One of the more fascinating entries. While many of the lesbian vampire films of old used the predatory lesbian and “bury your gays” tropes, this 1936 horror film is an introspective piece that leans into the experience of internalized homophobia.

| Oct 26, 2022

Universal’s cut rate sequel to Dracula sans Bela Lugosi turns out to be an unexpectedly sleek and stylish movie.

| Oct 15, 2022

More fascinating than effective, Dracula's Daughter nevertheless gave us a queer icon for the ages.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 5, 2021

Dracula's Daughter's interest in the psychology of the monster has had a lasting impact on the depiction of vampires, but Countess Zaleska is so fascinating it's hard not to wish the film was more focused on her. The character deserved better!

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 2, 2021

...with surprising emphasis on hypnosis, this is a personable film that strains at the leash in terms of full-blooded sexuality...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 4, 2021

This 1936 release suffers from the absence of Bela Lugosi and the graceless hand of silent-western director Lambert Hillyer.

| Dec 28, 2018

That rare thing, a sequel of true merit.

| Dec 28, 2018

Moody, beautifully shot and saturated in an atmosphere of bleak hopelessness.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 28, 2018

Unsatisfying sequel to Dracula.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 28, 2018

Bit of a bore with Count Dracula nowhere in sight. His daughter reluctantly bares her fangs. Can vampires even have children?

| Original Score: C | Oct 26, 2014

A worthy sequel to Tod Browning's Dracula (1931).

| Original Score: B+ | Dec 7, 2012

The shift from Stoker to Le Fanu remains unmistakable

| Feb 5, 2010

Dracula's daughter herself is strange and memorable,far better than the tawdry B-movie in which she made her first and last appearance.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Oct 18, 2009

Wildly over-rated.

| Nov 24, 2008

Atmospheric, early Universal horror starring Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 22, 2008

Apart from its haunting, low-key mood, the film is also notable for its subtle suggestion (hardly expected from a former director of B Westerns) of the lesbian nature of the female vampire.

| Jun 24, 2006

A cute little horror picture. Be sure and bring the kiddies.

| Mar 25, 2006

The film is so clumsy and so off the mark that it winds up being a throwaway piece, something for Universal Monster completists only.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 12, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 16, 2005

Although it is a marked improvement on the original film, it's still a bit of a snooze, relying too much on forced comedy and not enough on suspense or fright.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 1, 2005