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The stock portrayal of vampires for years, but no older than movies, made famous by Bela Lugosi's portrayal of Dracula with Universal Pictures. As a result, many aspects of his role have become iconic, to the point that almost every vampire for decades was like this. His slicked hairstyle (along with a widow's peak), his sinister yet gentlemanly demeanor, his outdated yet suave clothes consisting of an Ominous Opera Cape with a High Collar of Doom, his occasional dramatic flourish contrasting with a demeanor that is calm but menacing, and his Eastern European accent. Compare Looks Like Orlok.

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  • The stock portrayal of vampires for years, but no older than movies, made famous by Bela Lugosi's portrayal of Dracula with Universal Pictures. As a result, many aspects of his role have become iconic, to the point that almost every vampire for decades was like this. His slicked hairstyle (along with a widow's peak), his sinister yet gentlemanly demeanor, his outdated yet suave clothes consisting of an Ominous Opera Cape with a High Collar of Doom, his occasional dramatic flourish contrasting with a demeanor that is calm but menacing, and his Eastern European accent. Compare Looks Like Orlok.
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  • The stock portrayal of vampires for years, but no older than movies, made famous by Bela Lugosi's portrayal of Dracula with Universal Pictures. As a result, many aspects of his role have become iconic, to the point that almost every vampire for decades was like this. His slicked hairstyle (along with a widow's peak), his sinister yet gentlemanly demeanor, his outdated yet suave clothes consisting of an Ominous Opera Cape with a High Collar of Doom, his occasional dramatic flourish contrasting with a demeanor that is calm but menacing, and his Eastern European accent. Occasionally, elements of the Classical Movie Vampire are also taken from Christopher Lee's portrayal of the Count in Hammer Horror pictures. In such cases, the vampire is over six feet tall and has both red eyes and more pronounced fangs. Usually this is more a stock reference than an actual portrayal of vampires. If you have a Monster Mash, then Dracula will be like this. A Sub-Trope of Our Vampires Are Different. A Super-Trope to Vampire Vords (about the way this character type usually speaks, an exaggeration of the way Lugosi actually spoke). Compare Looks Like Orlok. Examples of Classical Movie Vampire include:
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