George Lowthar wrote terrific adaptations on the classics of Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, and Guy De Maupassant. But for this Bram Stoker classic, he wrote the story in the middle where the minor characters became the main characters and there's no mentioning of the other characters in the vampire book. Just like NEFERTITI, THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII, THE LEGEND OF ALEXANDER, and LES MISERABLES, this story should've been expanded into a 5-part episode. Picture this: in PART 1, Jonathan Harker deals with Count Dracula in Transylvania. In PART 2, Dracula searches for Jonathan Harker's fiancee, Mina, where we introduce the other characters: Lucy Westenra, Dr. John Seawrd, Quincey Morris, Arthur Holmwood, and Renfield. In PART 3, Professor Abraham Van Helsing investigates on the bloody horrors that Dracula does. In PART 4, Dracula continues his bloody actions, but Van Helsing gets the upper hand. And finally in PART 5, everyone is on the hunt to kill Dracula as the vampire tries to make it back to his castle. Now that would be epic! Anyway, I did like E.G. Marshall's embark on vampirism, especially when he warns the CBSRMT fans that the horror is building up as we go along. However, at the end of ACT-3, he mentions Dracula's demise like it's a death report on the news and ends it right there. I also liked how the cast played their parts: Mercedes McCambridge (as Mina Harker), Paul Hecht (as Dr. John Seward), Stefan Schnabel (as Professor Abraham Van Helsing), and Marian Seldes (as Lucy Westenra). However, Michael Wagner (as Count Dracula) didn't bring much horror out of him to feel like he was the blood thirsty count. I can picture Fred Gwynne, E.G. Marshall, or even John Lithgow as Count Dracula. But what I enjoyed the most was the music & sound effects. The music had a combination of tunes that were mystifying in ACT-1, horrifying in ACT-2, and chilling in ACT-3. The sound effects of the howling wolves, the flying bats, the ringing doorbell, the footsteps, the wine glasses clinking, the wine bottle breaking, the howling winds at the graveyard, the opening of the gates, the coffin lid, the bell ringing, and the rooster call were perfectly suited for this CBSRMT episode. I do recommend this episode to everyone. I also recommend Ep. #1245-THE JUDGE'S HOUSE, another Bram Stoker classic. 