In the Year of the Vampire, some “Dracula” adaptations live while others die by the stake or some such slaying method. One movie that was paradoxically hoping to see the light of the day but that will now die as if by exposure to sunlight, is Karyn Kusama’s “Mina Harker.”The Blumhouse and Miramax-produced Dracula film […]
Continue readingCelebrating its 100th birthday this year, F.W. Murnau’s “Nosferatu” is the first widely-known vampire film. The unauthorized retelling of Bram Stoker’s 1896 novel “Dracula,” Murnau’s “Nosferatu” is one of the most celebrated works of German expressionist cinema. While “Dracula” took inspiration from the lesbian vampire novella “Carmilla” and Bram Stoker was rumored to be a […]
Continue readingEver since Bram Stoker burst on the scene with a little gothic horror novel called “Dracula,” popular culture has been obsessed with vampires. From “Twilight” to “Nosferatu,” there are dozens of different interpretations of vampire lore across film and television to sink your fangs into. One recent favorite that soared above the crown on its […]
Continue reading(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Movie: “Blood Red Sky“Where You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: You like Bram Stoker’s “Dracula?” This is the Demeter’s final voyage, on a plane, with terrorists. […]
Continue readingNicolas Cage is set to play Dracula in Universal’s “Renfield,” a monster movie centering not on the infamous vampire, but rather his notorious lackey.The call sheet may be confusing. That’s because Cage is starring alongside another Nic, Nicholas Hoult, who is portraying the unhinged henchman known as Renfield.An origin story, the upcoming film is expected […]
Continue readingThe U.K.’s Network Distributing has sealed a deal with iconic British horror label Hammer Films to form Hammer Studios Ltd.Network’s managing director Tim Beddows and financial director Jonathan Lack and Hammer’s CEO Simon Oakes will head the new company.The new entity will manage and control Hammer’s interests in its vast library of content such as […]
Continue readingThe Halloween season sees many horror film fans exhuming familiar favorites — from Tod Browning’s “Dracula” and James Whale’s “Frankenstein,” to John Carpenter’s “Halloween” and Wes Craven’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street” — but one filmmaker who always deserves more recognition, especially as the daylight hours grow shorter, is Don Coscarelli.Coscarelli’s resume can be a […]
Continue readingBack in the ’30s, ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s, what we used to call monster movies had simple concepts and catchy, explicit titles that mirrored them. “Dracula.” “The Werewolf.” “King Kong.” “Mothra vs. Godzilla.” “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.” “Creature from the Black Lagoon.” “The Blob.” When you watch a movie like “Demonic,” you only wish […]
Continue readingIt seems like every other day we get news about a new Stephen King project, so how about a project from Stephen King’s son to change things up? Abraham’s Boys, a short story that serves as a kind of sequel to Dracula, is a story that appeared in Joe Hill‘s excellent collection 20th Century Ghosts, […]
Continue readingIf you made a movie-related New Years resolution to catch up on some old horror classics, here’s some good news: Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, and several more classic Universal monster movies will be available to stream on YouTube for free later this month. Find out when you can stream these titles – and when they’ll […]
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