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Over the last 20+ years, Dracula 2000 has been reclaimed as a "so-bad-it's-good" masterpiece and a genuine work of inventive horror. Why the shift?

Before 300 made him a household name, a young, shirtless Gerard Butler played the Count. His Dracula is feral, sexual, and aggressive. Gone is the suave, dinner-jacketed Bela Lugosi. Butler’s Dracula has long, dirty hair, wears Matrix-style leather coats, and snarls like an animal. While his accent wavers between Scottish and Transylvanian, his physical presence is undeniable. This is a Dracula you believe could rip a man’s head off. Dracula -2000-

Judas is cursed to walk the earth forever for betraying Jesus, transforming from a disciple into the very first vampire. Over the last 20+ years, Dracula 2000 has

: Jonathan's wife, whose intelligence and psychic link to the Count prove vital in tracking him. His Dracula is feral, sexual, and aggressive

The score, composed by Marco Beltrami ( Scream ), mixes screeching violins with techno beats. When Dracula walks through a club in New Orleans, the music shifts to a gothic industrial pulse that perfectly captures the turn of the millennium. For anyone who grew up listening to Kerrang! or MTV2 , this soundtrack is pure nostalgia.