{"product_id":"dracula-limited-collectors-edition-pre-order-26-october-2026","title":"Dracula Limited Collector's Edition  - PRE-ORDER-26-OCTOBER-2026","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003eSmashing box office records with its trailblazing mix of sensual horror and bloody action, Dracula's worldwide success catapulted Hammer into the big leagues and turned both Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee into global superstars. For many, Lee would turn in a feral performance of such intensity that he would become, and remain, the definitive Dracula.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003eMaking its worldwide debut on UHD, Dracula has been painstakingly restored by Hammer in 4K from the best existing film elements, reincorporating shots removed by the censors in 1958 to be seen in the way that director Terence Fisher always intended. However many times you've seen this classic British horror, you've never seen it like this.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003eJonathan Harker arrives in Klausenburg to take up his new post as librarian at the local castle. But Harker has a deadly secret – he is a vampire hunter and his deadly quarry is the castle's owner: Count Dracula.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003eThis Limited Collector's Edition comprises:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Seven discs in a stylish digipak: two UHDs and five Blu-rays, with the UHD content duplicated on Blu-ray.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Five iterations of Dracula: uncensored UK version, UK theatrical version, uncensored US version (Horror of Dracula), US theatrical version, editor's workprint.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Brand-new 5.1 mix for both sets of uncensored and theatrical versions of the film alongside the original mono film soundtrack.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003ePackaged in a high-end, leather-feel slipcase with debossed foil titling.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Rigid inner box featuring new artwork by illustrator and artist Robert Sammelin.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Double-sided poster.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Eight art cards featuring facsimiles of the original cinema lobby cards.200-page book featuring new articles on the film, cast, and crew.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• 60-page comic featuring a reprint of the comic strip from legendary 1970s magazine The House of Hammer.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• English, French, Italian, Spanish, German and Japanese subtitles on each version of the film.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003eThe Disc content comprises:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Dracula workprint: A unique Hammer artefact, this rough, work-in-progress version of the film was the one assembled during post-production and is almost certainly the element that went back and forth between Hammer and the BBFC as they haggled over cuts. No other Hammer workprints are known to exist.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Proving Them Wrong: The Christopher Lee that people saw in interviews was what he wanted the public to see – but that was not the man himself. Dame Harriet Walter, actor and Lee's niece, in conversation with Lee's biographer Jonathan Rigby, discuss their own experiences of this complex man, his life and his ambitions.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• The Road to Dracula: Tony Dalton, author of Terence Fisher: Master of Gothic Cinema, writer Stephen Laws, Hammer expert and writer Wayne Kinsey and Little Shoppe of Horrors publisher Dick Klemensen examine Terence Fisher's pre-1957 work and the path he trod that lead him inexorably to Castle Dracula.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• The Sound of Dracula: James Bernard's biographer David Huckvale examines the man, his influences, his initial struggles and his relationship with both Hammer and the shadowy figure that followed him from childhood through to his final composed work: Dracula.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Victim of His Imagination: written in the early 1970s, this Hammer script treatment about Dracula creator Bram Stoker remained unfilmed – until now. Adapted by actor\/writer James Swanton, this dramatised reading channels the blood-and-thunder melodrama of a Henry Irving performance, bringing to life a tantalising what-if from Hammer’s archive.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Gothic for Christians: Hellraiser star Doug Bradley narrates a brand-new video essay that considers Terence Fisher’s personal convictions, directorial style and Gothic body of work for Hammer as a foundational influence on cinematic horror.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• You Look Like a Teddy Bear Now: Actor Janina Faye, in conversation with Wayne Kinsey, looks back at her career and work for Hammer.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Janina Faye reads Stoker: archive featurette from 2012. Bram, Dacre and Dracula: Dacre Stoker – best-selling author, teacher and Bram's great grand-nephew – discusses the ongoing relevance of Stoker's seminal novel and its many adaptations and reworkings.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• James Bernard 1994 Interview: archive interview courtesy of Manchester’s Festival of Fantastic Films.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Liberated After Dark?: Lucy Bolton, writer and film historian Pamela Hutchinson and Stacey Abbot, Professor of Film, discuss the importance of the female characters in Hammer's Dracula, the actors who portrayed them and the performances they gave.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Of Mod(el)s and Monsters: The iconic shot of Dracula disintegrating – now to be seen uncensored on this set – was created by special effects wizard Sydney Pearson, a veteran of many Hammer and other British films. Wayne Kinsey and Dick Klemensen take a look at the man's work and his legacy.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• The Measure of a Hero: A video essay by Heather Wixson, who examines Peter Cushing's nuanced performance as Van Helsing and how it set the pattern for everything that followed.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Blood, Bites and Boundaries: Dr Sian Barber, author and expert on cinema censorship, examines Hammer's run-ins with the BBFC over Dracula.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Park Watch and Scream: Many Americans watched Dracula – and other Hammer films – in drive-in theatres, a viewing experience with no equivalent in the UK. Guy Barefoot, film scholar and author, gives a primer on this particular slice of cultural Americana.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Dracula Jr: then-child actor Paul Cole reminisces about his time working at Bray on Dracula.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• The Eagle Has Landed: Wayne Kinsey, current proud owner of one of the stone eagles from Castle Dracula, tells its story.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Resurrecting Dracula: A look behind-the-scenes at how the new 4K restoration of the uncut version of Dracula was created.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Lords of Darkness: Jonathan Rigby and James Swanton candidly discuss and critique the 20th century-filmed adaptations of Stoker's original novel and the problems inherent in doing it well.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Sidebar: Film critic and writer Tim Lucas discusses the (Horror of) Dracula with artist and writer Stephen R. Bissette.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• World of Hammer: A Hammer clip series from 1990, this episode gives an overview of Dracula and the Undead. Narrated by Oliver Reed.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Dracula Reborn: archive featurette from 2012 discussing the making of a Hammer classic.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• The Demon Lover: archive featurette from 2012 considering Stoker's original novel and its continued re-invention.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Censoring Dracula: archive featurette from 2012 covering the BBFC's relationship with Hammer over DraculaNew commentary with Lucy Bolton, Professor of Film Philosophy, and actor and film historian Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• New commentary with writers Lizbeth Myles and Paul Cornell, creators of the widely acclaimed Hammer House of Podcast.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• New commentary with writer\/producer Dr Steve Haberman and film-maker and film historian Constantine Nasr.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• New commentary writer, filmmaker and film programmer Heidi Honeycutt and cult movie expert Toby Roan.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• New commentary with screenwriter Lauren Barnett and writer John Hamilton.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Archive commentary with Hammer expert Marcus Hearn and Jonathan Rigby.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Film Materials: Censor card, clapperboards, titles, trailers and 8mm cutdowns.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Image Gallery: A gallery of stills and publicity material alongside tracks from James Bernard's score.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003eThe Booklet comprises:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• New article: Bruce G. Hallenbeck looks at the making of Hammer’s definitive horror.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• New article: James Swanton discusses Don Houghton’s Victim of His Imagination, which he has revived as a dramatised reading for this set.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• New article: Wayne Kinsey investigates Bernard Robinson and Don Mingaye’s superb set design.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• New article: Andy Murray takes a look at the top twelve film at the British box office for 1958.New article: Barry Forshaw remembers that time he had cause to indulge in an interview with THE vampire.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• New article: Wayne Kinsey, in a companion piece to his larger article, takes a look at the sets made for Dracula.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• New article: Andy Murray unpicks an influential 1958 Variety article written following Dracula's success.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• New article: Gayle Sequeira examines how Dracula departed from convention to create something quite revolutionary.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• New article: Wayne Kinsey compares Jimmy Sangster’s shooting script against the screen version of Hammer’s most (in)famous film.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• Archive Melissa Stribling interview from 1978.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• New article: Sarah Morgan profiles Melissa Stribling, who gave a standout performance as Mina in Sangster and Fisher’s Dracula.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• New article: Miriam Balanescu examines celluloid vampires, Christopher Lee’s Dracula and the rise of the romantic cannibal film.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e• New article: Legendary horror writer Ramsey Campbell reminisces about his passion for horror films – and the frustration of trying to see them uncut in cinemas.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HAMMER FILMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49321963061422,"sku":"H58DR01","price":69.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/1.dracula-exploded-packshot-2D.jpg?v=1788783539","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/products\/dracula-limited-collectors-edition-pre-order-26-october-2026","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}