Vampires are weird.

Somehow, watching one of these tortured, blood-sucking creatures kill their victims leans into sexy. Campy erotic. Count Dracula, of course, is the master.

Scary? Not scary?

Unless you want to die laughing, which is the point behind “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors,” Curio Theatre Company’s production reimagining of Bram Stoker’s gothic classic just in time for Halloween.

Previews begin today, Oct. 15, and the play closes Nov. 1, with performances at the Calvary Center for Culture and Community, a former church at 4740 Baltimore Ave. in Philadelphia.

“This version is a comedy. It’s a farce. The writing is so good,” said director Damien Figueras , describing the work by playwrights Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen. “It’s very much in the text, even if it feels

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