Dark Oaks

Dark Oaks is the name of a fictional estate featured in the "Universal Monsters" film series produced by Universal Pictures. It was the main setting of the 1943 horror film, Son of Dracula.

History
Dark Oaks was the name of an old plantation estate owned by the Caldwell family of New Orleans, Louisiana. It was previously owned by a retired military officer named Colonel Caldwell. Upon his death, Dark Oaks was passed down to his daughter, Katherine Caldwell. At this time, Katherine had been involved with a Hungarian nobleman named Count Alucard, whom she fell in love with and married. Alucard turned out to be a vampire and the son of the infamous Count Dracula. Katherine's former boyfriend, Frank Stanley, attempted to kill Alucard, but accidentally shot Katherine instead, killing her. After which, the estate was presumably inherited by her sister, Claire Caldwell.