Dracula

:Alternate meaning: Dracula (orchid genus).

Popular culture

Like Frankenstein, Dracula has inspired many literary tributes or parodies, including Stephen King's Salem's Lot, Kim Newman's Anno Dracula, Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, Fred Saberhagen's The Dracula Tape, Wendy Swanscombe's erotic parody Vamp, and Dan Simmons's Children of the Night.

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Stephen King - Salem's Lot - Kim Newman - Anno Dracula - Anne Rice - Interview with the Vampire - Fred Saberhagen - Wendy Swanscombe - Erotic - Vamp - Dan Simmons

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Dracula has been a recurring character in many comic books, most notably, the Marvel comic Tomb of Dracula written primarily by Marv Wolfman (following two issues each by Gerry Conway, Archie Goodwin and Gardner Fox) and drawn by Gene Colan for Marvel Comics in the 1970s. Mina Harker is a member of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a pastiche comic book and movie featuring numerous Victorian characters. One popular Elseworlds book by DC Comics is Batman and Dracula, which features the caped crusader fighting Dracula, who has come to Gotham City.

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Comic book - Marvel comic - Tomb of Dracula - Marv Wolfman - Gerry Conway - Archie Goodwin - Gardner Fox - Gene Colan - Marvel Comics - 1970s - League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Pastiche - Movie - Victorian - Elseworlds - DC Comics - Batman and Dracula - Gotham City

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In each videogame of the Castlevania series (known as "Akumajo Dracula" in Japan), Dracula is the ultimate source of evil that the protagonists must confront, after adventuring through Dracula's castle.

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Videogame - Castlevania - Japan - Castle

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In the anime series Hellsing, the vampire Alucard (note: Dracula spelled backwards) may actually be Dracula himself, having been magically bound into servitude by the Hellsing family rather than being destroyed outright. Dracula has also appeared as a villain on the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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Anime - Hellsing - Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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Dracula has even been adapted for children's literature and entertainment, serving as the basis for several vampire cartoon characters over the years. Dracula (or at least his portrayal by Bela Lugosi) is the basis for the Muppet character named Count von Count on Sesame Street. Cartoon vampires based upon Dracula also include Count Duckula and Count Chocula, the animated mascot of the breakfast cereal of the same name.

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Muppet - Count von Count - Sesame Street - Count Duckula - Count Chocula - Breakfast cereal

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