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House of Frankenstein (miniseries)

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House of Frankenstein
Written byJ. B. White
Directed byPeter Werner
StarringAdrian Pasdar
Greg Wise
Teri Polo
C. C. H. Pounder
Music byDon Davis
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerMichael R. Joyce
CinematographyNeil Roach
EditorsTod Feuerman
Scot J. Kelly
Running time168 minutes
Production companyUniversal Television Entertainment
Original release
ReleaseNovember 2 (1997-11-02) –
November 3, 1997 (1997-11-03)

House of Frankenstein (a.k.a. House of Frankenstein 1997) is a 1997 television miniseries that revived Universal's threesome, the vampire, Frankenstein's monster and the werewolf. It starred Adrian Pasdar, Greg Wise and Teri Polo. It first aired on NBC in two parts on November 2 and November 3, 1997.

Characters

  • Adrian Pasdar as Vernon Coyle, a police detective trying to solve the case of "the Midnight Raptor"
  • Greg Wise as Crispian Grimes, a Dracula-like vampire who is known to the police as a serial killer nicknamed "the Midnight Raptor". He is the millionaire owner of the nightclub House of Frankenstein, which is secretly a haven for vampires.
  • Teri Polo as Grace Dawkins, a newly bitten werewolf who is also the love interest of detective Vernon Coyle and the heart's desire of Crispian Grimes
  • CCH Pounder as Dr. Shauna Kendall
  • Peter Crombie as Frankenstein's monster, discovered frozen in a block of ice and planned as an exhibit for House of Frankenstein, but escapes
  • Miguel Sandoval as Detective Juan 'Cha Cha' Chacon
  • Jorja Fox as Felicity, Grace's friend. Crispian turns her into a vampire when he visit Grace's apartment to which she joins his undead coven.
  • Richard Libertini as Armando
  • Karen Austin as Irene Lassiter