A House is Not a Home- It’s a Horror- When It’s the “House of Dracula” – Tonight!

Tonight on MeTV, the legendary count is in the house- along with his posse, including Larry Talbot-the Wolf Man- as well as a well-meaning doctor who runs afoul of the vampire, and- of course- there’s room for the Frankenstein Monster! The undead bloodsucker has a sinister agenda ( so what else is new?), as his supposed rehab turns the sanitarium into the “House of Dracula”!

We are introduced to Doctor Edlemann, a generous good Samaritan, working tirelessly to help those with medical problems and malformed bodies- and that includes his dedicated lovely nurse Nina, who has a hunched back. He has been experimenting on a cure for such malformations, using a rare plant that he hopes to grow in abundance. One night- he is startled by the appearance in his room of an unexpected visitor who introduces himself as Baron Latos. The baron suffers from a strange blood affliction –one that even this learned doctor has never seen before! Fascinated by his discovery of this unknown ailment, the doctor is willing to accept a new challenge and do his best to help defeat it. He is unaware that the condition is actually vampirism- and unaware that the patient is actually Count Dracula!

It seems this is the season for visitors without an appointment, as a somewhat agitated gentleman (dressed kind of like a move gangster) enters- Larry Talbot-sporting a dapper moustache! He demands that the doctor's other assistant/receptionist, the lovely Milizia, let him see the doctor immediately, while hinting that he must see him before the upcoming full moon. Milizia insists that the doctor is unavailable- and Talbot exits the place in a flurry ( not furry) of panic!

A little later, the doctor IS available when the police call to ask for his help with a "mad man" they have incarcerated. The prisoner in the lockup? None other than Talbot himself- and the problem he was seeking help for is revealed- that he transforms into the savage Wolf Man! The kind-hearted doctor takes pity on Talbot, and believes that his new serum, using the rare plant, could be used to cure the cause of the brooding beast man’s frightening transformation.

The doctor's well-meant work is thrown into jeopardy when the Count decides to make Milizia his latest bride. Things are complicated even more when Talbot's despairing suicidal tendencies lead to the discovery of none other than the comatose Frankenstein Monster in a sea-side cave. The doctor immediately realizes that the cave maintains the perfect conditions to grow more of the plant needed for the cure he is developing! Dracula, of course, has no regard for the doctor's humanitarian acts-while trying to fulfill his own agenda, he coldly brings about a sinister change in the formerly benign medical man- resulting in new terror- murder- and the frightful restoration of the Monster's power!

Considered a sequel to “House of Frankenstein”- this house party pretty much posted the "condemned" sign on Universal’s classic monster franchise, as the last of the “monster mash” films- until years later, when all the monsters were again in one place for “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein”. This movie brings back John Carradine in the role he played in "House of Frankenstein", as well as another major player from that film, Lon Chaney Jr., once again playing the role he owned- Larry Talbot. He is still sporting the mustache he had for “Son of Dracula”. The Frankenstein Monster, ready for re-energizing once again (he’s more rechargeable than my cellphone), is Glenn Strange. We'll give you the inside info on the cast, plus the usual Sven entertainment – including some very special footage from a live performance at the famed Arcada Theatre, featuring the iconic Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon in concert- along with a special guest cameo by yours truly! This amazing rock and roll star shows he’s still got it in the segments we’ll show you tonight!

"House of Dracula" opens its doors to you tonight on MeTV at 8pm eastern/pacific, 7 central, or, for information on where and when to find it in in your area, check your local listings, or www.metv.com . Remember to join the many people on Twitter live–Tweeting during the show, and make sure to use the hashtag #svengoolie . We have consistently been trending nationally each week! In the Chicago area this morning, we have an encore of the Ray Bradbury chiller “It Came from Outer Space" on our sister station, CW26, at 11 am.

The latest t shirt in our artist’s collection is now available- along with other Sven merchandise- in our store. And be watching the “appearances” tab here on our website- we will be doing a very limited number of public appearances in October- starting off with another visit to the New York Comic Con! And, be watching for the very special start of “Svengoolie’s Halloween BOO-nanza” on October 1st- more about that soon!

Tonight, of course, as always, you’re welcome at our house for wall-to-wall horror in the "House of Dracula"!