We’ve been through too much negative stuff of late and it’s time to look at something light and… funny?

From Cinemassacre, here is an examination of a curious piece of cardboard attached to a night light in the famous Bela Lugosi film Dracula…

Now, I will critique the video a tiny little bit here and say that while the video is a blast for someone who is as into cinema as I am to watch…

…the conclusion, well:

SPOILERS FOLLOW!

The video starts out by presenting this cardboard piece and its inclusion in several scenes within Dracula as being a source of controversy and/or mystery.  In other words, that people out there aren’t certain why its there and wonder whether it is a flub/mistake or if its inclusion is purposeful within the film itself.

By the end of the clip, however, one comes away with the clear idea that this (admittedly cheesy) cardboard piece was indeed a part of the story -a silly, unnecessary part, I grant you- and that its inclusion is even hinted in the screenplay.

Still, this one minor quibble doesn’t take away from the fact that its a fascinating subject matter.  Further, I was just as surprised as the narrator when I saw this video: I’ve seen Dracula many, many times before and for the life of me never noted that silly piece of cardboard attached to the lamp.

Kudos also to the realization that the first encounter with Dracula is actually a scene which likely was meant to fall later in the film.

Love, love, love this type of stuff!