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House of Dracula was an American horror film released by Universal Studios in 1945.

The film was in essence a sequel to the previous entry in the Universal Monsters series, House of Frankenstein
, insofar as it continued the theme of combining Universal's three most popular monsters: Frankenstein Monster (played by Glenn Strange), Count Dracula (John Carradine) and The Wolf Man (Lon Chaney Jr.). However some elements of continuity from the previous film were dropped, such as the death of Dracula.

Dracula actually appears in a more-or-less self-contained vignette early in the film when he appears to be searching for a cure for his vampirism. The main plot, however, involves Lawrence Talbot seeking, once again, a cure for the curse that turns him into a werewolf. The Frankenstein Monster plays a minor role in this film, not actually going into action until the climactic finish, which results in Talbot finally being cured of his affliction, but The Monster once again seemingly destroyed.

Also appearing in the film is Jane Adams, whose character, Nina, is a hunchback and was thus billed as one of the monsters in the film. In fact, her character is portrayed sympathetically and the use of an attractive actress to play an otherwise misshapen individual is notable for the time.

House of Dracula is generally considered the finale of the classic Universal Monsters series, although the characters would appear again a few years later in the spoof Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
. Although Glenn Strange appears as The Monster in most of the film, during the finale footage of Chaney as The Monster from The Ghost of Frankenstein
was recycled.

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