everything you have heard about this movie is true.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

I checked Wikipedia over a dozen times to make sure I watched the Frankenstein movies in order and I still messed up twice. In my review of Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein I was confused about the Wolfman and Dracula knowing each other and that was because I was supposed to watch this first. Although they cross paths in this movie, they don't talk and are definitely not friends. Anyway, this movie is not very good. It starts with a doctor sleeping, fully clothed, in a chair in his giant castle at 5 am. Not bad enough? Well when the doctor is woken up by a stranger in his castle, he's not upset and just does what the stranger says. Still watching? Then the stranger tells him that he is Dracula and the doctor has almost no reaction at all. From that point on it gets even worse. The first time Chaney turns into the Wolfman, he just falls down and goes to sleep. The second time he is in a cave and the doctor goes in after him. Smart move. The Wolfman starts choking the doctor but changes back to human form even though the moon is still up. And how are there so many full moons? Then they find the Frankenstein monster and it gets even worse. An Abbott And Costello movie was the next logical step after this miserable mess. This movie is for hardcore fans only.

"Universal" studios could have made a better film in which to finish their stable of monster characters."House of Dracula" is a disappointment in many ways: Onslow Stevens acting a bit on the hammy side when he becomes a mad scientist (he is better when playing his character in a more benevolent manner), Glenn Strange has nothing to do other than destroy the laboratory, it's rather obvious that footage is used from previous horror films by the studios, Lionel Atwill shouldn't have bothered appearing in this film as he is clearly rather ill during filming (he died only months later), Lon Chaney Jnr should have had more screen time as the Wolf Man and the reduction in budget is there for all to see.John Carradine makes another effective appearance as Count Dracula though and he wisely has a fair amount of screen time.It's a bit disappointing that this film marks the last time we see the old Eastern European village set on the backlot.

Universal films' second run of horror films (kick-started by 1939's 'Son of Frankenstein' – itself commissioned due to the success of repeat showings of the original 'Dracula' and 'Frankenstein' films) fizzled out with this final serious monster-mash. It's not difficult to see why. Whereas the early films were master-crafts of the macabre, with careful courting of actors and directors alike, the series had by this time become mere monster-rallies. Films for the kids to enjoy. Cosy. Familiar. Popcorn. Not that there is anything wrong with this approach, but once you've thrown three of the best known monsters together for no reason other than to bolster sales, artistically, there is nowhere left to go except a meeting with Abbott and Costello.If anything, the story is perhaps a little tighter than the preceding team-up. John Carradine's Dracula appears to be searching for a cure for his nocturnal habits, as does Lon Chaney Jr's forlorn Larry Talbot. Whilst the Wolf Man is sincere, The Count seems to have ulterior motives, given away by secretly keeping his coffin in the cellar of Doctor Edleman, the man who he has come to for salvation.This is really Edlemann's story. He becomes a strange Mr Hyde character as a result of Dracula's machinations, and Talbot struggles with his conscience after he sees Edleman up to no good – after all, here is the man who appears to have cured him.It's a good run-around but nothing more. It features Lionel Atwill in one of his last appearances (he died the following year) – in the scene when the police are searching the premises, you can hear Atwill hacking in the background. Also featured briefly is the wonderfully named Skelton Knaggs, a Universal regular, turning in a truly laughable performance.And what of the third named monster, Frankenstein's lumbering creation? Once more played by the impressive Glenn Strange, he is utterly wasted, lying comatose throughout, only coming to life at the end to wreck the laboratory and bring the film to a close. Strange's brief screen-time is cut down further – the Monster's finale is actually the climax to 1942's 'Ghost of Frankenstein' replayed, featuring Lon Chaney Jr in the role. A slipshod ending to a classic range of terrors.

Erle C. Kenton returns to direct this final entry in the "Frankenstein" & "Wolf Man" sagas(not counting the farcical "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein") Here, through an unfortunate case of lazy & indifferent writing, both Dracula(again played by John Carradine) & The Wolf Man(played by Lon Chaney Jr.) are alive again without explanation, seeking the aid of Dr. Edelmann(played by Onslow Stevens) to finally cure them of their maladies, though Dracula is insincere, and will once again be destroyed by sunlight. Larry Talbot and Dr. Edelmann also come across the Frankenstein monster in a cave(with the skeleton of Dr. Niemann) that harbors a plant that will enable Talbot to be finally cured of his curse. Sadly, Dracula poisons the good doctor with his blood, causing him to become a killer, forcing a most tragic end for him and his hunchbacked assistant Nina(played by Jane Adams).Poorly written and paced film is a most disappointing end to the series, though it was nice to see Larry Talbot finally cured, the lack of explanations here is annoying, and the plot incredibly contrived and coincidence driven, leading to a rushed and abrupt ending. A shame.