Greg Cox wrote:
Lonemagpie wrote:
Greg Cox wrote:
The idea that Mina is the likeness of Vlad's long-lost love seems to date back to the 1970's tv version with Jack Palance, scripted by Richard Matheson.
Although, of course, this concept has also been a staple of mummy movies since day one, so it could have just been imported for there.
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Actually that staple of Mummy movies is also a Bram Stoker creation - it originated from his Jewel Of The Seven Stars. |
Good point. I actually reprinted Jewel at Tor several years ago, with a gorgeous Boris Vallejo cover. Alas, nobody has yet to make a really good version of that book yet. (The Hammer version is better than the Charlton Heston version, but I'm not sure I'd go so far as to say that either of them is really a good movie!) |
The Hammer version did have the problem, IIRC, of the original director dropping dead half way through, and thoroughly buggering up the production...