Ever since the release of its original video game in 1986, Konami's enduringly popular Castlevania franchise has thrilled millions of gamers all over the world, including Eisner Award-winning comic book creator Scott Snyder. The acclaimed horror writer has been a fan of the franchise since the very beginning, and has since introduced the video games to his sons while he himself is watching the Netflix anime adaptation.

Speaking with CBR, Snyder shared his love for the Castlevania franchise, the classic Universal monsters and how he appreciates the franchise's ability to breathe new life into the iconic creatures.

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You and I have talked about horror influences before, and you mentioned Castlevania. I was wondering if you could elaborate on that and its impact on you a storyteller.

Sure! We bought an arcade this past Christmas, and it's really like a PC in an arcade cabinet; you can get any old game through Popsicle through its library, and we've been playing the Castlevania games. Look, I love the classic Universal Monsters -- Invisible Man, Dracula, Frankenstein, the Wolf Man -- from when I was a kid. In the house, I have my action figures from when I was a kid: The glow-in-the-dark Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Boris Karloff Frankenstein -- all of it.

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What I loved about Castlevania is the way that it takes the mythology of those characters, and doesn't demean it or make fun of it, but makes it fresh and scary again. Especially Warren Ellis' take with it on Netflix, which is out there and really dark. I watched the first season and have to catch up with the rest, but I really adore how invigorating it is with the whole Van Helsing model, and making Dracula both sympathetic and scary. I love seeing them all brought together in one place, reimagined over and over.

I adored that game and I remember struggling with the Frankenstein Monster, with the Igor on his shoulder, and throwing holy water to keep him from getting closer and closer. I don't think I ever beat the first one, but I did get to Dracula.

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Is the first one still your favorite of all the Castlevania games?

Yeah, I would say so but, right now, we're playing Super Castlevania IV, with the cool spinning room and all that. But I'd say the first one, the hours I spent playing that original NES... yeah, I'd say the first one.

I have to ask: Have you tried Symphony of the Night or Rondo of Blood?

I have not, but my son, at thirteen, is starting to get into monsters so my hope is to kind of ease him into Castlevania.

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Castlevani on Netflix stars Richard Armitage as Trevor Belmont, Alejandra Reynoso as Sypha Belnades, James Callis as Alucard, Theo James as Hector, Adetokumboh M'Cormack as Isaac, Jaime Murray as Carmilla, Jessica Brown Findlay as Lenore, Bill Nighy as St. Germain, Jason Isaacs as The Judge and Rila Fukushima as Sumi. It is available to stream now on Netflix.