Rainey Dawn House of Dracula is quick to pull you in right from the start of the film. The movie keeps a fairly quick pace - there is no "boring parts" within this flick. The story is simple: Dracula and Wolf Man Lawrence Talbot are both seeking cures for their supernatural states from Dr. Edelman but the way it plays out is far from being simple because there are quite a few problems with curing both creatures.This wonderful film has three of the most iconic Universal Monsters: Dracula, Wolf Man and Frankenstein's Monster. Carradine played Dracula quite well (imo), Chaney Jr. is great as Talbot/Wolf Man as usual and Strange makes a great Monster although his part is way to small. Also there is Dr. Edelman played by Stevens... Stevens portrayed the "Mad" Scientist turned Vampire so perfectly well.Someone said the only thing wrong with this film was that The Monster was not in it long enough and I do agree with that and is the only reason I'm not rating this movie a perfect 10 (but almost).Watch the House of Frankenstein first then follow up with House of Dracula to see them in order. 9.5/10

TheRedDeath30 A sequel to HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (which makes this, simultaneously, Wolf Man 4, Frankenstein 7 and Dracula 5), this would prove to be the last horror outing for these classic Universal monsters. Though they would be revived for Abbott and Costello, they would never appear again in a strictly "scary" movie. As a sequel to HOF, it is also, pretty much, a repeat of a lot of the plot points of that movie, as well as recycling ideas from many of the classic Universal movies.Somehow, Dracula and Wolf Man have escaped their inexplicably escaped the deaths we saw in the previous movie. Both show up at the home of a doctor, seeking out a cure for their ailments. In the case of the Count, it is a ruse to get closer to a female assistant. That is not discovered until our good doctor has already performed blood transfusions in an attempt to cure him. Eventually, the vampire reveals his evil self and is eliminated. This comes much too soon in the movie and, just like HOF, they miss a golden opportunity because Dracula never really shares a scene with any other monster.Larry Talbot is a broken record at this point in the Universal cycle. Sad, because he is my favorite of the monsters, but he becomes like a teen girl in a bad family drama, always moaning about how terrible his life is. After attempting suicide, this leads to the inevitable discovery of the Frankenstein monster. Not long after, Talbot is cured of his affliction, which is a shame because he never shares a scene with either Drac or Frank and the movie really grinds to a halt with the lack of any monster once he's cured.The main plot point is our doctor, who you will remember performed blood transfusions on a vampire. Somehow, this doesn't lead to him becoming a vampire, but rather an occasional maniac, more like a meth addict strung out on drugs. His evil mind eventually decides to resurrect Frankenstein which leads to about 2 minutes of actual Frank footage, most of which is recycled from previous movies.The main problem here is a lack of any atmosphere or scares. The movie is just sort of going through the motions at this point, churning out low budget filler that Universal knew would attract an audience regardless. Mind you that I am not saying this is a terrible movie. It's still got some fun to be had and I am a brainless sheep who will pretty much watch anything with these monsters in it, but it's definitely one of the weakest of all the Universal sequels.

Jack Higginbotham House Of Dracula feels tired, running on nothing but the fact that there is an onslaught of monsters here but not much else. It does manage to be somewhat entertaining however and its probably as best a send off Universal could get at this stage.The star is no doubt Onslow Stevens as Dr. Edelmann, a man who tries to help both Dracula and Larry Talbot become normal but in the process becomes a Hyde-like character and becomes the very thing he set to destroy. Great performance from Stevens and he upstages everybody else, even when he's not in the same scene. Strange doesn't get even 5 minutes a The Monster before getting destroyed (again). Chaneys Wolf Man is getting boring by this point although its nice to see Talbot get cured from his disease. Once again Universal missed out on an opportunity to just face each of the monsters off and again I sorely want that but no use crying over spilt milk. Overall, average with some great things sprinkled on top. End of an era and its a shame it didn't end on top but at least it ended with a band, even if the bang was recycled.

AaronCapenBanner Erle C. Kenton returns to direct this final entry in the "Frankenstein" & "Wolf Man" sagas(not counting the farcical "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein") Here, through an unfortunate case of lazy & indifferent writing, both Dracula(again played by John Carradine) & The Wolf Man(played by Lon Chaney Jr.) are alive again without explanation, seeking the aid of Dr. Edelmann(played by Onslow Stevens) to finally cure them of their maladies, though Dracula is insincere, and will once again be destroyed by sunlight. Larry Talbot and Dr. Edelmann also come across the Frankenstein monster in a cave(with the skeleton of Dr. Niemann) that harbors a plant that will enable Talbot to be finally cured of his curse. Sadly, Dracula poisons the good doctor with his blood, causing him to become a killer, forcing a most tragic end for him and his hunchbacked assistant Nina(played by Jane Adams).Poorly written and paced film is a most disappointing end to the series, though it was nice to see Larry Talbot finally cured, the lack of explanations here is annoying, and the plot incredibly contrived and coincidence driven, leading to a rushed and abrupt ending. A shame.