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Sink Your Fangs In The ‘Dracula: The Original Living Vampire’ Trailer

This January, sink your teeth into Asylum’s latest horror fare Dracula: The Original Living Vampire, starring Michael Ironside (Total Recall, Starship Troopers). In the film, Detective Amelia Van Helsing is on the desperate hunt for the killer responsible for a string of grisly murders targeting young women. Matters only worsen when all evidence leads to the seemingly untouchable Count Dracula. And when Van Helsing’s girlfriend vanishes, she is forced to question the very existence of monsters in a final showdown with the enigmatic count. Maximilian Elfeldt directs from the script penned by Michael Varrati. Michael Ironside stars as Dr. Jack Seward, with Jake Herbert playing Count Dracula, Christine Prouty appearing as Amelia Van Helsing, India Davies plays Mina Murray, and Ryan Woodcock stars as Jonathan Harker. Dracula: The Original Living Vampire is getting a day-and-date theatrical on January 28, 2022. Theaters: ATLANTA, GA Area 51’s Aurora Cineplex CLEVELAND, OH Hickory Ridge Cinema LOS ANGELES, CA Laemmle Glendale MIAMI, FL O

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 18, 2022

MoviesNews

Adrian Martinez Sinks His Teeth Into A Role In Universal’s Dracula Movie ‘Renfield’

New cast members continue to be announced for Universal’s upcoming monster movie Renfield, from director Chris McKay who also brought us The Tomorrow War. Adrian Martinez is the last actor to sign on for the film that stars Nicolas Cage as Dracula and Nicolas Hoult as Renfield who has grown tired of being Dracula’s lackey over the centuries. Renfield finds a new lease on life when he falls for a traffic cop named Rebecca, played by Awkwafina. Martinez (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Focus) has been cast as Rebecca’s police partner, Chris, according to Deadline. Renfield is directed by Chris McKay and is based on an original story from Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead”). Ryan Ridley (“Rick and Morty”) penned the script. Filming is set to begin in early 2022 in New Orleans.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 7, 2022

MoviesNewsThriller

Thomas Doherty Joins The Cast Of Dracula Inspired Film ‘The Bride’

Screen Gem’s upcoming Dracula-inspired film, The Bride, from director Jessica M. Thompson, has had a change in the cast. Originally, the film was supposed to star both Nathalie Emmanuel (“Game of Thrones”) and Garrett Hedlund (The United States vs. Billie Holiday). However, Deadline is reporting that Hedlund has exited the project with Thomas Doherty (“Gossip Girl”, pictured above) stepping into the role. The cast will also include Hugh Skinner, Sean Pertwee, and Courtney Taylor, Alana Boden, and Stephanie Corneliussen. The Bride is described as “a contemporary horror thriller that tells the story of a young woman who is courted and swept off her feet, only to realize a gothic conspiracy is afoot.” Blair Butler penned the original script which has been revised by Jessica M. Thompson.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 21, 2021

HalloweenNews

Celebrate The 90th Anniversary Of The Universal Monsters With Double Features In Theaters

“It’s alive, it’s ALIVE…!” In celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Universal Monsters, four classic movie monsters from the golden age of horror will return to big screens nationwide this Halloween season for a two-day double feature film event series, courtesy of Fathom Events and Universal Studios. As part of the anniversary events, fans will be treated to an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the historic Universal Studios lot and see where these fan-favorite monsters made their big-screen debut and became legendary. The series kicks off with 1931’s original Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi, which launched the Hollywood horror genre, and the unforgettable masterpiece Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff. The Dracula and Frankenstein Double Feature will play in movie theatres on Saturday, October 2 at 1:00 p.m. (local time). The series then continues with the signature adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man starring Claude Rains, and The Wolf Man featuring a heartbreaking performance by Lon Chaney. The Invisible Man and The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 14, 2021

MoviesNews

Set Sail With André Øvredal’s Dracula Movie ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’

Javier Botet (IT, The Conjuring), who has played some of horror’s most disturbing creatures and characters, will star as the famous bloodsucker, Dracula, in director André Øvredal’s (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark) The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Already in production, The Last Voyage of the Demeter also stars David Dastmalchian (The Suicide Squad), Liam Cunningham (“Game of Thrones”), Aisling Franciosi (The Nightingale), and Corey Hawkins (“The Walking Dead”) according to THR. The script was penned by Zak Olkewicz (Bullet Train), based on the original script by Bragi Schut. Javier Botet stars as the infamous vampire, Dracula, with Cunningham playing the ship’s stately captain. Dastmalchian plays Wojchek, Demeter’s first mate. Franciosi stars as Anna, a stowaway aboard the ship, while Briones is playing the ship’s cook. Kapicic and Nikolaeff play two of the ship’s crew members. The film is “based on a single chapter, the Captain’s Log, from Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 novel

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 4, 2021

MoviesNews

“GOT” Actress Starring In The Upcoming Dracula Inspired Horror ‘The Bride’

Jessica M. Thompson (The Light of the Moon) is sinking her teeth into the role of director for the Dracula-inspired vampire film The Bride, starring “Game of Thrones” actress Nathalie Emmanuel and Garret Hedlund (Tron: Legacy). “The pic is a contemporary horror thriller that tells the story of a young woman who is courted and swept off her feet, only to realize a gothic conspiracy is afoot.” Thompson will direct from the script penned by Blair Butler that Thompson revised, Deadline reports. Sony Screen Gems is fast-tracking The Bride with filming set to begin later this summer. The studio is hoping The Bride will kick off a new franchise. The Bride is not the only vampire flick headed your way, the MCU’s highly anticipated movie Morbius is coming, there’s Jamie Foxx’s Day Shift starring Snoop Dogg, Dark West, and Gary Dauberman’s Salem’s Lot reboot, just to name a few. Oh, and Epix has a series adaptation of Salem’s Lot starring

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 19, 2021

MoviesNewsTrailers

New ‘Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania’ Trailer And Release Date

When it comes to animated monster movies, you can’t beat the Hotel Transylvania franchise that began in 2012. It’s a great way to introduce kids to classic monsters and well, they’re just fun for the whole family. The trailer is here for the new sequel, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, and it looks awesome! The trailer tease that Professor Abraham Van Helsing has a new invention, one that can turn humans into monsters and monsters into humans. After years of feeling like he doesn’t belong, Dracula’s son-in-law Jonathan is more than happy to be transformed into a monster, but Van Helsing’s real goal is to turn the monsters into humans, including Dracula and all his friends. This time around, Adam Sandler sadly won’t be voicing Dracula, Brian Hull will be. Selena Gomez returns as the voice of Mavis (Dracula’s daughter). Jim Gaffigan voices Van Helsing; Fran Dresher is Eunice, Andy Samberg voices Jonathan; Steve Buscemi plays Wayne; Keegan-Michale Key is Murray; Brad

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 18, 2021

Books

‘Vlada: A Dracula Tale’ Is A Perfect Tribute To Stoker’s Classic…With A Twist

Plot As the forward to Christopher Denmead’s book focuses on, everyone knows the story of Dracula. It is a timeless tale that has been made, re-made, written about, watched, and cherished since 1897. All of that points to the truth that the story never gets old and I love the different variations of it that exist. Denmead takes Stoker’s plot and flips it on its head. Gender flipping the characters leads to a new way to view the story. Vlada is just as smooth, sultry and dangerous as Dracula and Anastasia Van Helsing is the ever-determined vampire hunter. While I can’t comment too much on the creation of Denmead’s plot, it is a wonderful homage to Bram Stoker’s masterpiece. It is violent, entertaining, and stays true to the plot we all know and love. Characters Much like the plot, each character is a tribute to an original character from Stoker’s novel. However, each character is gender-flipped and Denmead really does

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Capt McNeely

May 1, 2021

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6 Dollar Shirts: Horror, Pop-Culture, And More On A Budget!

I want to give a big thank you to 6 Dollar Shirts for making this review possible! Have you ever seen a shirt and liked the art or message but were hesitant to get it because buying it would affect your spending budget? Well, there’s a site where you can find a shirt that expresses your thoughts OR show your love towards a show, movie, or other pop culture references for a decent price. Let me introduce you to 6 Dollar Shirts. 6 Dollar Shirts sells t-shirts for $6 (hence the name), but they also have other shirts that cost a little more, but you can also have the design you like to put on other things besides t-shirts such as hoodies, tank tops, etc. With all the designs based on many topics, of course, I found some horror ones to try out! What I like about the shirts is that they are really good conversation starters as the shirts

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Capt McNeely

Apr 5, 2021

True CrimeTrue Story

That Time There Was A Vampire Pandemic In The U.S.

2020 and the infant months of 2021 have been full of somewhat interesting theories when it comes to the Covid-19 pandemic ranging from scholarly discoveries to claims made by keyboard conspiracy theorists. Though a lot of what we see and hear from the strangest corners of the internet fails in comparison to the rumblings coming out of New England in the 19th century. As you may have guessed (from the title) New Englanders believed that there was a Vampire problem plaguing the region. Over time there have been cases popping up all over the New England region of the U.S. where many families have been nearly wiped out by mysterious illnesses leading many within the communities to look towards the supernatural for answers as to how or why bad luck would befall an entire household. The common answer, one of the family members was a Vampire. People came to this conclusion because of how the house members died. In most

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Capt McNeely

Mar 9, 2021

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