DerMüde’Tude
@dermudetude.bsky.social
Mostly livetweeting, plus the occasional random comment. #Svengoolie, #TheLastDriveIn, sometimes #BMovieManiacs, sometimes other things. If you want me you already know how to find me.
February 15, 2026 at 1:56 AM
The first movie vampire to wear fangs was
Atif Kaptan, who starred as the Count in Drakula Istanbul'da, a Turkish film from 1952.
#Svengoolie
Atif Kaptan, who starred as the Count in Drakula Istanbul'da, a Turkish film from 1952.
#Svengoolie
February 15, 2026 at 1:53 AM
The first movie vampire to wear fangs was
Atif Kaptan, who starred as the Count in Drakula Istanbul'da, a Turkish film from 1952.
#Svengoolie
Atif Kaptan, who starred as the Count in Drakula Istanbul'da, a Turkish film from 1952.
#Svengoolie
It's not entirely the movie's fault that it's so stagy—it's based on a stage play which ran successfully for quite a while before filming. Oddly enough, the same happened with the play's revival in the 70s and the Frank Langella film.
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
February 15, 2026 at 1:48 AM
It's not entirely the movie's fault that it's so stagy—it's based on a stage play which ran successfully for quite a while before filming. Oddly enough, the same happened with the play's revival in the 70s and the Frank Langella film.
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
"To die, to be really dead--that must be glorious!"
"Uhhh, yeah, Count—IS THAT THE TIME? I HAVE A BABYSITTER WAITING!"
#Svengoolie
"Uhhh, yeah, Count—IS THAT THE TIME? I HAVE A BABYSITTER WAITING!"
#Svengoolie
February 15, 2026 at 1:45 AM
"To die, to be really dead--that must be glorious!"
"Uhhh, yeah, Count—IS THAT THE TIME? I HAVE A BABYSITTER WAITING!"
#Svengoolie
"Uhhh, yeah, Count—IS THAT THE TIME? I HAVE A BABYSITTER WAITING!"
#Svengoolie
"May I present the two dull girls who no one is interested in, and the boring stick who can't decide which one he wants?"
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
February 15, 2026 at 1:44 AM
"May I present the two dull girls who no one is interested in, and the boring stick who can't decide which one he wants?"
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
February 15, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Anybody who still hasn't read Bram Stoker's novel? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Well--do something about that. It still holds up. In fact, it's still fantastic.
#Svengoolie
Well--do something about that. It still holds up. In fact, it's still fantastic.
#Svengoolie
February 15, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Anybody who still hasn't read Bram Stoker's novel? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Well--do something about that. It still holds up. In fact, it's still fantastic.
#Svengoolie
Well--do something about that. It still holds up. In fact, it's still fantastic.
#Svengoolie
One of the reasons #Dracula is so interesting is its odd combination of seriously cool, effective, atmospheric and scary moments mixed with indifferent direction, some dire performances, and overall creakiness.
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
February 15, 2026 at 1:29 AM
One of the reasons #Dracula is so interesting is its odd combination of seriously cool, effective, atmospheric and scary moments mixed with indifferent direction, some dire performances, and overall creakiness.
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
It's not generally known, but between the stage play and this movie, Béla learned a lot of his dialogue phonetically... which to some extent explains Béla's... Lugosiness.
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
February 15, 2026 at 1:20 AM
It's not generally known, but between the stage play and this movie, Béla learned a lot of his dialogue phonetically... which to some extent explains Béla's... Lugosiness.
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
February 15, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I never understood what Browning was doing here. The coachman IS supposed to be Dracula, but the novel has him completely disguised, to hide the fact that he has no servants.
#svengoolie
#svengoolie
February 15, 2026 at 1:12 AM
I never understood what Browning was doing here. The coachman IS supposed to be Dracula, but the novel has him completely disguised, to hide the fact that he has no servants.
#svengoolie
#svengoolie
Raise your hand if you've never seen the Spanish version of Dracula, shot simultaneously with a completely different cast.
Actually, don't bother with the hand, just see if you can see the movie--which in some ways is better than this one.
#MeTVThreeStooges
Actually, don't bother with the hand, just see if you can see the movie--which in some ways is better than this one.
#MeTVThreeStooges
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Raise your hand if you've never seen the Spanish version of Dracula, shot simultaneously with a completely different cast.
Actually, don't bother with the hand, just see if you can see the movie--which in some ways is better than this one.
#MeTVThreeStooges
Actually, don't bother with the hand, just see if you can see the movie--which in some ways is better than this one.
#MeTVThreeStooges
February 15, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Raise your hand if you've never seen the Spanish version of Dracula, shot simultaneously with a completely different cast.
Actually, don't bother with the hand, just see if you can see the movie--which in some ways is better than this one.
#MeTVThreeStooges
Actually, don't bother with the hand, just see if you can see the movie--which in some ways is better than this one.
#MeTVThreeStooges
I wonder what would have happened if Tod Browning had been able to cast Lon Chaney Sr. in the title role. (He died the year before #Dracula was released.)
Would Lugosi have happened? Would anything that we know as the Universal Classic Monsters have happened?
#Svengoolie
Would Lugosi have happened? Would anything that we know as the Universal Classic Monsters have happened?
#Svengoolie
February 15, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I wonder what would have happened if Tod Browning had been able to cast Lon Chaney Sr. in the title role. (He died the year before #Dracula was released.)
Would Lugosi have happened? Would anything that we know as the Universal Classic Monsters have happened?
#Svengoolie
Would Lugosi have happened? Would anything that we know as the Universal Classic Monsters have happened?
#Svengoolie
February 15, 2026 at 12:50 AM
February 15, 2026 at 12:35 AM
In the Stoogiverse, nobody just proposes to someone and marries them. There's always some elaborate plan, deception or con game attached.
#MeTVThreeStooges
#MeTVThreeStooges
February 15, 2026 at 12:23 AM
In the Stoogiverse, nobody just proposes to someone and marries them. There's always some elaborate plan, deception or con game attached.
#MeTVThreeStooges
#MeTVThreeStooges
February 15, 2026 at 12:08 AM
February 15, 2026 at 12:04 AM
February 14, 2026 at 11:28 PM
"Tonight on #Svengoolie, we're doing a movie about a mutant shark. Oh yeah, and there's this other one with a guy called Lugosi in it. No idea what THAT's about."
#MeTVThreeStooges
#MeTVThreeStooges
February 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
"Tonight on #Svengoolie, we're doing a movie about a mutant shark. Oh yeah, and there's this other one with a guy called Lugosi in it. No idea what THAT's about."
#MeTVThreeStooges
#MeTVThreeStooges
"Woman Haters" is a little like buying a script written for Abbott and Costello and forcing The Marx Brothers to star in it. At gunpoint.
#MeTVThreeStooges
#MeTVThreeStooges
February 14, 2026 at 11:21 PM
"Woman Haters" is a little like buying a script written for Abbott and Costello and forcing The Marx Brothers to star in it. At gunpoint.
#MeTVThreeStooges
#MeTVThreeStooges
February 14, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Reposted by DerMüde’Tude
Well, THX-1138, the Soma machine down the hall is working, and Dr Zauis gave me this new leash–pill–that really helps. You can't hear my heart Palpatine anymore, but there are surely Things to Come.
February 14, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Well, THX-1138, the Soma machine down the hall is working, and Dr Zauis gave me this new leash–pill–that really helps. You can't hear my heart Palpatine anymore, but there are surely Things to Come.
Okay. So here’s the massively shitty thing about having been a #science-fiction fan all my life:
I’ve lived long enough to see a bunch of stuff predicted by s-f come true, probably with more to come before they close the lid on me… and in real life, most of it is turning out to be TERRIFYING.
I’ve lived long enough to see a bunch of stuff predicted by s-f come true, probably with more to come before they close the lid on me… and in real life, most of it is turning out to be TERRIFYING.
February 14, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Okay. So here’s the massively shitty thing about having been a #science-fiction fan all my life:
I’ve lived long enough to see a bunch of stuff predicted by s-f come true, probably with more to come before they close the lid on me… and in real life, most of it is turning out to be TERRIFYING.
I’ve lived long enough to see a bunch of stuff predicted by s-f come true, probably with more to come before they close the lid on me… and in real life, most of it is turning out to be TERRIFYING.