The 1931 Spanish-language Drácula will get its first film score. It was among the early "talkies," when filmmakers hadn't quite yet figured out how to incorporate music into their craft.

When L.A. Opera invited Gustavo Santaolalla to write a new score for the Spanish version of the 1931 film “Dracula” to be performed live with an orchestra, the Oscar-winning composer was ...

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "DRACULA") CARLOS VILLARIAS: (As Count Dracula, speaking Spanish). GUTIERREZ: The Spanish-language "Dracula" was released in 1931. It was filmed at night on the same Hollywood ...

The graphic novel Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Starring Boris Karloff features the likeness of Karloff as the monster ...

Bela Lugosi, who made his mark as Dracula in Hollywood, insisted to reporters he battled a crippling addiction to drugs for over two decades — but one author claimed he “deliberately ...

Dracula, Van Helsing, The Mummy, Frankenstein’s Monster - what, or who, makes a good horror movie? Classic actors define the films they made and explain their appeal.

And its villain, Count Dracula, has become an iconic figure in horror, thanks in part to Bela Lugosi's famous portrayal in the 1931 film, Dracula. Meanwhile, Nosferatu is viewed today as a cinematic ...

Cremer said Lugosi was exploited by film studios. At the end of his life, the actor felt he had been forgotten. "Lillian told me that after he starred in ‘Dracula' [in 1931], he began appearing ...

Bela Lugosi, who made his mark as Dracula in Hollywood, insisted to reporters he battled a crippling addiction to drugs for over two decades — but one author claimed he "deliberately exaggerated ...

but in 1931, "Dracula" made it big as a motion picture, with Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi in the title role. Shocking in its time, the movie made Dracula a fixture of popular culture, inspiring ...

who starred as Dracula in the 1931 film adaptation. Count Dracula has appeared in more than 200 films, portrayed by actors from Christopher Lee to Gary Oldman, each bringing their unique ...