One of the films I decided to research is Blacula, directed by William Crain, and starring William Marshall as Blacula and Vonette McGee as Tina, his long lost companion. The other film I chose to compare it to is Vampire in Brooklyn, directed by Wes Craven and starring Eddie Murphy as Maximilian, Det. Rita Veder played by Angela Bassett and Det. Justice played by Allen Payne. Due to the popularity of Blacula and Vampire in Brooklyn, one would assume that these films would be similar in some way. That's not entirely true in this case. Vampire in Brooklyn borrows some small elements from Blacula, but strives to be a remake of Blacula; the film makes no attempt to do so. Directors Wes Craven and William Crain took their plots and general ideas from Bram Stoker's original Dracula story Nosferatu and Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula. Even though these films have different interpretations of the vampire, they employ similar methods to help tell the story. . In Blacula, the scene in which Blacula introduces himself to the descendant of his late wife, Tina, for the second time they are in a club. There He Is Again by The Hues Corporation, plays in the background suggesting that she should be wary of this individual's mysterious ulterior motives and "not let him go all the way" (The Hues Corporation). The song continues to tell the story of how this mysterious man has put this woman in a trance and is able to "read her thoughts, like an open book" and she begins to fall madly in love with him (The Hues Corporation). Similarly, Vampire in Brooklyn uses music to reinforce the story. In the scene in which Detectives Rita and Justice go to Club Zeko to talk to Dr. Zeko, the group plays Stevie... middle of paper ... they have different opinions. Blacula and Maximilian's ideas and personality come from Bram Stoker's Dracula and Nosferatu, but they end up being two completely different people. Works Cited "Blacula (1972) - IMDb". The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Internet. December 2, 2011."Nosferatu Synopsis - Plot Summary - Fandango.com." Movie Tickets and Showtimes – Fandango.com. Internet. December 2, 2011. “STEVIE WONDER – SUPERSTITION LYRICS.” Words. Internet. December 02, 2011.wonder/01e838d97b93bc78482569120002eb6b>."Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) - IMDb." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Internet. December 02, 2011. .The Hues company. There he is again. 1972. MP3.