Tag: movie review of satanic rites of Dracula

 

This movie was free on YouTube, but unfortunately, it's not available on JustWatch.com.  It could be because this was and is a made-for-TV movie.

This is a 90 minute thriller movie about secret societies.  I normally shy away from thrillers, but this movie was cited on someone else's YouTube video when they were talking about secret societies.  That's why I decided to watch it.

WHAT CAN AUTHORS LEARN FROM THIS MOVIE?

I realized that this is a great movie for writers to watch as the plotline is simple enough and the writing is tight enough to easily take apart to analyze or reverse engineer.  So if you are interested in writing a conspiracy theory plotline or a secret society plotline, this is a good movie to watch.

In my humble opinion, this movie was also made to be shown on national TV probably starting around 8:30 or 9:00 PM, so the plotline is written for both men and women.  I liked the movie very much.

Moral tale that laces through the movie is about what can happen when someone tries to stand up and do the right thing in a system of corruption.  It's also a story about the difference between revenge and the quest for justice.

Here is the review I did on YouTube, if you are interested in viewing it.

 

 

 

If this movie is no longer free on YouTube, you can find where it is streaming at JustWatch.com:  https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-satanic-rites-of-dracula

CHRISTIAN DISCLAIMER:

Although this is a movie about satanic rites and a satanic cult, it is Christian and Catholic friendly.  The cult is seen as evil and the traditional Dracula rules of crosses and crucifixes are powerful enough to ward off satan, vampires and evil.

WHAT CAN AUTHORS LEARN FROM THIS MOVIE?

This is a modern Dracula story (it was modern in 1973 😊) and this is a good example of how to mix a modern contemporary vampire story with the old-world rules and images of the old gothic vampire genre.

A writer can also learn about adding obstacles to build tension and conflict.  The obstacles used in the movie are easy enough to envision them in whatever you may be working on.

This is also an easy enough "saving the world from evil" storyline that is not complicated or convoluted.  This movie would be easy enough to reverse engineer and learn how to create a story spine for a force that could destroy the world.

There is a moral tale and it's the basic good vs. evil.

Here is the review I did on YouTube, if you are interested in viewing it.