Drácula(1931)
1931 · George Melford · 104 min
A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.
Horror
6.8143 votes
TMDB score
1/5
Intensity
0/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Drácula scares
Watching this feels like stepping into an old stage play more than a modern horror movie — slow, formal, and dripping with shadowy gothic atmosphere rather than shocks. The pacing is deliberate and talky, built on long scenes of eerie mood, sinister glances, and candlelit dread instead of jolts or violence. Its fear comes from the classic vampire mystique — the seductive, otherworldly menace of Dracula himself — rather than anything visceral or gory. It's a good pick if you love old black-and-white horror and want moody, theatrical creepiness rather than something that will actually rattle you.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Drácula rates psychological 2/5, visceral 1/5, gore 0/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 1/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 1 of 5
- Gore: 0 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 1 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 8 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 5 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 15 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, stagey creep of dread that rises and falls gently rather than building to a big shock finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2.
How scary is Drácula?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Drácula rates 1/5 — gentle by horror standards, 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. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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