The Last Voyage of the Demeter sat in development purgatory for roughly two decades, cycling through various filmmakers and actors to breathe life into Bragi Schut Jr.’s original script, an adaptation of “The Captain’s Log” chapter from Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula. The eerie chapter comes early in the novel, set over high seas, and chronicles […]
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Known to horror fans for playing terrifying roles in films including [REC], The Conjuring 2, and IT: Chapter 2, Javier Botet is back on the big screen this summer in The Last Voyage of the Demeter, and this time around he’s sinking his teeth into none other than Dracula. It’s no secret at this point […]
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Some movie monsters have become so ubiquitous in popular culture that they feel more like omnipresent myths than characters from specific stories. Ask any young child and they’ll probably recognize Frankenstein and Dracula without ever having touched a Stoker or Shelley novel, with these characters inhabiting our collective imagination through what can only be described […]
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Dracula is back on the big screen in Universal’s horror-comedy Renfield, and we won’t have to wait long to see Dracula’s next bloody adventure. Universal’s The Last Voyage of the Demeter is bringing Dracula back to theaters yet again on August 11, 2023, and today the film’s official MPA rating has been revealed. Like Renfield, this […]
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The trailer for the long-awaited The Last Voyage of the Demeter is here, giving a glimpse of the horror based on “The Captain’s Log” chapter from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Steering the ship is director André Øvredal, who broke out with the adventurous Troll Hunter before creeping audiences out with The Autopsy of Jane Doe and then Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The […]
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He may have been preceded by characters like Lord Ruthven and Carmilla, but Dracula is still the quintessential vampire, with Bram Stoker’s iconic novel boasting over two hundred cinematic adaptations and inspiring most modern vampire media. That being said, vampire movies have long worked their way out from beneath the shadow of Stoker’s gothic opus, […]
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The Universal horror-comedy Renfield reimagines classic horror characters in modern-day New Orleans, with Dracula’s beleaguered henchman realizing he’s been trapped in a toxic relationship for roughly a century. Bloody Disgusting spent a day on set, getting acquainted with Nicholas Hoult’s new take on Renfield, the bug-eating righthand to Dracula, and learning more about the expansive supernatural […]
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Two things became apparent almost immediately upon arriving at the New Orleans set of Renfield: the Universal horror-comedy would take meticulous measures to pay tribute to cinema’s greatest vampire, and director Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War, LEGO Batman Movie) wouldn’t hold back on the bloodletting for this contemporary take on classic characters. Screenwriter Ryan Ridley (“Rick and Morty”), […]
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Up next from the Universal Monsters brand is Renfield, a comedic horror movie that’s centered on Dracula’s fly-eating henchman. Nicholas Hoult (The Menu) is starring as Renfield, with Nicolas Cage playing Count Dracula. You’ve probably seen the Renfield trailer a handful of times in theaters by now, and this week brings a trio of fresh new TV spots to feast […]
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Credited as a pioneering director who helped create the horror film genre, Tod Browning‘s influence can be seen in the work of David Lynch, John Waters, Guillermo del Toro, and David Cronenberg, and Film at Lincoln Center pays tribute to Browning this month. Film at Lincoln Center has announced Unspeakable: The Films of Tod Browning, […]
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In cooperation with Karloff Enterprises, Legendary Comics and Rocketship Entertainment have announced the Frankenstein and Dracula Double Bill Kickstarter launch today. The new graphic novel is Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Starring Boris Karloff, a faithful adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic horror novel featuring an all-new original design of actor Boris Karloff reimagined as Frankenstein’s creature and produced […]
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Dating can be stressful. Anyone who’s ever ventured out into the singles market knows that the search to find a soulmate, a hookup, or just someone with whom to share a quiet evening can feel like a perilous roll of the dice. You’re just as likely to wind up with a serial killer as you […]
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To go along with their full-color version, NECA is bringing Bela Lugosi’s Dracula back to the toy shelf with a brand new black & white action figure, based on his “Carfax Abbey” look. NECA previews, “Following the color version, we’ve created a special black-and-white figure that features the formal tuxedo seen at his Carfax estate. […]
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Coming soon from Universal is the Dracula-inspired horror movie Renfield, which stars Nicholas Hoult (The Menu) as Renfield and Nicolas Cage as none other than Count Dracula. Renfield comes to theaters on April 14, 2023, and Hoult teases Cage’s portrayal of Dracula in a new chat with The Hollywood Reporter. In a word, it’s going to be […]
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Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a film that, much like its protagonist, crosses oceans of time. Director Francis Ford Coppola, one of the filmmakers at the leading edge of the “film school” generation of the seventies, tapped into the talents of the young up-and-coming stars, both in front of and behind the camera, to tell a […]
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