Cornell University, Department of Performing & Media Arts
Serio-comic version of the Dracula story incorporating multiple pyrotechnic, fog, smoke, blood & scenic effects.
In addition to the numerous taxidermy animals scattered around the set this book shelf included a phrenology head, real bone saw & secret escape door.
Van Helsing uses the Lazarus Wheel to hypnotize Renfield
Lazarus Wheel - spinning disc powered by a Victrola spring motor, lit by Xmas lights
The fireplace was rigged with pyrotechnics so when a mouse that Renfield is about to eat escapes (drawn by a crew member via fishing reel behind the set) it goes up in a puff of smoke.