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Scene from Transylvania Twist (1989 film)...

Summary

"You'll laugh all the way to the blood bank!" A blonde and her boyfriend visit the castle of Lord Byron Orlock, her vampire uncle.

Details

  • Release Date: 1989
  • Country/Language: US, English
  • Genres/Technical: Comedy, Fantasy
  • Runtime: 1 hr 30 min
  • Starring: Teri Copley, Steve Altman, Robert Vaughn
  • Director: R.J. Robertson, Jim Wynorski
  • Writer: Jim Wynorski
  • Producer/Production Co: Concorde Pictures
  • View Trailer: (link)

Ratings

MPAA Ratings

  • Rated: PG (mild Violence and mild Adult Content)

Tentacle Ratings

A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:

  • s____ (One Half Tentacle: Name-dropping Only)

The film is "Lovecraftian" only in that it affectionately name-drops some of Lovecraft's creations as "shout-outs".

Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.

Reviews

Review Links:

  • (review needed)


Synopsis

 Spoiler Section (Highlight to Read)

The nephew of the Arkham Public Librarian must collect the unreturned 200-year-old Book of Ulthar from the evil Count Orlock before he can cast a spell from it....


Notes

Comments, Trivia, Dedication

  • Among the in-jokes in this film are references to H.P. Lovecraft, Nosferatu, Dracula, Roger Corman's sci-fi invasion film It Conquered the World....


Associated Mythos Elements

  • TO DO
  • location: Arkham Public Library
  • tome: The Book of Ulthar
  • family: Orlock (a reference to the vampire in Nosferatu (1922 film)
  • family: Dexter Ward (reference to Charles Dexter Ward)
  • family: Von Helsing (reference the Van Helsing, the vampire hunter in Dracula)


Keeper Notes