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Hometown Ghost Stories

Hometown Ghost Stories

Horror Movie Review! Bram Stoker's Dracula

Oct 6, 2026 · 41 min · 12 segments

This week on HTGS Reviews, we cover the 1992 horror movie - Bram Stoker's DRACULA! Francis Ford Coppola directed and created one of the most talked about adaptations of Bram Stoker's Dracula story…

This week on HTGS Reviews, we cover the 1992 horror movie - Bram Stoker's DRACULA! Francis Ford Coppola directed and created one of the most talked about adaptations of Bram Stoker's Dracula story. Was it a masterpiece? Was it overrated? Find out what we thought on this episode of HTGS Reviews! Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Music by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkins NEW ALBUM OUT NOW! Hometown Ghost Stories: The Music (Volume 2) https://open.spotify.com/album/3aVN2YCP13j3NjZ1ViCZ7Q?si=1Cs9iLVwTlyrtSXmpKUtAQ MERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on HTGS Reviews, we cover the 1992 horror movie - Bram Stoker's DRACULA! Francis Ford Coppola directed and created one of the most talked about adaptations of Bram Stoker's Dracula story…

Speakers: Rob CoakleyHostDave WilkinsHostJesse WilkinsHost

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Top entities: Bram Stoker's Dracula×48 Winona Ryder×12 Keanu Reeves×25 Anthony Hopkins×11 Gary Oldman×21

Show signals: SuitabilityLimitedBiasNot politicalPopularityVery Populartop 5%Audience≈54k followers

Opening Reactions and Major Complaints5:01 – 6:23

R

Rob CoakleyHost

5:01

Jesse, you have any opening thoughts on Bram Stoker's Dracula? I think you picked this one maybe.

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:07

[laughs] You never let me pick anything.

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:09

I absolutely didn't pick this one.

R

Rob CoakleyHost

5:10

That's true.

R

Rob CoakleyHost

5:10

[laughs]

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:10

Anyways, uh, [laughs] it was ...

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:13

No, it was, it was a unbelievable cast, good acting for the most part.

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:17

Uh, the way it was shot was unbelievable, a lot of practical effects, so I respect the hell out of that.

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:22

I just have, like, two, like, glaring negatives when we jump into that part that I can't look past.

D

Dave WilkinsHost

5:28

Hmm.

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:29

I don't know.

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:29

D- do you guys just wanna guess what my two negatives are?

D

Dave WilkinsHost

5:32

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:34

His accent.

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:35

R

Rob CoakleyHost

5:36

Oh

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:36

... did fine, but the, I couldn't get past the accent.

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:38

Don't give, don't let him do a British accent.

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:40

Uh, and the other one.

D

Dave WilkinsHost

5:44

The score?

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:45

I don't ...

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:45

No, the hairdo.

D

Dave WilkinsHost

5:45

The score was great.

D

Dave WilkinsHost

5:46

The score was excellent.

R

Rob CoakleyHost

5:47

I, oh, that's why I was ...

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97%12 mentions
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ActingFilm
Film DirectionFilm > Filmmaking
Gothic HorrorFilm > Horror Film
Film CastingFilm > Acting
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)Film > Horror Film > Gothic Horror
Critical review and ratingFilm > Horror Film > Gothic Horror > Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Dracula AdaptationsLiterature > Adaptation
Bram Stoker's DraculaLiterature > Adaptation > Dracula Adaptations
Fidelity to the source novelLiterature > Adaptation > Dracula Adaptations > Bram Stoker's Dracula
Francis Ford CoppolaFilm > Filmmaking > Film Direction
Directing actors and visual styleFilm > Filmmaking > Film Direction > Francis Ford Coppola
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) EnsembleFilm > Acting > Film Casting
Keanu Reeves and performance criticismFilm > Acting > Film Casting > Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) Ensemble
Practical EffectsFilm > Film Technology
1990s Gothic Horror CinemaFilm > Film Technology > Practical Effects
Comparison with Robert Eggers' NosferatuFilm > Film Technology > Practical Effects > 1990s Gothic Horror Cinema
Film TechnologyFilm
AdaptationLiterature
Horror FilmFilm
Literature
Film
FilmmakingFilm

Opening Reactions and Major Complaints5:01 – 6:23

R

Rob CoakleyHost

5:01

Jesse, you have any opening thoughts on Bram Stoker's Dracula? I think you picked this one maybe.

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:07

[laughs] You never let me pick anything.

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:09

I absolutely didn't pick this one.

R

Rob CoakleyHost

5:10

That's true.

R

Rob CoakleyHost

5:10

[laughs]

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:10

Anyways, uh, [laughs] it was ...

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:13

No, it was, it was a unbelievable cast, good acting for the most part.

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:17

Uh, the way it was shot was unbelievable, a lot of practical effects, so I respect the hell out of that.

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:22

I just have, like, two, like, glaring negatives when we jump into that part that I can't look past.

D

Dave WilkinsHost

5:28

Hmm.

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:29

I don't know.

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:29

D- do you guys just wanna guess what my two negatives are?

D

Dave WilkinsHost

5:32

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:34

His accent.

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:35

R

Rob CoakleyHost

5:36

Oh

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:36

... did fine, but the, I couldn't get past the accent.

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:38

Don't give, don't let him do a British accent.

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:40

Uh, and the other one.

D

Dave WilkinsHost

5:44

The score?

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:45

I don't ...

J

Jesse WilkinsHost

5:45

No, the hairdo.

D

Dave WilkinsHost

5:45

The score was great.

D

Dave WilkinsHost

5:46

The score was excellent.

R

Rob CoakleyHost

5:47

I, oh, that's why I was ...

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