Before a couple of days ago, I'd never seen this entry in the
Universal canon. I've seen Dracula of course, and I've even come
across Dracula's Daughter, but never this highly-regarded vampire
story.

Frankly, I've always had a hard time figuring out how Lon Chaney Jr.
did a decent job as the Count, but his "Count Alucard" is okay. It
doesn't stand up to Lugosi or Lee, but hardly anyone does.

The story itself is the star of this one. The southern U.S. setting
is interesting in itself, and the young woman with the peculiar
fascination with death is involving. The central notion that Dracula
might not be in full control of events gives this story a neat twist,
and in fact I'd heard the ending of this one was better than average.
I wasn't disappointed.

This is no masterpiece, but it's a very entertaining bit of monster
hokum, and a good entry in the Universal series.

What do you all think?

Dean