Hollywood's First Reluctant Vampire Was A Queer Woman
In 1936, Dracula’s Daughter was just another B-movie in the now iconic Universal horror lineup, which produced such classics as The Mummy, Frankenstein, and of course, Dracula. Dracula’s Daughter was and is lesser known, and it featured a troubled production history given shifts in studio leadership, and difficulties in everything from writing, casting, and shooting due to its female lead and queer themes. Some things never change.
