Nov. 6, 2025

This Day in Halloween: Cult horror comedy "Blood for Dracula" (a.k.a "Andy Warhol’s Dracula") opens across the U.S. in 1974. / Illustration by Sarah Ryan

Blood for Dracula (a.k.a Andy Warhol’s Dracula) opens across the U.S. in 1974.  The horror comedy about the count arriving in pre-Fascist Italy unable to find virgins to feast on gets mixed reviews but has become a cult film.

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