In the crowded world of Batman adaptations, The Batman vs. Dracula stakes (pun intended) its claim as one of the more bizarre, yet surprisingly effective, entries. Released in 2005 and spun off from The Batman animated series, this direct-to-video movie takes the Dark Knight into full-on horror territory — and it works way better than…
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The Last Man on Earth (1964) – Review
One of the most influential post-apocalyptic stories out there is that of Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend, a novel that pitted the last remaining human on Earth against a world populated by vampires, and while many other authors have since tackled similar subject matter it’s Matheson’s iconic story that has stood the test of time,…
Dracula’s Daughter (1936) – Review
You can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family, this is a sentiment that the title character of Universal’s Dracula’s Daughter certainly understands in this sequel to the 1931 smash hit Dracula, which deals with a woman trying to escape the shadow of her infamous parentage, of course, being a vampire herself, this…
Dracula (1931) – Review
Long before vampires were brooding emo creatures who sparkled and stalked high school girls, Universal Pictures launched what could be considered the first “Cinematic Universe” in their adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic gothic horror tale, Dracula, with the man who had already made a compelling performance in the stage version, Bela Lugosi.
Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012) – Review
Music has been a key element to Scooby-Doo since the very beginning, from the nonsensical pop songs that highlighted the chase sequences of the original Scooby-Doo, Where are You!, to the appearance of the rock group Hex Girls in Scooby-Doo and the Witch’s Ghost, but now with Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire, we get the…