Bristol, PA (WPVI) -- If you like to laugh, "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors" is a monster story you can really sink your teeth into.
"It's just a total spoof of 'Dracula,'" says Ken Kaissar, co-producing director of Bristol Riverside Theatre and director of "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors."
He says it's a blend of the traditional Dracula, "I want to suck your blood," with "all kinds of goofy humor throughout."
Actor Davey Miller stars in the title role as Count Dracula.
"He's really just trying to get people to pay attention to him," says Miller.
Dracula is new to town, the sole survivor of a shipwreck.
"Vampires need to feed, so of course, he's trying to find willing victims," he says.
"Everybody is going about life rather normally before sexy Dracula shows up," says Laura Cable, actor in "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors." "And they have to start figuring out the mystery."
"Oh, he is so self-assured. He loves himself more than anyone else until he meets Lucy," says Miller.
Laura Cable plays his main love interest, Lucy.
"She's not really interested back, but, spoilers," says Cable.
Lucy is engaged to someone else.
"She's very much a woman of character and strong morals," says Cable. "She's drawn to his freedom."
"He's very fun to play," says Miller. "He's just ridiculous, over the top.""And then he's juxtaposed with everyone else in this town who is very much in the real story of 'Dracula,' who believes in love, believes in heroism and sacrificing yourself for the good of your family," says Cable.Cable and three other actors play a variety of roles.
"We're all putting on, literally, different hats and it's quite fun to see," she says. "There's actually so much heart to it."
"We're just trying to, forgive the pun but, suck out the comedy as much as possible from the show and make everybody laugh," says Kaissar. "And a little bit of terror, a side of terror."
"Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors" runs October 6 - 25, 2026 at Bristol Riverside Theatre.
Bristol Riverside Theatre120 Radcliffe StreetBristol, PA 19007