Lucy Holmwood

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Lucy Holmwood is a central victim-turned-vampire character in the 1958 British horror film "Horror of Dracula," whose transformation drives much of the film’s gothic terror and emotional stakes.

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Lucy Holmwood canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
adaptationAspect renamed and reconfigured version of Lucy Westenra ⓘ
alignmentAfterTransformation malevolent ⓘ
alignmentBeforeTransformation innocent ⓘ
appearsIn Dracula (1958 film) ⓘ
Horror of Dracula ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Count Dracula ⓘ
Dr. Van Helsing ⓘ
linked to: Abraham Van Helsing

Jonathan Harker ⓘ
basedOn Lucy Westenra ⓘ
basedOnWork Dracula (1897 novel) ⓘ
linked to: Dracula
causeOfTransformation bitten by Count Dracula ⓘ
characterStatus human (initially) ⓘ
vampire (after transformation) ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Jimmy Sangster ⓘ
deathInStory killed by staking ⓘ
emotionalImpactOn Arthur Holmwood ⓘ
Mina Holmwood ⓘ
familyName Holmwood ⓘ
filmSeries Hammer Dracula series ⓘ
genreOfWork gothic horror ⓘ
horror film ⓘ
givenName Lucy ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
narrativeRole central character ⓘ
vampire ⓘ
victim ⓘ
notableScene staking and destruction ⓘ
vampiric attack on children ⓘ
plotFunction drives emotional stakes ⓘ
embodies gothic terror ⓘ
portrayedBy Carol Marsh ⓘ
productionCompanyOfWork Hammer Film Productions ⓘ
relative Arthur Holmwood ⓘ
Mina Holmwood ⓘ
settingOfWork Victorian-era Europe ⓘ
linked to: Victorian era
stakeDrivenBy Dr. Van Helsing ⓘ
linked to: Abraham Van Helsing
themeInvolvingCharacter corruption of innocence ⓘ
fear of female monstrosity ⓘ
sexualized vampirism ⓘ
visualCharacteristics pale complexion as vampire ⓘ
prominent fangs as vampire ⓘ
white burial gown in vampire scenes ⓘ
yearOfFirstAppearance 1958 ⓘ

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Horror of Dracula → character → Lucy Holmwood ⓘ