Dracula ( Part 1 of 10 ) - Christopher Lee

[roly478]

Love your video its really amazing.

check my channel out as I've got a

EMI Dracula story from 1973 with Chris Lee.

[wolfmanrick]

the best dracula of ALL TIME.

[friarted]

OK, I'm gonna let my inner 14-year old out - Huh huh - hairy palms.

Now seriously, how on Earth did I miss this graphic novel?!?

[801liveable]

BELA LUGOSI, left an indelible mark playing DRACULA but CHRISTOPHER LEE is the scariest and most violent master vampire..i was left stunned as a kid when LEE burst into the scene mouth and fangs covered with blood after HARKER was bitten by DRACULA'S bride..scared the hell out of me..i still get a jolt when i watch it today..

[coventrygardens]

@801liveable i think lugosi and lee were both great in those roles ( and other roles ), but it can be tough to compare the two, because i don't recall lugosi ever doing those roles in color. i guess they can colorize the old lugosi movies, but colorizing generally doesn't make things look good.

[801liveable]

@coventrygardens your point is well taken and a valid one..i guess i should have written that i prefer CHRISTOPHER LEE'S portrayal of DRACULA and he is my favorite..that's not to say LUGOSI'S is not great either..2 different styles..2 different eras..while BELA LUGOSI'S portrayal of the COUNT is everlasting..the movie DRACULA, is really not that oustanding..the first part is interesting..the rest a bit staid..HORROR OF DRACULA on the other hand is active, lively, and florid and LEE keeps pace.

[coventrygardens]

@801liveable some of us ( including myself ) tend to see lugosi as more authentic because he was hungarian, & dracula as presented in the bram stoker novel was hungarian. hey, maybe christopher lee should have changed his name to kristof lugosi. lol. ironically, the dracula character in real history was romanian, not hungarian. romanians and hungarians are geographically near each other, but their languages are completely different. i like "horror of dracula" more than "dracula" with lugosi.

[801liveable]

@coventrygardens i understand the hungarian-romanian aspect..i am hungarian..my grandfather's name is BELA..but i digress..i appreciate your insight..this is a subject i enjoy discussing..take care..

[FK42]

where did u get the images to go along with the story . . .

[Vortigern99]

@FK42 It's a 1966 Ballantine graphic novel by Russ Jones and Alden McWilliams. The script is credited to Otto Binder and Craig Tennis, but is copyrighted 1966 Russ Jones Productions. McWilliams is the illustrator.

The script that Christopher Lee is reading from is obviously similar, but a few key lines are different.

[cha5]

@Vortigern99 A Ballantine graphic novel? interesting I've never heard of Alden McWilliams but his artwork reminds me of some of the art from Warren horror comic magazines like Creepy & Errie of the 1960s,

Thanks for sharing this with us, I'll have to check and see if this graphic novel is listed in Overstreet and the Comics Data Base.

[zyxquark]

Yes, it seems that every known superstition in the world is known and practiced in this region, as if it is some sort of vast imaginative whirpool. Note: I musts ask the count all about these superstitions. (they left that part out).

[Liucilla]

Christopher Lee rules. He was the first Dracula that was kind of sexy in a weird way, yet scared the bejesus out of me as a kid lol!! 

[Kiwigrunt]

christopher lee - greatest dracula ever!!!!!

[dfwjac]

Where did you find the audio track? It's amazingly clear.

[gb42760ad1972]

@dfwjac It's from an audio CD of the album released in 1999.

[peymaania]

Hairy Palms are the direct result of too much masturbation! It even happens to some Women!

[Dessan01]

I know what I'm going to be doing tomorrow afternoon, listning to this, WOW.

[CovePointProductions]

What does he say when the horses neigh? I couldn't make it out.

[bblue82]

@CovePointProductions

"and whinnied their displeasure at an unscheduled stop"

[ysbaddaden2003]

Bela Lugosi, Francis Lederer and Max Schreck hands down...

[beckyfromkentucky]

Excellent! Stoked to have found this super-cool upload.

[mtc1982mtc]

From Brazil...

Hi, brother.

Nice documentary.

Indeed, Lee was one the greater actor of all time.

Congratulations for your job.

Thank you.

[toddsquad650]

Wow this looks good, I'm gonna watch it.

[CadillacL]

THis is very well done. :)

[gb42760ad1972]

@CadillacL Thank you. Peace, George.

[CadillacL]

@gb42760ad1972 Peace to you also. Do you have more like this?

[KTKTRock]

Funny I should see this on video. I have a copy of this book that I purchased back in 1969 for fifty cents.

[geo58impala]

where can I find this 1966 Dracula graphic novel? Is there anywhere exept ebay that I can find it? my dad used to have it and I loved it.

[gb42760ad1972]

@geo58impala You can find it on abebooks website. Good luck.

[grievousorvenom]

@geo58impala try amazon.com hope this helps

[belammq]

Fantastic!

[1516Spinola6040]

Awsome!!!

I am watching all the Hammer Dracula movies at the moment.

After that i will watch Dracula (1931) and after that I will listen to this.

I cant wait!!!

[johnnywolfnyc]

Wonderful job on this George... And Christopher Lee's reading is Brilliant!!

[gb42760ad1972]

Thanks. Chris has a wonderful voice that is just perfect for this kind of stuff. He's just brilliant. When is the Academy going to give him a Lifetime Achievement Oscar? He really deserves it, don't you think? Peace, George.

[johnnywolfnyc]

@gb42760ad1972 I agree wholeheartedly... Mr. Lee definitely deserves an Oscar nod... IT'S TIME!!! :)

[atwaterkent911]

cool

[gb42760ad1972]

thanks. Peace, George.

[Vortigern99]

Lee is reading from a script that is adapted and modified from the novel, but which is not precisely the script of the comic book as depicted in the video. Yet they share certain similarities that are not derived from Stoker's book. What's the origin of this adaptation? From what version is Lee reading?

[gb42760ad1972]

The adaptation was produced as a paperback "graphic novel" ( in 1966 before that term existed ) by Russ Jones and then he made a recording of it with Christopher Lee. They did make some changes from the comic to the record and some things were recorded but cut out. The CD release has about 20 minutes of out-takes from the recording session. It's not exactly Stoker but it's not bad. Peace, George.

[Vortigern99]

Fascinating. Thanks for the info. (FYI, Russ Jones co-founded Warren Magazines [CREEPY, EERIE] in the 1960s, wrote novels under the pseudonym Jack Younger, and also wrote a segment of the 1971 movie Waxworks. His paintings were featured in the 2004 film The Salton Sea. Quite a prolific guy!)

[DuaneMThomas]

I can't speak for the count, but my Aunt Ethel told me when I was a little boy that if I played with myself, I'd grow hair on the palms of my hands!

[moviepal01]

one of our finest actors and one of the best horror stories ever done to prefection!!! Thanks for this great piece of art.

[malangmann]

hairy palms!!! Oh dear what have you been up to Count?

[gb42760ad1972]

Me, neither. However, he does have the mustache that Stoker mentioned in the book that most filmmaker's ignore. You'll have to admit he sounds good with Christopher Lee's voice! Peace, George.

[drgangrene]

This is fantastic. Christopher Lee is amazing

[OldBlackHatFilms]

Amazing.  Thank you very much.

[peymaania]

I've always wanted to be penetrated with the sausage of a carpathian peasant! sausage me now!

[mrright911]

this reminds me when I was young and used to read those old Creepy magazines.

[paddycake5201]

this is a great video,vampire movies and books are so great,i love horror anything..peace..patrick

[bubblybombshell]

Splendid! 5 stars!!!

[carl4job]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SUCH A TREASURE...

Is this the Russ Jones Album released in 1966?

I've had the paperback with the artwork...but this is AWESOME!

[gb42760ad1972]

Yes, this is that old LP. I didn't realize until recently that the LP was based on the comic adaptation; So, I thought it would be interesting to put the 2 together. Worked out pretty good, huh? Peace, George.

[clintbronson5]

Christopher Lee rules!!!

He too should be buried with the cape

[gb42760ad1972]

I agree. Although knowing his feelings about the character these days, I doubt he'll be buried in his Dracula cape. Peace, George.

[unknownXbeing]

What do you mean? (interested)

[mainegal522]

I'm assuming they're referring to Bela Lugosi who was buried in his Dracula cape.

[tomken8dy]

Crazy, but this reminds me of the game Max Payne

[belammq]

as'per always !!! stunning* -what's NEXT>?