House of Dracula is a 1945 American Universal horror thriller film directed by the late Erle C. Kenton, produced by the late Paul Malvern and starring the late Onslow Stevens, the late Jane Adams, the late John Carradine, the late Lon Chaney Jr., the late Martha O'Driscoll, and the late Lionel Atwill. It is the seventh film in Universal Pictures franchise Frankenstein, a sequel to House of Frankenstein and followed by Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.
With the help of his hunchbacked assistant Nina (Jane Adams), the kindly Dr. Franz Edlemann (Onslow Stevens) attempts to cure Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) and Count Dracula (John Carradine) of lycanthropy and vampirism respectively. Despite his purity of intentions, Edlemann is continuously distracted by the temptation of revitalizing Frankenstein’s Monster (Glenn Strange).
Victims[]
- Count Dracula/Baron Latos - Disintegrated by sunlight after Dr. Edlemann opened his coffin. (Mysteriously resurrected in "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein")
- Dr. Franz Edlemann - Transformed into a vampire and werewolf after acquiring Dracula and Larry's DNA.
- Siegfried - Strangled to death and knocked off a cart by Dr. Edlemann.
- Nurse Nina - Strangled to death by Dr. Edlemann off-screen, body shown.
- Police Inspector Holtz - Electrocuted to death after being thrown into an electric generator by Dr. Edlemann.
- Dr. Franz Edlemann (Vampire/Werewolf) - Shot twice in the chest by Larry Talbot.
- Unnamed Police Officer - Burned to death in a fire after being knocked out by The Monster.
Deaths[]
- Total - 7
- 5 Humans
- 4 Men
- 1 Woman
- 1 Vampire
- All Men
- 1 Vampire/Werewolf Hybrid
- All Men
- 5 Humans
Kill Counts[]
- Dr. Franz Edlemann - 4 (Deceased)
- Lawrence Stewart "Larry" Talbot/The Wolf Man - 1 (Alive)
- Frankenstein's Monster/The Monster - 1 (Disabled)
Notes[]
- Although Larry's lycanthropic DNA is cured, he returns to being the wolf man in the next film.
- The Monster was shown in the next film, which indicates that he survived the fire in the last scene.
