Let's Talk About Staking Vampires

[dangerousdame]

Are you with me so far?

It’s a very visceral method of execution, and some movies (specifically The Lost Boys and Dracula: Dead and Loving It) have had fun with characters who weren’t expecting to end up covered in blood and facing a monster who thrashed violently as they died.  Because it is so up-close and brutal, it can be played any number of

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[evelyn_b]

Are The Horror of Dracula and Brides of Dracula good movies? Because I got a little choked up just reading your description of Van Helsing's stakings. I've been thinking about vampires a lot lately -- but I haven't actually read / seen that many vampire stories, so I guess I'm hunting for recommendations.

[dangerousdame]

I love them, personally, especially Brides. Watching only the Hammer Dracula movies that have Van Helsing in them is generally a good rule.

[igenlode]

I've always felt that simply having Peter Cushing in the cast was a recommendation for watching almost anything... (though I seem to remember that "The Gorgon" proved a disappointment)