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The Grudge and the 10 best foreign horror movie remakes

By Wesley Lara

LOS ANGELES - OCTOBER 12: Actors Sarah Michelle Gellar (L) and Clea DuVall pose at the premiere of Columbia Pictures' "The Grudge" at the Village Theatre on October 12, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES - OCTOBER 12: Actors Sarah Michelle Gellar (L) and Clea DuVall pose at the premiere of Columbia Pictures' "The Grudge" at the Village Theatre on October 12, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) /
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6. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

Remake of the Irish novel (1897) and Nosferatu (1922)

Dracula has gotten the short end of the stick when it comes to movie adaptations of his story. Even since the release of the classic Irish Bram Stoker novel, Dracula, the notorious vampire from Transylvania, has received countless film adaptations with his character in the lead role.

Most of these adaptations could barely even be classified as accurate adaptation of Stoker’s original story. Dracula is almost always the draw instead of the story and, apart from the unofficial German adaptation Nosferatu, and some classic American films, the novel hardly receives the spotlight.

Enter Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of the original novel with the 1992 gothic horror film, Dracula.

Serving as a bit of a reboot of the original story, Coppola’s Dracula aims to bring the Count back to the original setting of his Transylvanian castle as Keanu Reeves puts on his very best British accent to play Jonathan Harker, who is there to confirm Dracula’s purchase of an estate in England. From there, Dracula begins his reign of terror as the story we all know plays out with a sophisticated edge that removes the silly stigma that had been plaguing the vampire for centuries.

Dracula became almost as over-saturated as Godzilla by the early 90s, so to see a film bring back the classic terror behind his bloody smile was seen as a relief to horror fans in America.

Gary Oldman’s unnerving performance as the Count added an extra layer of dread to the story and propelled a good remake into something worth revisiting even today. Sure, the film reeks of 90s tropes and atmosphere and Reeves’ performance was unfortunately memorable for the wrong reasons, but Dracula marked a pivotal return to the vampire’s dark roots.

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