RELATED: 10 Movie Vampires And Their Most Impractical Outfit Choices, Ranked However, D racula truly hit his stride via the medium of cinema, and fans still argue over which interpretation did the greatest justice to the Lord of all vampires. Originally published in 1897, Bram Stoker’s Dracula would go on to become one of the most important horror novels ever conceived, introducing arguably one of the most prolific villains of all time.