After six movies that followed a distinct rinse and repeat pattern of its fangy star rising from the dead, terrorising a handful of people and
Tag: Vampires
Scars Of Dracula
These days, people are constantly banging on about franchise fatigue with a particular eye on the content flood of superhero movies we get year after
The Vampire Lovers
Back in their glory days, the vampire-themed horror movies Hammer Films released into an unsuspecting public were always charged with a subtle sexual energy, what
Lust For A Vampire
It’s not exactly ground breaking to declare that, compared to most other horror movies made at the time, Hammer Films’ output was noticeably hornier than
Dracula Has Risen From The Grave
For any long running cinematic character, staying relevant and fresh is the key to success. Take Hammer’s version of Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire Count Dracula,
Dracula: Prince Of Darkness
Sometimes the path of a franchise is never a straight line and in the world of crafting a worthy sequel, telling a continuing story is
The Brides Of Dracula
When the concept of endless horror sequels became in vogue and studios wanted to resurrect a franchise worthy character, they’d either bend over backwards to
The Kiss Of The Vampire
Picture the scene: it’s a typically grim day as mourners gather for the funeral of a young woman taken before her time. The sky is
Vampire Circus
It may be something of a hot take, but when comparing Hammer’s unreasonably sizable catalogue of vampire movies side by side, you start to realise
Twins Of Evil
After lesbian tinged The Vampire Lovers and Lust For A Vampire, Hammer Films closed out their lusty Karnstein Trilogy with Twins Of Evil, an apparent
The Legend Of The 7 Golden Vampires
When studios pool their resources the results sometimes tend to be a little erratic. Now, when I say pooling, I don’t mean two Hollywood powerhouses
The Invitation
A pertinent question that always arises when a movie trailer comes along that spills more beans than a nervous barista is: does a spoilerish ad
The Satanic Rites Of Dracula
By the time Hammer’s Dracula series made it to its eighth and final installment, you could that the lifeblood of the continuing misadventures of Christopher
Underworld: Awakening
At this point, I feel I should ask a couple of pertinent questions, like who out there is actually demanding for more Underworld sequels and
Vampires
During his heyday, genre overlord John Carpenter had an impressive talent of churning out films that were decades ahead of their time. While this often
Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans
When a franchise resorts to going down a prequel route, it’s usually a sign that the series has finally bled out and run dry of
Underworld
Ever since Dracula and the Wolf Man briefly butted their heads in the closing moments of Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hollywood has sporadically tried
Dracula
Whenever a filmmaker puts a sexy new spin on a classic character, there’s always a certain amount of pushback from purists crying heresy, but if
The Lost Boys
It’s easy to look at The Lost Boys from the (relatively) safe confines of the 2020’s and merely proclaim it as a defining, rollicking, 80’s
Howling VI: The Freaks
While the Howling series could be accused of many things, resting on its laurels certainly isn’t one of them. The long running werewolf saga that
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