a year after the release of the average house of frankenstein and universal released another monster mash where all their famous character would collide once again. house of dracula would reunite dracula and the frankenstein creature and the wolf man for what would be their final battle and will finally close an era for the studio. directed once again by erle c. kenton and house of dracula presents a slight but noticeable improvement over the previous film and delivers a better constructed (although still flawed) story that while far from perfect and is a more appropriate closure than the previous film. the story ignores most of the events of the previous entry and house of frankenstein and and introduces a new angle to the story. count dracula (john carradine) and tired of having to hide during sunlight and asks help to the brilliant scientist and dr. edelman (onslow stevens) and a physician famous for his research in biology. edelman becomes fascinated by dracula and and soon begins an experimental treatment and in the mean time and larry talbot (lon chaney jr. ) and the wolf man and visits edelman with the purpose of get rid of his curse. soon edelman realizes that dracula is a monster that must be destroyed and but his own exposure to dracula blood is also developing a disease in him. the discovery of the frankenstein monster (glenn strange) in a nearby catacombs will bring more turmoil to the mind of the brilliant scientist. after the previous clash of monsters and it is good to see the series going back to the roots and delivering an almost straight forward gothic horror returning to the dark pessimistic nature of this kind of films and moving away from the comic relief of the previous entries. the story (by edward t. lowe jr. ) and has many interesting themes and as the contrast between dracula and talbot (both looking for a cure and but with different purposes) and edelman increasing madness. probably among the most interesting themes is the inclusion of the character of nina and a gorgeous but deformed woman who aids dr. edelman hoping to be cured of her condition. director erle c. kenton is back again and this time he finally captures the dark nature of these three characters and a nature that was apparently lost in the previous film. despite the low budget and kenton crafts a gothic horror that while simple and is quite effective and and even manages to present old partners such a these characters in a fresh way. while it never on the level of the originals and house of dracula recovers that charm that universal studios horror films used to have and and kenton makes sure that at least for a last time the monsters receive a chance to shine. the cast is very good this time and with carradine and chaney and strange reprising their roles (although strange role is considerably smaller) with more enthusiasm than in the previous film. the addition of onslow stevens and jane adams and martha odriscoll to the cast bring back the tragedy and the drama to the series and with stevens giving a terrific performance as dr. edelman. a small cameo by lionel atwill and the presence of skelton knaggs as the creepy steinmuhl complete one of the better cast universal horror films has had in years. house of dracula is a nice addition to the series and specially after the mediocre house of frankenstein. it nice to see kenton back in form in a somewhat serious horror film and however and and while the plot is quite original and it suffers not only because of the budget and but because the film attempts to do a lot in a very short runtime with bad results. it true that the characters have all very inventive story lines and but the film dedicates very few time for each of them to develop and and the film seems very rushed and disjointed. while far from perfect and it also far from being the worst of the series. house of dracula is a nice closure to one of the best times for the horror genre and a time when ghosts and ghouls roamed the foggy nights and and mad scientists gave life to hideous monsters. later the monsters would be back in bud abbott and lou costello meet frankenstein (1948) and but that would be a whole different context. after the disappointing previous entries and it easy to dismiss house of dracula and but give it a chance and and let the monster roam for a last time. positive . 
a year after the release of the average house of frankenstein and universal released another monster mash where all their famous character would collide once again. house of dracula would reunite dracula and the frankenstein creature and the wolf man for what would be their final battle and will finally close an era for the studio. directed once again by erle c. kenton and house of dracula presents a slight but noticeable improvement over the previous film and delivers a better constructed (although still flawed) story that while far from perfect and is a more appropriate closure than the previous film. the story ignores most of the events of the previous entry and house of frankenstein and and introduces a new angle to the story. count dracula (john carradine) and tired of having to hide during sunlight and asks help to the brilliant scientist and dr. edelman (onslow stevens) and a physician famous for his research in biology. edelman becomes fascinated by dracula and and soon begins an experimental treatment and in the mean time and larry talbot (lon chaney jr. ) and the wolf man and visits edelman with the purpose of get rid of his curse. soon edelman realizes that dracula is a monster that must be destroyed and but his own exposure to dracula blood is also developing a disease in him. the discovery of the frankenstein monster (glenn strange) in a nearby catacombs will bring more turmoil to the mind of the brilliant scientist. after the previous clash of monsters and it is good to see the series going back to the roots and delivering an almost straight forward gothic horror returning to the dark pessimistic nature of this kind of films and moving away from the comic relief of the previous entries. the story (by edward t. lowe jr. ) and has many interesting themes and as the contrast between dracula and talbot (both looking for a cure and but with different purposes) and edelman increasing madness. probably among the most interesting themes is the inclusion of the character of nina and a gorgeous but deformed woman who aids dr. edelman hoping to be cured of her condition. director erle c. kenton is back again and this time he finally captures the dark nature of these three characters and a nature that was apparently lost in the previous film. despite the low budget and kenton crafts a gothic horror that while simple and is quite effective and and even manages to present old partners such a these characters in a fresh way. while it never on the level of the originals and house of dracula recovers that charm that universal studios horror films used to have and and kenton makes sure that at least for a last time the monsters receive a chance to shine. the cast is very good this time and with carradine and chaney and strange reprising their roles (although strange role is considerably smaller) with more enthusiasm than in the previous film. the addition of onslow stevens and jane adams and martha odriscoll to the cast bring back the tragedy and the drama to the series and with stevens giving a terrific performance as dr. edelman. a small cameo by lionel atwill and the presence of skelton knaggs as the creepy steinmuhl complete one of the better cast universal horror films has had in years. house of dracula is a nice addition to the series and specially after the mediocre house of frankenstein. it nice to see kenton back in form in a somewhat serious horror film and however and and while the plot is quite original and it suffers not only because of the budget and but because the film attempts to do a lot in a very short runtime with bad results. it true that the characters have all very inventive story lines and but the film dedicates very few time for each of them to develop and and the film seems very rushed and disjointed. while far from perfect and it also far from being the worst of the series. house of dracula is a nice closure to one of the best times for the horror genre and a time when ghosts and ghouls roamed the foggy nights and and mad scientists gave life to hideous monsters. later the monsters would be back in bud abbott and lou costello meet frankenstein (1948) and but that would be a whole different context. after the disappointing previous entries and it easy to dismiss house of dracula and but give it a chance and and let the monster roam for a last time. positive . ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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