The National Science and Media Museum in Bradford has teased its new ‘Behind the Screams’ exhibition, which includes Dracula’s fangs and a movie alien.
The fangs worn by actor Christopher Lee in 1958 film Dracula will go on permanent display alongside objects like the torso and head of a xenomorph from the Alien film franchise.
The museum wrote on X: “Get ready to dive into the shock and thrills of some of the most iconic horror films, find out why we love to be scared, and the creative techniques used to push the boundaries in film and gaming.”
The Behind the Screams exhibition will tell the story of Hammer Films, a spokesperson for the museum told the BBC.
Hammer Films “launched their series of Gothic horror films in the 1950s, challenging standards and creating now-classic representations of characters like Dracula”, the spokesperson added.
“To bring the tiny object to life, the fangs will be displayed among a pool of ‘blood’ which was suggested by the museum’s Youth Forum, a panel of young people from across Bradford district being consulted on the new galleries.”
Bradford museum to reopen in January
Lee’s fangs also include a hidden blood reservoir that the actor could activate using his tongue to make fake blood drip down his teeth.
The National Science and Media Museum is to partially reopen in January after closing in June 2023 for a major refurbishment. Behind the Screams will open later, in summer 2025.
The £6 million ‘Sound and Vision’ project includes two new permanent galleries, a new passenger lift, and improvements to the main entrance and foyer.
Images courtesy of the Science Museum Group
