1. ____ Dracula isn’t real.

2. ____ The Dracula novel is more than 100 years old.

3. ____ Dracula enjoyed sunlight.

4. ____ The director of the first Dracula movie was Steven Spielberg.

5. ____ There are Dracula movies in 50 different languages.

6. ____ In Interview with a vampire, Tom Cruise was a journalist.

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1. Read along as you listen to “Dead and loving it!” Discuss these questions

   A horse drawn carriage drove through the night. “We must get to the hotel before it’s too late!” said the driver. But at the hotel, the English passenger, Mr. Renfield, wanted to continue his hourney: “I have a meeting with Count Dracula, I cannot be late.” An old lady gave him a crucifix:”Wear this for protection.”

2. Renfield arrived at Dracula’s castle at midnight. In a dark room, the coffin opened and Dracula got up. His face was white and his clothes were black. He smelled the fresh blood of the Englishman and smiled.

1. Why do you think Count Dracula was happy when he saw Mr. Renfield?

2. What do you think happened to Mr. Renfield?

The Dracula Legend

In his 1897 book, the writer Bram Stoker created the character Count Dracula, the most famous vampire in the world. Count Dracula didn’t like light, hated garlic and crucifixes, and loved human blood!

The first Dracula movie appeared in 1931. The director was Tod Browning, and the actor who played Dracula was Bela Lugosi. Today, there are Dracula movies in about 50 different languages, and there are more than 700 horror movies based on the Dracula legend. In , Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Antonio Banderas all played the role of vampires.