 Gay film historian Vito Russo noted in his book The Celluloid Closet that Universal highlighted Countess Zaleska 's attraction to women in some of its original advertising for the film , using the tag line " Save the women of London from Dracula 's Daughter ! " He further cited Countess Zaleska as an example of the presentation of the " essence of homosexuality as a predatory weakness " . Some reviewers of the day picked up on and condemned the lesbian content , including the New York World @-@ Telegram which noted the Countess 's tendency to wander around " giving the eye to sweet young girls " . Other reviews missed it entirely , including the aforementioned New York Times which advised " Be sure to bring the kiddies . " Entertainment Weekly describes the encounter between the Countess and Lili as " so hot it 's impossible to imagine how it ever got past ' 30s censors " whereas Time Out London finds only a " subtle suggestion " of lesbianism . Horror scholar Skal notes that the scene has come to be seen as a " classic ' lesbian ' sequence , although of a decidedly negative stripe " . The scene between Countess Zaleska and Lili was included in the 1995 documentary film adaptation of Russo 's book . 
