Marya Zeleska's ring

Marya Zeleska's ring is a fictional piece of jewelry featured in the "Universal Monsters" film series produced by Universal Pictures. It appeared in the 1936 movie, Dracula's Daughter.

The ring was owned by the vampire countess Marya Zeleska, which she wore upon her left hand. Though the method is not entirely made clear, the ring enabled Marya to mesmerize individuals by beckoning them to stare at it. Either the ring possessed some unknown mystical endowments, or Zeleska used it as a focus for her own vampire mesmerism.

The ring itself consisted of a single round gemstone, and was otherwise unremarkable, though Zeleska boasted that it was the most beautiful thing in the world. In 1931, Marya entered the Whitby Jail to recover the remains of her father, the dreaded vampire lord, Count Dracula. When she failed to cajole the attending guard, Albert, into relinquishing Dracula's remains, she enticed him to stare into the ring. Upon doing so, Albert became her mental slave, and allowed her to take possession of Dracula's corpse. Albert was left in a catatonic state, but presumably recovered sometime later.

Marya later used the ring to beguile a young model named Lili. Under the ring's hypnotic influence, Lili began disrobing before Marya in preparation for posing for a painting.

Marya Zeleska was killed at Castle Dracula in Transylvania not long after. What became of the ring following her demise is unknown.


 * Marya Zeleska's ring made only a single appearance, which was in Dracula's Daughter.


 * Oddly enough, Marya did not wear the ring at all times. In at least one instance, her valet, Sandor, slipped the ring onto her finger.


 * What became of the prop ring following production on the film is unknown.