Based on Vlad the Impaler, the vampire is well recognized by his fangs, cloak, piercing gaze, and castle in Transylvania ... anyone other than Bela Lugosi playing Dracula in the 1931 movie ...

On Valentines Day 1931 Universal Pictures released the film Dracula the first true horror movie Its worldwide success catapulted the films lead actor Romanianborn Bela Lugosi to overnight stardom ...