Dracula

Comic books — that great gutter medium — have always been worlds of fads and crazes. Cowboys, cops, romances, and, starting in the late 1940s, horror. Publishers like EC, Avon, and Atlas churned out lurid tales of murder, betrayal, and inky gore for the next few years. And then, sweeping across the moors in 1954, howling dogs of American morality led by censorious psychiatrist Fredric Wertham drove the industry into a panic. Desperate to survive, publishers adopted the Comics Code, a strict system of rules describing…

Billy the puppet returns in a new look at Saw X. New Last Voyage of the Demeter clips herald Dracula’s awakening. Scooby Doo and Krypto the Superdog are ready to team up in a new movie. Plus, what’s next on Riverdale and Outlander. Spoilers away!Turtle Power with Melissa Navia | First FandomsSaw XBloody-Disgusting has our first look at Jigsaw’s tricycle-riding puppet, Billy, as he appears in Saw X. Photo: LionsgateMeg 2: The TrenchA track from Harry Gregson-Williams’ score for Meg 2: The Trench is now available to stream…

“For centuries, vampire clans have waged wars over petty squabbles, debts, and livestock. Commanding legions of vampires, hordes of demons and underlings, the world has been decimated several times over due to such recklessness. To prevent yet another devastating aftermath over simple disputes, the great leaders of the vampire clans formed an eternal agreement. All conflicts, be it rival or inter clans, would settle their dispute through competitive games. Games specifically picked and agreed upon by all parties involved…

Image: NetflixAlthough the main Castlevania series ended after four seasons, Netflix and Powerhouse Animation announced they weren’t done with the IP. The sequel series, Castlevania: Nocturne, will follow Richter Belmont, a descendent of the vampire slayer Trevor Belmont and Sypha Belnades, and one of the main characters of the Castlevania video games Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night.Set during the height of the French Revolution, Nocturne follows Richter—traumatized by the death of his mother, herself a vampire…

Just announced by Skybound, James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds, the dynamic duo behind the smash-hit The Department of Truth, will launch Universal Monsters: Dracula, a four issue mini-series releasing this October. According to the press release, this is the next step in the continuing relationship between Skybound and Universal, and is only the first in a number of limited series starring the Universal Monsters. The title will focus on adapting the story from the 1931 film starring Bela Lugosi, but will also twist and…

You might actually become a vampire after you read this version of Dracula.Image: Canterbury ClassicsHorror fans are already quite familiar with Dracula, Frankenstein, and Sherlock Holmes adventure The Hound of the Baskervilles, but Canterbury Classics makes a compelling case for a re-read with these beautifully illustrated, cleverly engineered, genuinely frightening pop-up versions.The striking, startling art comes courtesy of DC and Marvel veteran Anthony Williams, and the oversized 3D cut-outs are the work of acclaimed…

via Miramax Winning a pair of Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director would typically open the floodgates to even more prestige pictures, but Chloé Zhao has decided the best course of action that comes with nabbing two of the most prestigious trophies in the industry is to get weird. While her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut didn’t exactly go according to plan after Eternals was blighted by the pandemic, under-performed at the box office, and gained the unwanted distinction of being both the…

Who says it’s too early for spooky season? The Boulet Brothers are here to cast a spell on spring with the gift of Halloween. The Dragula duo and Shudder have teamed up to bring us The Boulet Brothers’ Halfway to Halloween TV Special, arriving on the horror streamer and AMC+ Tuesday, April 25.Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard Nerd Out About Jurassic Park's Returning Heroesio9 recently caught up with Queens of Darkness Dracmorda and Swanthula Boulet to crack open the crypt on all the fun. Along with David Dastmalchian…

Renfield might be the first movie where NicolasCage plays Dracula, but it’s not the first movie where he’s played a vampire. Kind of. Maybe? That indistinct honor goes to 1988’s Vampire’s Kiss, an exceedingly strange movie where Cage becomes a vampire... sort of. He does have to buy a pair of fake Halloween fangs to complete the effect.Renfield's Director and Writer Talk Practical Effects | io9 InterviewThere are two things you need to know immediately about Vampire’s Kiss: the first is that although it is billed as a…

via Universal Given that Count Dracula’s immortal existence has been defined by an unquenchable thirst for blood extracted from human necks by his prominent fangs, you’d have hoped Nicolas Cage’s take on the iconic vampire would be the suckiest thing about Renfield. Unfortunately, that crown has now been taken by the movie’s dismal opening weekend at the box office. As recently as Friday, director Chris McKay’s horror comedy was predicted to take second behind the all-conquering behemoth that is The Super Mario…