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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
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Actress Honey Lauren Discusses ‘Sweet Taste Of Souls’ & ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’

Award-winning actress Honey Lauren, known for her roles in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Wives of the Skies, and “Deadwood,” and seventy-five other projects, sat down with us to talk about her role in the supernatural indie film Sweet Taste of Souls which is out now on streaming services. Directed by Terry Ross, the film follows four struggling band members who stop at a lonely roadside cafe for a slice of pie they find themselves imprisoned in the deranged cafe owner’s (Honey Lauren) bizarre art collection and must battle a sinister force with an appetite for souls. Horror Fuel: “If you will tell our readers about Sweet Taste of Souls?” Honey Lauren: “Sweet Taste of Souls is a horror feature. It takes place in a small mountain town in California. It’s about these kids who are in a band and they stop at this pie shop, which I own. Throughout her life, terrible things have happened to her. She has become what

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 17, 2020
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Dracula Bares His Fangs In The Trailer For BBC And Netflix’s New Series

The BBC has unveiled the first trailer for its new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, from the makers of “Sherlock”. The three-part series is a co-production of BBC and Netflix that was written by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat. The iconic vampire is played by Claes Bang (The Square) who stars alongside John Heffernan, Dolly Wells, Sacha Dhawan, Jonathan Aris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Joanna Scanlan. Beginning in 1897 in Transylvania, we will witness the Count plotting his way to Victorian England in search of new blood.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 28, 2019
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André Øverdal To Helm Dracula Tale ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’

Bragi Schut‘s script, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, has been passed around for years. There have been multiple directors attached however, the film never comes to life, but that may be about to change. THR reported today that The Autopsy of Jane Doe and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark director André Øverdal is currently in talks to helm the film for Amblin. Demeter was the name of the ship that brought Dracula from Transylvania to London in Bram Stoker’s classic Dracula. In the 1897 novel, the Demeter washes up on the English shore, “tattered and broken, with one mad survivor.” The script, written in 2002 by Schut (Season of the Witch) tells the tale of that journey and the crew that was slaughtered one by one by its mysterious passenger. Bradley Fischer, Arnold Messer, and Mike Medavoy are set to produce the film.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 2, 2019
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‘IT’ Director Signs On For Universal’s ‘Dracula’ Prequel

Andy Muschietti has a lot of irons in the fire right now. Hot off the heels of IT‘s huge premiere this past weekend came the announcement that part 2 has entered production. Now, word has come via that Muschietti has signed for another film, this time instead of dark entities that appear as clowns, he’ll be dealing with vampires. Paramount Pictures has just acquired the rights to Dracul, a prequel to Bram Stoker’s Dracula. This is the first time that the Stoker estate has authorized a project. While it has not been revealed exactly in what capacity Muschietti will be working we do know that IT producers Barbara Muschietti (Mama) and Roy Lee (Blair Witch) are also attached to the project. Paramount’s Vanessa Joyce and Miri Yoon of Vertigo will be overseeing the project. The film, penned by Bram Stoker’s great-grand nephew, Dacre Stoker, and J.D. Barker, is set in 1869. In the film young Bram Stoker confronts the vampire

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 11, 2017
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Dracula Is Back For New Modern Series

Nick Wechsler and Joni Sighvatsson are teaming up to produce a new edgier, more political, adaption of ‘Dracula’ as a 10-episode series, Variety reports. Otto Geir Borg, whose film ‘Undercurrent’ won six Edda awards (Iceland’s version of an Oscar) will pen the series. The series, titled ‘Dracula Now’, is based on Valdimar Asmundsson’s reworking of ‘Dracula’ titled ‘Powers of Darkness‘, translated to English by Hans de Roos. The edition features a preface by Dacre Stoker, the great-grand nephew of Bram Stoker, and an afterword by horror scholar John E. Browning. In ‘Dracula Now’, the epic character will be a manipulative, seductive, megalomaniac who has come from Transylvania intent on conquering modern day Europe. Dracula Now will be an allegory of what’s happening today in the U.S., in the U.K. and in France,” said Sighvatsson, who is based in Los Angeles and heads up Scanbox with Thor Sigurjonsson and Chris Briggs. “It won’t be like a ‘Dracula’ spinoff because there’s no

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 22, 2017

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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

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 4, 2021
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Actress Honey Lauren Discusses ‘Sweet Taste Of Souls’ & ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’

Award-winning actress Honey Lauren, known for her roles in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Wives of the Skies, and “Deadwood,” and seventy-five other projects, sat down with us to talk about her role in the supernatural indie film Sweet Taste of Souls which is out now on streaming services. Directed by Terry Ross, the film follows four struggling band members who stop at a lonely roadside cafe for a slice of pie they find themselves imprisoned in the deranged cafe owner’s (Honey Lauren) bizarre art collection and must battle a sinister force with an appetite for souls. Horror Fuel: “If you will tell our readers about Sweet Taste of Souls?” Honey Lauren: “Sweet Taste of Souls is a horror feature. It takes place in a small mountain town in California. It’s about these kids who are in a band and they stop at this pie shop, which I own. Throughout her life, terrible things have happened to her. She has become what

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 17, 2020
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Dracula Bares His Fangs In The Trailer For BBC And Netflix’s New Series

The BBC has unveiled the first trailer for its new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, from the makers of “Sherlock”. The three-part series is a co-production of BBC and Netflix that was written by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat. The iconic vampire is played by Claes Bang (The Square) who stars alongside John Heffernan, Dolly Wells, Sacha Dhawan, Jonathan Aris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Joanna Scanlan. Beginning in 1897 in Transylvania, we will witness the Count plotting his way to Victorian England in search of new blood.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 28, 2019
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André Øverdal To Helm Dracula Tale ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’

Bragi Schut‘s script, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, has been passed around for years. There have been multiple directors attached however, the film never comes to life, but that may be about to change. THR reported today that The Autopsy of Jane Doe and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark director André Øverdal is currently in talks to helm the film for Amblin. Demeter was the name of the ship that brought Dracula from Transylvania to London in Bram Stoker’s classic Dracula. In the 1897 novel, the Demeter washes up on the English shore, “tattered and broken, with one mad survivor.” The script, written in 2002 by Schut (Season of the Witch) tells the tale of that journey and the crew that was slaughtered one by one by its mysterious passenger. Bradley Fischer, Arnold Messer, and Mike Medavoy are set to produce the film.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 2, 2019
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‘IT’ Director Signs On For Universal’s ‘Dracula’ Prequel

Andy Muschietti has a lot of irons in the fire right now. Hot off the heels of IT‘s huge premiere this past weekend came the announcement that part 2 has entered production. Now, word has come via that Muschietti has signed for another film, this time instead of dark entities that appear as clowns, he’ll be dealing with vampires. Paramount Pictures has just acquired the rights to Dracul, a prequel to Bram Stoker’s Dracula. This is the first time that the Stoker estate has authorized a project. While it has not been revealed exactly in what capacity Muschietti will be working we do know that IT producers Barbara Muschietti (Mama) and Roy Lee (Blair Witch) are also attached to the project. Paramount’s Vanessa Joyce and Miri Yoon of Vertigo will be overseeing the project. The film, penned by Bram Stoker’s great-grand nephew, Dacre Stoker, and J.D. Barker, is set in 1869. In the film young Bram Stoker confronts the vampire

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 11, 2017
Horror Fuel

Dracula Is Back For New Modern Series

Nick Wechsler and Joni Sighvatsson are teaming up to produce a new edgier, more political, adaption of ‘Dracula’ as a 10-episode series, Variety reports. Otto Geir Borg, whose film ‘Undercurrent’ won six Edda awards (Iceland’s version of an Oscar) will pen the series. The series, titled ‘Dracula Now’, is based on Valdimar Asmundsson’s reworking of ‘Dracula’ titled ‘Powers of Darkness‘, translated to English by Hans de Roos. The edition features a preface by Dacre Stoker, the great-grand nephew of Bram Stoker, and an afterword by horror scholar John E. Browning. In ‘Dracula Now’, the epic character will be a manipulative, seductive, megalomaniac who has come from Transylvania intent on conquering modern day Europe. Dracula Now will be an allegory of what’s happening today in the U.S., in the U.K. and in France,” said Sighvatsson, who is based in Los Angeles and heads up Scanbox with Thor Sigurjonsson and Chris Briggs. “It won’t be like a ‘Dracula’ spinoff because there’s no

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 22, 2017