Count Dracula(1970)
1970 · Jesús Franco · 98 min
A faithful adaptation of the classic tale portrays Dracula as an old man who grows younger whenever he dines on the blood of young maidens.
Horror
5.9128 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Count Dracula scares
The movie unfolds slowly and deliberately, more like a moody period drama than a scare machine, with long stretches of dialogue and atmosphere before anything unsettling happens. It leans on gothic sets, fog, candlelight, and a heavy sense of old-world decay rather than shocks or jump scares. The fear here is quiet and eerie rather than intense, built around a sense of creeping wrongness and faded grandeur instead of chases or gore. It's best for people who like classic vampire lore and slow, old-fashioned horror rather than viewers looking for a thrill ride.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Count Dracula rates psychological 3/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 10 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 10 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 30 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, moody crawl that only occasionally stirs, with tension gathering gradually toward a firmer push in the final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4.
How scary is Count Dracula?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Count Dracula rates 2/5 — moderately scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be restrained with gore and fun-first. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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