. Even among his other Universal children of the night, Lugosi's Dracula had a peculiar sophistication to his character, and if all the Universal monsters are different reflections & insights into the human mind, I would definitely mark this version of Dracula as representing our deceitfulness and willingness to betray others through faux-politeness and ulterior motives. I liken his place in the canon to Freddy Krueger's among slashers, a jovial, humor-spouting killer belaying truly sadistic tendencies & sickening methods. Lugosi would go on to avoid the role like a plague however, only reprising it once in Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, despite playing similar vampiric characters in other films & even other roles in the Unversal Monster series. I think that was for the best; after all, you only need one legendary film to cement your place in permanent pop culture history forever.

Rating: 9/10

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