#dracula the danse macabre

[morrithal]

One thing about Gabriel Urbina is that he's gonna look at this tense negotiation/torture scene and say hm. Can we make it. Kinda sexy

[uselessgaywhovian]

every time the number 214 comes up in a Gabriel Urbina script

[castingpods]

Dracula: the danse macabre but it’s just Mina being in sapphic love with Lucy

[sadmushroomgoblin]

My costume designs for Mina Harker in Dracula: The Danse Macabre

Right to Left: School Teacher; Waiting for News; Vampire Hunter; The Voice In Her Head.

School Teacher: Based on the typical outfits seen in photographs from the late 1880s early 1890s. The silhouette is similar to that of the 1880s but with a small vertical shoulder puff.

A full length black dress, flat boots, a white cotton blouse underneath. The lack of a bustle is expected by the mid 1890s and the puffs on the sleeves are small for the era but practical for a teacher. This is before the widespread introduction of the straight-front corset and so Mina has a high collar and collar stays with a long line bodice. This isn't the height of fashion but not rocking the boat.

I kept Mina's school teacher design simple and conventional with a simple but practical bun and white gloves. She is restrained by the expectations of her gender and position and dresses to conform.

Waiting for News: Masculine styles were becoming more integrated into women's fashion and as Mina starts failing to conform as much and fights to protect Lucy, while also maintaining her place in society, I tried to give her an outfit that speaks to that duality. Her hair is based on portraits from the era and is a little fancier than her School Teacher bun. She wears white gloves and boots and a blouse with a high collar. The dress was specifically designed after the dress Gertrude wears in the 1895 Punch cartoon on the Bicycle Suit. Mina, despite her private frustrations, still isn't letting herself drop conformation. She is playing the role of Mina Harker and it's taking its toll. There are the puffed sleeves and expected silhouette. However, her colour pallette plays with the typical vampiric colours with the hints of red in her clothing. Her clothing here is her shield as she tries to play the role society expects of the wife waiting for news of her husband.

The Vampire Hunter: This outfit is a Victorian Cycling outfit with the split skirt and cycling jacket. Mina is on her mission to capture Dracula and thus needs to travel and move often. Her hair is braided up and she probably isn't changing her outfits often, focussed on her mission. The design in simple and practical and follows the "Rational Dress Movement" trends. She isn't wearing gloves and is getting her hands dirty.

The Voice In Her Head: here, Mina is embracing her Van Helsing heritage and the voice of Dracula in her head. This outfit is based on a 1898 style travelling outfit with a fashionable cape and hat. The cape is red with black lace patterning and the lace patterning around her collar of reminiscent of the traditional Vampire bite marks. The gap in the cape over her heart reveals her blouse which is white, showing that Mina hasn't let Dracula corrupt her fully, even as she is now integrated with the monster. Conversely, her skirt it white but with a red lining as she has Dracula's blood inside. The diagonal design on her skirt is fashionable for the time but is also reminiscent of the Christian cross which abjures vampires. Her cape's black lace also mimics the epaulette style as seen in her Waiting For News Design but also pauldrons as seen in armour. Her hat includes a red ribbon and a veil with red detailing as she is concealing the part of herself that contains Dracula from the rest of the world. Tucked into the ribbon are garlic flowers as used by Van Helsing in Dracula (Stoker).

I hope you liked these and go listen to @draculathedansemacabre

(Please forgive my lack of design skills and knowledge of historical dress)

[lazy-bones-stuff]

Couldn't stop drawing these two last night ✍️💀

Dracula: The Danse Macabre has completely stolen my heart. 🖤

[yetwesleep]

*listening to dracula the danse macabre* huh, this is really good but mina and jonathan’s relationship is all wrong, if it continues like this i don’t know if i’ll be able to-

[trinitea-fics]

Need to put it out there before it's officially announced, but if Zach Libresco plays Dracula in Gabriel Urbina's new podcast that would be extremely funny

[colonelmajorkepler]

the way my jaw dropped by the end of the FIRST EPISODE of dracula the danse macabre?!?!? like it’s already such a unique take on a classic i was soo not expecting it but i love it

[jenijro]

I’m sorry, HOLY SHIT.

I was NOT expecting that.

(This about Dracula: The Danse Macabre)

If you like dracula stuff you should definitely go listen to it.

[toastercertified]

So we can all agree that Mina Harker is utterly and unquestionably (whether queerplatonically or romantically) in love with Lucy right?

[draculathedansemacabre]

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Dracula: The Danse Macabre debuted a week ago today. Our little show is one week old!

To celebrate the occasion, series creator and Episode 1 writer/director Gabriel Urbina is doing a Creator Commentary for The Happiness You Bring over on his Patreon! He'll be listening through the whole episode and talking about the making of, including various adaptation choices from the book and the various hidden details that are peppered throughout this first installment.

He'll be doing that as a livestream at 8:00 PM Eastern tonight, and it will also be available to watch after the fact! (And if you're interested but not sure if you want to sign up for a recurring donation, there's a free trial option! So you can tune into this without needing to commit!)

See you all tonight - bring the red wine! And tune back in next week for Episode 2, A Stranger in a Strange Land! Here's another little preview of what's coming:

[uselessgaywhovian]

happy holidays everyone

[kingmakerpod]

Dracula: The Danse Macabre is shaping up to be an excellent series! It's a great chaser after the end of Dracula Daily. (And their Dracula sounds a lot like Willem Dafoe in Shadow of the Vampire, so you know Meg's on board.)

[claudiashealthyappatite]

So I tried the first episode of @draculathedansemacabre tonight while cooking dinner and the loudest What!!! I let out at those last few minutes scared my dog lol. Absolutely not what I expected but I’m optimistic and intrigued for the next few episodes!

[lazy-bones-stuff]

WIP of Dracula: The Danse Macabre

the adventure continues! 🎨✨

By the way do you think Count Dracula has special dental insurance? 🤔

[sadmushroomgoblin]

Dracula: the Danse Macabre episode 3 is just brilliant. The sound design... the little dance music in the background