@gnomon Surely a question for the sreywal

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Ah yes, Baron von Tracy, the progenitor of the Thunerbirds.

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Who's the romulan now? And why does he look like Christopher Lee?

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So if this were a silent movie, it would be perfect. Moody Expressionist shadows, no wooden acting or misplaced regional accents. Nonetheless, a great #Monsterdon flick tonight. Thanks to @Taweret, @Cherizilla and @JoeWynne for a fun time!

@crowbriarhexe Stanley Tucci as drunk "Merlin" in Transformers 5 is a strong contender. #monsterdon #wrongson

The antisemitism is more obvious in this one. #Monsterdon

You should go back to working on that robot, Marlin, that sounds way more interesting...

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strong winslow leech vibes from this guy

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#monsterdon okay there's a basement/dungeon of weirdos scene in the Ringo Starr Son of Dracula movie, this is England's Werewolf of Washington, isn't it

...pleased with your operating theatre with a UFO drinks dispenser room?

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For those of you scrolling through your timeline, you're about to hit a big mass of Monsterdon postings about Son of Dracula (1943) and the second, Wrong Frogs feature.

Should you not wish to read through them, here's how to filter them out, at least on the web browser:
1) click on the Monsterdon tag in any post.
2) choose * mute #Monsterdon * at the bottom of the popup.

... and you're done.

#monsterdon, that's Jimmy Page's Les Paul, John Lennon's Rick, and Steve Winwood's Electric piano. I mean, not really but I could believe Ringo asked them all if he could borrow their instruments for a scene and got laughed at. (The other Son of Dracula movie)

"Keith Moon of The Who and John Bonham of Led Zeppelin both appear in the film, alternating as the drummer in Count Downe's band." #monsterdon #wrongson

oh hey I wrote a thing. A short thing, but still a thing. #Monsterdon #SonOfDracula1943 https://piratesobg.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/monsterdon-first-thoughts-son-of-dracula-1943/

@diazona I googled up the year and... well I guess Google shouldn't be trusted anymore. Wikipedia and Letterboxd go with 1974. And this movie had such a small odd release that well anywhere in the 70s is close enough.
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@moira 😢

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Dracula Jr outsmarted by some saucy southern belle plantation heiress who dabbles in black magic. Who woulda thunk?

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@diazona

We've had this problem before. I wonder if it is because a lot of movies get a small release in December to qualify for the Oscars, and the real release the next year.

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@OliviaVespera I think he has a good shot at not guilty by insanity, heading to an asylum instead of prison. #Monsterdon #SonOfDracula

@ramsey I liked the ending, and yes, it was surprising! #Monsterdon #SonOfDracula1943

Honestly that really had moments, and the SFX were quite good. Katherine was actually interesting, Frank and the ending were pretty good, it needed a snappier edit and an actual actor playing Alucard, though.

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@cptbutton @SRLevine I saw only one

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I don't think so.

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Son of Dracula is a rock opera, maybe?
Oh the bat effects look cheaper. Oh no.
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Do vampire bats have to ask permission to get into your car?

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@moira Also, he doesn't have any really big emotional shocks until that point he'd need to act. He's pretty oblivious to what Kay and Frank are getting up to until the final moment.

Now, I do think planky might be more emotive than certain of the other actors though...

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I guess to add on to https://realsocial.life/@TerryHancock/116395014727491227 the era was at least interesting in that this movie is clearly from a different era/has a different vibe than other movies we've seen (okay, I've commented in the past on sci-fi movies with old-feeling premises, but still...)

Good night and see you next week!

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@diazona Me either, alas

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@diazona I'm not sure I saw a single person post a bingo tonight? But maybe I just missed it?

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#Monsterdon I think I am gonna call it quits for tonight. thanks for the stream~

#Monsterdon that’s all she wrote. Yes she went on, but she was tinny and whiney and everyone wanted her to be dead. It’s all very complicated!

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Just so we’re all on the same page, that was Eric Dracula, right?

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@CStamp was that what that kid was about? i thought they were like "the kid will be fine." OK i guess at least there was a reason for the kid being in there #monsterdon

Why I don't use wandering.shop for #monsterdon anymore: The most recent post in the #Monsterdon column I have is @whoali@timeloop.cafe posting about "Spinny spinny spinny universal" 30 minutes ago.

@Canageek Plank? Well, sure, Plank's a goddamn thespian.

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this movie seems so Vampire the Masquerade coded. It feels like the movie they watched before making their vampire take, which is cool. (Not that I'm cool with post-Rein Hagan VTM)

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So we've got Merlin, Riff Raff and Captain Janeway I guess

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I am sort of curious how Lon Chaney Jr. had an entire-ass career in movies. #Monsterdon #SonOfDracula1943

The one problem with using tabletop.social for #Monsterdon is it is much more likely to get every post a person made about the movie all at once, like it notices a new server and dumps every #monsterdon post from it on me all at once

Ooh, Tubi recommended Dark Shadows to follow. Now there’s a show I have not thought of in a while. I think I’ll watch a few episodes before bedtime. #Monsterdon

@paco "plot" lol

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#Monsterdon what is this soundscape?

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I give this movie high marks for visual style. But the plot and some of the acting.. hoo boy.

I still wonder what the Son of Dracula is up to

...I guess we have to watch the double feature to find out

Thanks as always @Taweret for hosting and everybody for posting!

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Missed #Monsterdon but hope everyone had a good time!

Someone rewound the tape a bunch on that drac appearance

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@sean They're in the sewers, I think Kay said. #Monsterdon #SonOfDracula1943

@cherizilla @diazona

It was a cute bat.

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That was a fun one! Thank you @Taweret for hosting, and @cherizilla for another excellent bingo (which I sadly did not win) and @JoeWynne for joining us even though he couldn't prep any trivia. Thanks to the person who posted the crow or raven actor I forget!

Thanks to all of you #Monsterdonians I'm looking forward to next time!

i mean it’s a great movie to do your taxes to

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@socketwench

Arsing about?

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oh lord, not the Apple. HEY HEY HEY BIMS ON THE WAY

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I counted Alucard as the “jerk” who got his comeuppance.

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I was not expecting Frank to turn on his fiance like and stand up for the living. That was a much better ending then I expected.

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@OliviaVespera

Asylum, I'd say.

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Fire. Is there ANYTHING it can't do?

THE END

So anyways why the title? Was Frank the "son" of Drac then? Helluva thing to do to your dad if so.

Anyways, still had some steamy action, excellent effects, and every bit as hokey as you'd expect of the era. Thanks @Taweret for this horrific #Monsterdon !

Ah, he’s burning her too. Sigh. #Monsterdon

Did Frank actually burn Katherine’s coffin or did he do a decoy?

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say, that movie wasn't too bad!

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And they fucked off into a drainage flume.

Thanks @Taweret , @cherizilla , @JoeWynne , and everyone else involved in this madcap adventure.

Well, I guess Frank will eff off into an asylum now, even though he wasn't so much a monster as a manipulated man who was careless about clear targets. #Monsterdon #SonOfDracula

Thank you #Monsterdon crowd and @miru for hosting!

The aurora borealis? At this time of day? At this time of year? Entirely confined to Kate's bedroom?? #Monsterdon #SonOfDracula

Thank you for hosting @Taweret, and thank you everyone on #Monsterdon for a wonderful viewing party.

Have a great week everyone!

So… no son. Hm.

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Let's all stand in this burning room. #SonOfDracula1943 #Monsterdon

And they all fuck off in to the fire?

Um?

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@Taweret thanks again for hosting! i had a great time

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Welp, they prevented a pitch for "Grandson of Dracula" anytime soon

@Taweret yep. incredibly bad casting.

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So frank's gonna be in prison his whole life now?

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I'm pretty sure if getting rid of vampires was as simple as setting fire to them, grumble grumble grumble

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The flames of Dracula Atlanta

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@bstacey Yeah. Not even enough for Night Gallery. #Monsterdon #SonOfDracula1943

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Sad, her plan of getting shot through a vampire and then fanging her boyfriend and killing DrACULA AND living eternal life fell apart.

@TerryHancock I liked the bat!

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Frank, after being given careful instructions by his fiancee... Was at home playing Madden on his PS5. "I was going to go after this game," he swears.

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Is THIS the sexy music? #Monsterdon #SonofDracula 🧛🏾🎥🍿

Attaboy, Frank #Monsterdon

He married her posthumously

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Is this the most inappropriate music yet?

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"I'm just a cop, I just accuse them of crimes, I don't know if they're guilty or not" #monsterdon

how dry i am

how dry-i-i-aaaaaaam

-- frank

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@arrjay

He’s the Wicked Vampire of the West.

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Very dramatic burning coffin scene. #Monsterdon

@ramsey At first I thought so too but then she came back and kept speaking in a normal voice after the jailer came in to investigate so idk

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ring ala carte

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now we can roast marshmellows over it. nom nom.

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Oh it was Sun Of Dracula, it just took a while

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Methinks he could have found a better vamp hideout that wasn't a direct shot straight to the sunrise. #Monsterdon #SonOfDracula1943

Count Alucard will be back in The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra!

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I’m disappointed we never saw Dracula’s vamp face, and he wasn’t “dusted” when he died.

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Chekov's swamp.

The hand/skeleton crossfade is simple but done well

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Sunrise! And with Alucard's coffin destroyed, his fate is sealed.

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Second unit really crushed it with that shot of the sunrise over the swamp, it's like Son of Dracula is accidentally directed by Jean Renoir for 3 seconds. #monsterdon

Dracula becomes vaguely quizzical in sunlight! #SonOfDracula1943 #Monsterdon

He came from the swamp, he returns to the swamp

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He fucked off into the .... pool.

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