Dracula Movies in Order & How Many Are There
Dracula is one of the best-known and scariest fictional villains of all time. People were always fascinated by the stories of people like creatures that are handsome, live indefinitely and also drink people’s blood. Dracula was featured in all corners of fiction, from books and movies to games, music, and more. In this article though, we will be focusing on movies, actually, on watching all off the Dracula movies in order and will also let you know how many of them are there.
Dracula was first mentioned in Bran Stoker’s novel of the same name from 1897, as Count Dracula. Stoker made the characters immortal as the legendary vampire in the book. It is hard to find someone that doesn’t know who Dracula is.
All that went much further, on the silver screen and first Dracula movies. Throughout history, there were a lot of Dracula movies. In this article, we will be listing them all, but only the movies with Dracula in the title. The character has also appeared in a lot of other movies, but those movies are too many to sort in one article.
Let’s now check out how many Dracula movies are there.
How many Dracula movies are there?
There are currently more than 40 movies with Dracula in their title (it is possible we have missed some, but have tried to find them all). Let’s now check them all out in short.
- Dracula (Universal film series)
- Dracula (1931)
- Dracula’s Daughter (1936)
- Son of Dracula (1943)
- Dracula (Hammer film series)
- Dracula (1958)
- The Brides of Dracula (1960)
- Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
- Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
- Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
- Scars of Dracula (1970)
- Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
- The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
- The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) – the only movie without Dracula in the title, but it is a part of the Hammer movie series
- Dracula (Lussier film series)
- Dracula 2000 (2000)
- Dracula II: Ascension (2003)
- Dracula III: Legacy (2005)
- House of Dracula (1945)
- Dracula in Istanbul (1953)
- Horror of Dracula (1958)
- The Return of Dracula (1958)
- Billy the Kid vs. Dracula (1966)
- Count Dracula (1970)
- Scars of Dracula (1970)
- Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
- Countess Dracula (1971)
- Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1974)
- Blood for Dracula (1974)
- Dracula and Son (1976)
- Count Dracula (1977)
- Dracula’s Dog (1977)
- Dracula (1979)
- Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
- Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
- Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula (2000)
- Dracula: Pages from a Virgin’s Diary (2002)
- Dracula 3000 (2004)
- Dracula (2006)
- Dracula 3D (2012)
- Saint Dracula (2012)
- Dracula: The Dark Prince (2013)
- Dracula Untold (2014)
Now, that we have sorted all of the movies with Dracula in the title and told you how many there are, let us now see what is the best order to watch Dracula movies.
Dracula movies in order
As you can see from our list of Dracula movies above, most of the Dracula movies are not connected to each other. Because of that, we will only sort here Dracula movies that should be watched in order. Other Dracula movies from the list above you can watch in any order.
Dracula (Universal film series)
Dracula is a film series of horror films from Universal Pictures based on the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker and its 1927 play adaptation. The series is a loose collection of films, with historians stating that the films all reference characters, events, or at least passing knowledge of the 1931 English-language production of Dracula, with historians noting that Dracula’s Daughter and Son of Dracula are more closely related to the 1931 film while the character of Dracula would make smaller appearances in later film.
Dracula (1931)
After a grueling drive through the Carpathians, Renfiel arrives at Castle Dracula to finalize arrangements with Count Dracula to open Carfax Abbey in London, which the Count plans to travel to the next day. The count, who is hypnotically persuasive, manages to influence poor Reinfeld, who becomes his personal servant during the journey to London.
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In London, Count Dracula turns young Lucy Weston into a vampire and diverts attention to her friend Mina Seward, daughter of Dr. Seward, who calls specialist Dr. Van Helsing for help to diagnose the cause of Mina’s sudden deterioration in health. Van Helsing realizes that Dracula is actually a vampire and tries to prepare Mina’s fiance John Harker and Dr. Seward for what lies ahead and what they must do to prevent Mina from becoming one of the undead.
Dracula’s Daughter (1936)
Dracula’s Daughter tells the story of Countess Marya Zaleska, the daughter of Count Dracula and herself a vampire. Following Dracula’s death, she believes that by destroying his body, she will be free of his influence and live normally.
When this fails, she turns to a psychiatrist, Dr. Jeffrey Garth (Kruger). The Countess kidnaps Dr. Garth’s fiancée, Janet (Marguerite Churchill), and takes her to Transylvania, leading to a battle between Dr. Garth and the Countess in an attempt by him to save Janet.
Son of Dracula (1943)
The film is set in the United States, where Count Alucard (Chaney Jr.) has just taken up residence. Katherine Caldwell (Allbritton), a student of the occult, becomes fascinated by Alucard and eventually marries him. Katherine begins to look and act strangely, leading her former romantic partner Frank Stanley (Paige) to suspect that something has happened to her. He gets help from Dr. Brewster (Craven) and psychologist Laszlo (J. Edward Bromberg) who come to the conclusion that Alucard is a vampire.
Dracula (Hammer film series)
Dracula is the title of several horror film series centered on Count Dracula, who is accidentally resurrected, bringing with him a plague of vampirism, and the ensuing efforts of the heroic Van Helsing family to stop him.
The original series of films consisted of nine installments, which starred iconic horror actors Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing as Count Dracula and Doctor Van Helsing respectively. The series of films is part of the larger Hammer Horror series.
Dracula (1958)
After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle (apparently somewhere in Germany), the vampire travels to a nearby city, where he preys on the family of Harker’s fiancée. The only one who may be able to protect them is Dr. van Helsing, Harker’s friend and fellow student of vampires, who is determined to destroy Dracula, whatever the cost.
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
Van Helsing, the vampire hunter, returns to Transylvania to kill the handsome, bloodthirsty Baron Meinster, who has set his sights on young teacher Marianne…
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
While traveling through Eastern Europe, two young couples decide to ignore the warnings of experienced peasants and head towards a castle belonging to the infamous Dracula.
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
It is the fourth entry in Hammer’s Dracula series, and the third to feature Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, the titular vampire. The film stars Rupert Davies as a clergyman who exorcises Dracula’s castle, and in doing so, unwittingly resurrects the Count back from the dead.
Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
Three distinguished English gentlemen accidentally resurrect Count Dracula, killing a disciple of his in the process. The Count seeks to avenge his dead servant, by making the trio die in the hands of their own children.
Scars of Dracula (1970)
A young man, Simon Carlson, and his charming girlfriend go in search of Simon’s brother, who went missing during a visit to Count Dracula’s castle. This brave duo risks everything to find out what happened to Simon’s brother, even if it means a confrontation with the lord of darkness… Dracula.
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
Unlike earlier films in Hammer’s Dracula series, Dracula A.D. 1972 had a contemporary setting in an attempt to update the Dracula story for modern audiences. Dracula is brought back to life in modern London and preys on a group of young partygoers that includes the descendant of his nemesis, Van Helsing.
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
The King of the Undead is marrying the Queen of the Zombies! Inspector Murray, Van Helsing’s granddaughter Jessica and Peter Torrance go to Pelham where they discover a group of Vampires in the basement.
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
The film opens in 1804, when seven vampires clad in gold masks are resurrected by Count Dracula, played by John Forbes-Robertson. A century later, Peter Cushing as Professor Van Helsing, known in the world for his exploits with Dracula, is recruited by a man and his seven siblings after giving a lecture at a Chinese university to take on the vampires.
Dracula (Lussier film series)
Lussier’s Dracula film series consists of three movies, Dracula 2000 (2000), Dracula II: Ascension (2003) and Dracula III: Legacy (2005). It is a modernized version of Dracula, with settings in contemporary America.
Dracula 2000 (2000)
In the free film adaptation of Bram Stoke’s famous classic, Count Dracula (Gerard Butler) lives in the present. After a short introduction in which Abraham Van Helsing (Christopher Plummer) captures Dracula in an old man’s house, we return to the present day. This nursing home is located within the building where Van Hesling uses Dracula’s blood to stay alive.
When thieves led by the wicked Marcus (Omar Epps) try to steal Dracula’s remains, the Count manages to escape to New Orleans, where Van Hesling’s (Justine Waddell) daughter lives. She confronts Dracula with the help of Simon (Johnny Lee Miller), one of Van Helsing’s employees. The freed Count has to avoid Marcus’s gang along the way, but also a curious journalist…
Dracula II: Ascension (2003)
They chain the demon to a bar at the bottom of an abandoned indoor pool and begin experiments. But the highly contagious and extremely persuasive demon will wreak havoc even though it’s bound, as Elizabeth and Luke will find out in a horrible fashion. Fortunately, the vampire slayer, priest Ufići arrives to help.
Dracula III: Legacy (2005)
In the course of their journey, they meet a British television journalist, Julia Hughes, who reports on the civil war, and the three of them are faced with a dangerous situation from the rebels, but also from the vampire side.
Do you need to watch Dracula movies in order?
You should watch Universal, Hammer, and Lussier’s Dracula film series in order. Other Dracula movies are not directly connected, so you don’t need to watch them in any particular order.
Will there be more Dracula movies?
There are at least two new Dracula movies in the works and one TV show. That said, neither of those movies has Dracula in the title, so we will just skip it. Still, we are sure there will be a lot more new Dracula movies.
