LoMAZ Cinema: D is for Dracula 1958

In October, the heroes of Bram Stoker’s Dracula are hunting down Count Dracula. With that in mind, come with us to see the awesome fully restored 1958 film version of the story, Horror of Dracula, starring Christopher Lee as Dracula and the great Peter Cushing as Van Helsing. “EXCLUSIVE: Hammer Films is set to release a new 4K restoration of its 1958 classic horror Dracula featuring long-lost footage unseen for over 60 years. The restoration reinstates more than three minutes of footage that was believed to be lost and had only ever been seen by audiences attending the film’s original Japanese theatrical release in 1958. The recovered material has never been released before in the UK or US, and has never appeared on home entertainment in any territory. The footage has been restored and reintegrated into the film by Hammer Films and Silver Salt Restoration, in partnership with Warner Bros.” “Hammer’s Dracula marked only the second on-screen pairing of horror icons Peter Cushing, who played vampire hunter Professor Van Helsing, and Christopher Lee as Count Dracula. For its original 1958 release in the UK and US, the film’s violence and sensuality were deemed too shocking by censors for audiences, with over three minutes ending up on the cutting room floor.” “The film’s distinctive blend of gothic storytelling, visual style, colour, practical effects and atmospheric sound went on to define what audiences would come to expect from a Hammer horror.” “John Gore, CEO of Hammer Films and executive chairman of John Gore Studios, said: “Bringing Dracula back to audiences in 4K goes far beyond a piece of film restoration work. This is the recovery of a piece of British film history that audiences believed had been lost forever. Seeing Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing together again in such extraordinary detail is a reminder of just how powerful this film remains nearly seventy years after its original release.”” https://www.screendaily.com/news/hammer-films-to-release-4k-restoration-of-1958-horror-dracula-with-addition-of-long-lost-footage/5217168.article This event is part of our Dracula Daily series of events to connect to the book Dracula, running from May to November 2026. See https://www.meetup.com/london-museums-a-z-lomaz/events/312216865/ You can sign up for Dracula Daily here Quote from Jonathan Harker’s journal, as the characters hunt down Dracula, on 16th October: “Mina’s report still the same: lapping waves and rushing water, darkness and favouring winds. We are evidently in good time, and when we hear of the Czarina Catherine we shall be ready...” MEET DETAILS: FROM 6.15pm: MEET AT MARKET PLACE FOOD HALL Address: 20-21 Leicester Square, London, WC28 7JX https://www.marketplacefoodhall.com/locations/leicester-square https://maps.app.goo.gl/YMsoMLFoa3hcdVzLA?gst=ic 7.45pm: FILM TIME (take your seats) Address: Cineworld Leicester Square, 5-6 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7NA https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZycGEKJqyfFoXoR19?gst=ic 9:30pm: PUB SOCIAL (optional) Option to head to a nearby bar for a social chit chat over drinks if not in a hurry to catch a train. Location to be confirmed before the event. TICKETS: Booking in advance is essential. Tickets are available at the totally bargainous price of £6 + 99p booking fee. The attendee limit is only dictated by the number of seats available in Cineworld Leicester Square, Screen 2 on Friday 16th October. Your event hosts have already booked their seats, numbered D7-D8 if you want to try to sit near us. Please ensure you buy a ticket before selecting Attend for this event. GETTING THERE: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZycGEKJqyfFoXoR19?gst=ic EVENT WHATSAPP GROUP: Please join the event WhatsApp group to help you find the group on the day. The link will be posted in the Event Comments 48 hours before the event, for those on the confirmed going list. NB Joining this WhatsApp group will make your phone number visible to other members in the group. PLEASE READ: LoMAZ events are run by volunteers. If you RSVP but can no longer attend, please change your RSVP as soon as possible, otherwise you will be marked as a ‘no show’. We remove members from the group who: Repeatedly sign up for events then ‘no show’ Repeatedly change their RSVP to ‘No’ Are on the event waitlist or have not RSVPd but turn up anyway Please see the About Us section for more information about the group and how it works. Thank you for your interest in the group & being part of LoMAZ. 📸 Follow LoMAZ on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/londonmuseumsatoz?igsh=MWluNjRncGszM3RwNQ== Image credit: https://www.cineworld.co.uk/films/27138-horror-season-2026-dracula/