BU Intstudy 110 - Gender and Horror - Spring 2020

Dracula: Netflix VS. Bram Stoker  By: Rachael Brown  This 3 episode miniseries based off of Bram Stoker's Dracula follows some of the key characters such as Jonathan Harker, Mina Murry, Van Helsing, and obviously Dracula as they share and explain their experiences that they have had. This Netflix series follows Bram stoker's storyline but not without throwing in some of its own twists and turns along the way to keep us on edge. This Dracula interpretation switches up some of the gender ideas from the book that makes lots of room for conversation. One of the first gender-related differences I took notice of is that Dracula seems to be going after Jonathan Harker as a potential bride. In Bram Stoker's version, it seems to be that Dracula only drinks from women and that he would never even consider going after a man as a bride, fearing that Dracula would too easily be portrayed as gay. Now that it is more acceptable in today's society to be a part of the LGBTQ comm...

Mina... but Womanly First off, I'd like to undisputably say that Tod Browning's Dracula  (1931) is the BEST adaptation of Dracula I have seen besides the original novel. It excellently builds and sustains suspense through the entire motion picture, has Bela Lugosi doing an incredible performance of the caped vampire, and had great characterization of each character that appeared on the screen. He also changed the story a bit, most notably having Renfield be the one who initially travels to Castle Dracula and also having Mina be Dr. Seward's daughter... Speaking of Mina. Mina in the original adaptation of Dracula, the one written by Bram Stoker, is a girl who is the fiancee of Jon Harker, and she is very open-minded, brave, and demonstrates qualities that of a man, in the sense of her mental thinking. It made her out to be a well great character who stuck out among fighting men. However, in this motion picture of Dracula, Mina is still, assumably, a fiancee or wife to ...

Bram Stokers novel Dracula has multiple interpretations of the vampire and his encounters- these showcased in the form of multiple series, movies and live theater. Although the Netflix series was appealing to the eye and very interesting seeing it all come together through picture, I prefer the novel over the Netflix show. Dracula in the show is seemed as almost witty, he is always joking and saying odd things, in the novel he is also one for odd phases I did not understand- but popular in the ninetieth century, I feel more interested in the old school Dracula and Bram Stoker portray of the vampire  himself.   My initial thought before starting the Netflix series, was that it would be kind of like the book, but shortly into the first episode I could tell this form of Dracula was a very different one, than portrayed in the novel. Gender and culture are different in this series than the novel. A very outspoken Nun asked a very ill John Harker "Did y...

Netflix Series "Dracula", Season One Episode Two.  Netflix series Dracula, Season One, Episode Two By: Jessica Marchetti During the WHOLE read of the book that is written by Bram Stoker, we never see or have any mention of Dracula feeding off any male characters. While in the Netflix adaptation of Dracula we do see Dracula seduce the Grand Duchess Valeria of Augsburg and Lady Ruthven, but not a deaf young lady who is Yamini Sherma. Who are the only three out of the four female passengers that we were introduced during the journey of the "Demeter". Towards the ending of the episode, we learn that Agatha Van Helsing is a female nun that was abducted by count Dracula and is slowly dying and turning into a vampire. This would cause Dracula to adapt in his way of survival, by going after the male crew. Count Dracula (Season 1, Episode 2) During the first gender analyzes of the character, from this few scenes of the episode, I was able to make out t...

Dracula: Netflix Episode 1 By:Lauryn Wentzel In this episode of the Netflix miniseries Bram Stoker's Dracula still follows most of the same characters such as Jonathan Harker, Mina Murry, Van Helsing, and of course Dracula as they share and explain the experiences that they have gone through.  This episode follows the storyline but it does add some bumps and questions to keep us curious and asking questions as to why.   There were two gender-related differences that I noticed in this episode of Dracula. The first one is I started to realize that Dracula started going after men specifically Jonathan Harker to be a potential bride.  In the way Bram Stoker did it, it seems that Dracula only drinks from women and he would never even dream of going after men to become a bride, considering Dracula would never do that because then he would be portrayed as gay.  With today's generation it is acceptable to be included with the LGBTQ community.  ...

                                     Van Helisng (2004) and its Portrayal of Dracula's Brides The film Van Helsing is unique in its adaptation of Dracula in that Van Helsing is a vigilante monster hunter employed by a secret society dedicated to doing God's work by eliminating evil forces from the world. His task is to kill Dracula and prevent him from creating viable offspring to terrorize Transylvania. Instead of being accompanied by the ragtag team described in the novel, Van Helsing is aided by Anna Valerious, whose entire family line will be prevented from entering heaven if Dracula is not vanquished. The film uniquely blends various iconic monstrous identities, such as Frankenstein's monster, werewolves, and, of course, Dracula, to create a distinct storytelling experience. The disturbing brides of Dracula described in the novel have an equally unsettling presence in the film. T...

      Dracula is an iconic tale that has been told in many different versions since the original book was published in the nineteenth century. One of the most recent adaptations is a television show called Dracula on Netflix. Although the story is basically the same, there are many significant differences that stuck out to me between the original novel          Younger Dracula and the TV show.    As soon as the show starts, we see the TV show stray from the novel as the scene opens with  Jonathan Harker waking up in a nunnery. The show continues on to tell the story of Harker's time within Dracula's castle, through flashbacks, as Johnathan explains to the nuns what he experienced. I prefer this way of telling the story because it allows the audience to better  understand what is going.     As the show progresses, it becomes very clear that Johnathan is already dead and Dracula has drained ...