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A Look Back At Some Of The Greatest Vampire Movies Ever

When assessing the horror genre, it’s fair to say that vampires have more than played their part in several classics over the years. From movie trailers to memorable scenes, these blood-sucking creatures have impacted the horror genre throughout the history of cinema. Vampires come in all shapes and sizes, too. Some vampires are sex symbols, while others are warriors. Ultimately, though, vampire movies provide some of the best entertainment in the horror genre. In fact, vampires are prominent in a range of other entertainment-based products, too, with people exploring titles like NetEnt’s popular Blood Suckers game today, a vampire-themed product that is a huge hit with casino players due to its high RTP. It’s in the movies where vampires are perhaps best showcased, though, with some truly memorable characters coming to the fore in a variety of much-loved vampire-themed classics. So, with that in mind, let’s take a look back at some of the greatest vampire movies ever made, some

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Ella Rebecca Horton

Feb 27, 2023

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Box Set Review: House of Psychotic Women (1972 – 1985)

Dig this; ’round about a decade ago horror scholar/author Kier-La Janisse released her legendary tome; House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films, the title of which alone let’s you know that she is the perfect person to curate (and provide intros for) a box set full of lunatic ladies various and sundry! Severin’s House of Psychotic Women set contains four films spanning the years 1972 – 1985, and in a move bound to shock and excite I’m going to feast my putrid peepers on each in good ol’ chronological order! We begin with 1972’s The Other Side of the Underneath… A woman is pulled from a lake and takes up residence in a dilapidated asylum filled with an all-female roster of patients… some of which may or may not be a theater troupe that push our heroine trough one nightmare after another that gradually explores her life as a schizophrenic and the

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DanXIII

Feb 25, 2023

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‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Is Back In New Comic

Bufy’s back! Return to the timeline of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ the series with Buffy the Vampire: The Lost Summer, a new one-shot from Boom Studios. Written by Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer’s Casey Gilly and featuring artwork by Lauren Knight (Golden Rage, Time Before Time), and colors by Francesco Segalag (Firefly), the story is set during the time of the series. It reveals a between-the-seasons road trip. The plot involves Spike searching for a lost copy of his embarrassing poetry. That means Buffy the Gang will take a trip to New Orleans. “Spike is determined to keep the last copy of his embarrassing poetry from being discovered, sending Buffy and the Gang on a faux-supernatural goose chase to New Orleans to cover his tracks. While at an antique fair along the way, the group is captivated by some Casquette Girls’ clothes on display. Dawn utters a wish she most likely should’ve kept to herself, and the gang experiences a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 21, 2023

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Ten Horror Movies To Love On Valentine’s Day

Ah, Valentine’s Day, it’s that time of year again when people are either celebrating love or sitting on the couch alone. Either way, there’s nothing better than snuggling up with your special someone or your pet (there’s nothing wrong with that) and watching love and holiday-themed horror movies, and we’ve got a list that will make you want to hold each other a little tighter. 1. My Bloody Valentine: In the 1981 classic, a decades-old folk tale surrounding a deranged murderer killing those who celebrate Valentine’s Day turns out to be true to legend when a group defies the killer’s order, and people start turning up dead. Where to watch: Prime Video, Hulu 2. My Bloody Valentine 3D: The 2009 sequel sees “Supernatural” actor Jensen Ackles as Tom, who returns to his hometown on the tenth anniversary of Valentine’s night massacre that claimed the lives of 22 people. Instead of a homecoming, Tom finds himself suspected of committing the murders,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 13, 2023

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Emma Corrin Boards Robert Eggers’ ‘Nosferatu’ Remake

Robert Eggers‘, the brilliant director of The Witch, The Lighthouse, and The Northman, is now directing a remake of the classic 1922 film Nosferatu. Today, Deadline reports that “The Crown” actress Emma Corrin has joined the cast of the film, but her role is unknown at the moment. Corrin joins already announced cast members Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse), Bill Skarsgard (The Lighthouse), Nicholas Hoult (The Menu), and Lily-Rose Depp (The King). “In the new reimagining, the pic is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman (Depp) in 19th century Germany and the ancient Transylvanian vampire (Skarsgard) who stalks her, bringing untold horror with him.” Deadline states. Eggers (The Witch, The Northman) is directing from the script he penned. The 1922 film, which is based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula, centers on the vampire Count Orlok, who wants to buy a house in Germany and becomes obsessed with the real-estate agent’s wife.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 13, 2023

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Inaugural Make Believe Seattle Film Festival Boasts Great Movies and Intriguing Live Events

A new genre-film fest debuts in the Pacific Northwest next month as Make Believe Seattle Film Festival runs March 23–26, 2023. With a variety of new and classic fright-fare cinematic offerings featuring slashers, extraterrestrials, vampires, and more, the fest also serves up a tantalizing array of hosted events and fun activities. Following is the official press announcement. Announcing the debut of a brand-new film festival coming to the big screen in Seattle. The Make Believe Seattle Film Festival is the region’s first-ever dedicated genre film festival shining a light on horror, science fiction, fantasy, animation, and more. The festival will screen exclusively in-person at SIFF Cinema Egyptian, Northwest Film Forum, West Hall (part of Century Ballroom), and Queer/Bar from March 23-26, 2023. Festival passes are on sale now and are available at makebelieveseattle.com. Individual tickets go on sale February 22, 2023. Make Believe Seattle features 31 programs, including narrative features, documentaries, mid-length films, short film blocks, the Be Kind, Rewind

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Joseph Perry

Feb 10, 2023

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“Mayfair Witches” Has Cast Its Spell, It’s Renewed For Season Two

These days when a good show’s season ends, we all hold our breath as series get canceled left and right. Well, we’ve got good news for fans of one series. AMC just announced via Twitter that it has renewed “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches,” which is part of the evolving Anne Rice Universe. .”Mayfair Witches” premiered in January and is the second series of the Anne Rice Universe to be renewed recently, with “Interview with the Vampire” also getting a second season. “The success of both Mayfair Witches and Interview with the Vampire once again illustrates the strength and mastery of Anne Rice’s work,” said AMC’s Mark Johnson. “The fact that these first two shows are performing so splendidly with a TV audience gives us much pride in what we’ve already done and great anticipation for the storytelling opportunities yet to come.” Alexandra Daddario, Jack Huston, Harry Hamlin, and Annabeth Gish star in the series about a neurosurgeon who discovers she

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 3, 2023

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First Poster And Image For Werewolf Horror ‘Blackout’

Yellow Veil Pictures announced today that they had boarded world sales on Blackout, Larry Fessenden’s werewolf horror film currently in post-production. They have released the first teaser poster and image for the film that wrapped principal photography in the fall in New York’s Hudson Valley, and the film will hit the festival circuit later this year. The film follows a fine arts painter convinced he is a werewolf wreaking havoc on a small American town every full moon. It is the latest addition to Fessenden’s own Monsterverse, along with his breakout feature, the vampire-themed Independent Spirit Award-Winning feature Habit (1995), and 2019’s Frankenstein riff, Depraved. Blackout marks the second pairing of Glass Eye Pix, the New York production shingle headed by Fessenden, and Yellow Veil Pictures, having previously collaborated successfully on world sales for Fessenden’s 2019 film Depraved, which was released by IFC Midnight in the US to great acclaim. Winner of the 1997 Someone to Watch Spirit Award, New

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 3, 2023

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SCREAMBOX Announces February Arrivals

SCREAMBOX has revealed the new films joining the horror streaming service in February, including cult classics Body Snatchers and Killer Party, Bollywood slasher Sssshhh, and SCREAMBOX Originals Ox-Head Village and Yellow Dragon’s Village. Two genre favorites from the Warner Bros. catalog have joined SCREAMBOX: Body Snatchers, the ’90s adaptation directed by Abel Ferrara (Bad Lieutenant, King of New York), and Killer Party, an ’80s slasher from Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter writer Barney Cohen. A masked killer meets musical numbers in India’s answer to Scream, Sssshhh. The international slasher streams exclusively on SCREAMBOX on February 3rd, along with two more Bollywood flicks: Naina, a supernatural horror inspired by The Eye, and Neighbours, a vampire tale that borrows from Fright Night. SCREAMBOX Original Yellow Dragon’s Village arrives on February 7th. An hour of grisly, claustrophobic terror, the Japanese indie channels The Hills Have Eyes and Hostel when a group of campers encounters a cannibal cult. Spend Valentine’s Day with SCREAMBOX

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 2, 2023

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“Wolf Pack” Bares Its Teeth On Paramount+ Tonight!

Get ready to howl at the moon, the new series “Wolf Pack,” starring Sarah Michelle Gellar (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”), premieres tonight exclusively on Paramount+! Based on the book series by Edo Van Belkom, “Wolf Pack” follows a teenage boy and girl whose lives are changed forever when a California wildfire awakens a terrifying supernatural creature and drives it to attack a highway traffic jam beneath the burning hills. Wounded in the chaos, the boy and girl are inexplicably drawn to each other and two other teenagers who were adopted sixteen years earlier by a park ranger after another mysterious wildfire. As the full moon rises, all four teens come together to unravel the secret that connects them – the bite and blood of a werewolf. In the premiere episode, “From a Spark to a Flame,” a California wildfire traps a bus full of high school students, including Everett and Blake, who encounter something lurking in the flames and smoke.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 26, 2023