My first exposure to Lugosi’s Dracula was in the pages of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, featured in model kits, notebook binders, and posters. At that time, I couldn’t figure out why he was included with the likes of the Frankenstein’s monster, the Wolf Man, or the Mummy. He just looked like a “normal” human that dressed like a magician and kept company with bats. After seeing the 1931 film, I understood why he was included with the other “obvious” monsters. Just thinking about a person, with glowing eyes, standing quietly by your bed and ready to drink your blood is enough to chill just about anyone to the bone. I think part of the eeriness of the film was the fact that there was no background music. For me, the “silent” crackles in the soundtrack give me the same uneasy feelings that the silence of the night does when it brings out odd sounds of creaking floors, ticking clocks, or dripping faucets.