Season 1 • Episode 7
LatestThree young Danes are vacationing in Malta. In the basement of an old castle ruin, they find a finger ring and a stone sarcophagus, and accidentally loosen the chains that have sealed the sarcophagus. Count Dracula awakens in the coffin—and he wants his ring back! The vampire count follows the three tourists back to Denmark, leading to dramatic encounters in Copenhagen and Aalborg, and the series ends with a dramatic confrontation in Aarhus.
Practical Effects
Charming 1978 Danish vampire effects on a shoestring.
Production
Dracula menacing Copenhagen landmarks is unintentionally iconic.
Acting
Bent Børgesen's Dracula commits to the bit completely.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Denmark's first televised vampire serial, airing during a period when Danish television rarely touched horror—making its campy tone a deliberate softening of transgressive material.
Rolv Wesenlund, playing the janitor, was already a beloved comedian; his casting signaled to Danish audiences that this was horror-comedy, not straight terror.
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