Modern Monster

Over 200 films feature Dracula, making him cinema's most adapted literary character. What makes him permanently relevant is his adaptability: he is ancient but adopts modern methods — studying English law, purchasing London real estate, planning his invasion with corporate efficiency.

Dracula exploits the target society's own systems and institutions against it, making him permanently contemporary. Every era finds new fears to map onto his elegant, predatory figure — immigration, disease, corporate exploitation, digital surveillance.