Something to Sink Your Teeth Into

I acquired (used, very cheaply) a surprisingly good (not great, but competent) version of Dracula -- Dracula's Curse -- and in search of more information about it, I found this intriguing resource: Digital Vampiric Discs: Vampire movies on DVD. Now, this could, of course, lead to purchasing far too many vampire movies, but my limited budget should help with that.

For those who care, "Dracula's Curse" was made as an Italian miniseries, and updates Stoker's book to the 21st century. I thought the lead (Patrick Bergen) bore a striking resemblance to woodcuts of Vlad Tepes. It wasn't stunningly magnificent, nor was it a completely faithful retelling, but it was closer than most, and quite true to the spirit of the novel.

I also got out to see Van Helsing, which I found tremendously entertaining. Like "The Mummy", it's full of unabashed affection for the classic Universal horror movies.