Den of Geek put together an article for Valentines Day, but it might be an inspiration for your October watch list. Imagine that Halloween season comes up and you've met someone new that you want to establish a relationship with. They like horror movies as much as you do, so you plan a night of it. While the horror films you select have raised the adrenaline level, there's also a little thrill in a good love story. So keep this list handy if you want to set the right mood.
While Dracula has been a sexy beast since Bela Lugosi donned a tuxedo in the 1931 movie, Gary Oldman's portrayal of the vampire in the 1992 movie Bram Stoker’s Dracula has romance on his mind from the beginning.
Long before Jonathan Harker (Keanu Reeves) flipped the unique fixer-upper at Carfax Abbey, Count Dracula (Gary Oldman) had been pining for a love that spanned centuries. While he was in battle against the Turks, his beloved wife Elisabeta was tricked into jumping to her death with false news of his demise. No amount of blood can drown his grief, even as he finally ventures out of his castle to start over in England. He suspects his wife has reincarnated in the body of Mina Harker, and she greets him with “Come to me, my handsome prince.” Winona Ryder brings the arc of a full love story to her every response.
Read up on seven horror films that are also love stories that you may want to watch with a new perspective at Den of Geek. Oh they don't all have happy endings. They are horror films, after all.