HORROR OF DRACULA

We continue with the vampirism, now with Horror of Dracula (1958), directed by the genius Terence Fisher. This is the first Hammer illustration I've done, and more are coming. It was the first vampire film shot in color, and Hammer's cinematography has an incredible vibe.

This is the third illustration in my vampire series. I'd wanted to make this design for a long time. As a kid I watched these films at the midnight cinema, right after the late news, and that's where I saw a lot of movies I probably shouldn't have. I was usually drawing late at night and these classics would show up and blow my mind.

Christopher Lee really took the Count to another level of brutality here: he's a beast. Far more physical, savage and terrifying. He was no longer just a presence consuming his victims' will; now he was also a predatory force, blood on his lips, eyes injected with fury and fangs that would mark the iconography of the modern vampire forever. If Lugosi was the hypnotic aristocrat and Orlok the plague in human form, Lee is the animal: the first one that really bites.

And the incredible Peter Cushing as Van Helsing. Intelligent, obsessive, elegant and absolutely relentless. The chemistry between them turns every confrontation into a clash of titans. Two brutal actors who elevated this film into an absolute horror classic.

All the lettering in this design was reconstructed and taken directly from original film materials and period promotional posters. The Hammer eagle, Terence Fisher's credits, the vampire brides, the "Sensational Shock Thrill Show!" and the legendary "Don't dare see it alone!".

100% cotton T-shirt. Handmade three-color screen print (red, yellow and blue) on black cotton.