Bram Stoker

Silent horror classic Nosferatu celebrated its 100th anniversary last year, but it will have another reason to return to the spotlight in 2024, when genre craftsman Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman) releases his long-awaited remake. Today, we know a bit more about what to expect from the vampire tale—including that it will indeed be scary.Spoilers of the Week March 30-April 1Here’s the first-look image shared by Empire Magazine in a preview of its new issue and on X:Released at the height of German…

Grabber inhabits a strange little corner in the world of Indian fiction. An adventure-horror story set during the British occupation of India, it reads like a fictional fusion of Kipling and Bram Stoker, both of whom are cited as influences by the authors. The story’s genesis was a school writing assignment set for Jehan Zachary that this father-son duo polished into a chilling tale. A view of the Taj Mahal in Agra. (Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times) Zachary and Pulickal create an unlikely adventure forged upon…

One of the big movies of the week is Universal’s Renfield, a modern take of sorts on Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Seeing Nicholas Cage ham it up as the legendary vampire in question is meant to be one of the film’s main draws, and as it turns out, it’s not the only the film Universal’s cooked up for Dracula. Come August, we’re due for a more horror-focused take on the character in The Last Voyage of the Demeter, which is intended to adapt a single chapter from Stoker’s novel into a feature length film. Spoilers of the Week:…

Image: William Morrow PaperbacksHollywood loves a Neil Gaiman adaptation, and so do fans (see: The Sandman, American Gods, Coraline, Good Omens, and so on). His 2005 novel Anansi Boys, which builds on the American Gods character Mr. Nancy (or Anansi, the spidery trickster god from West African folklore), will soon be a Prime Video series starring Delroy Lindo as Mr. Nancy, along with Malachi Kirby, CCH Pounder, Fiona Shaw, Whoopi Goldberg, and others. Though it’s finished filming, there’s no release date set yet. Image…

Image: ShudderShudder documentary series Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror has only four episodes to dig into everything its title implies—so instead of a rapid-fire encyclopedia, it wisely aims to be more of a curated cross-section focusing on specific moments and trends in horror history. Impeccable editing and a diverse array of talking heads further elevate it above the usual clip-show fare.Also elevating the series: the fact that Bryan Fuller—the man who fanned the flames of thousands of “Fannibals” during…