Tag Archives: Dracula

Review: Nosferatu (2024)

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Sam S-P

It’s been a long time coming, Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU. A dream project for the singular director of THE WITCH and THE LIGHTHOUSE since high school, this version of FW Murnau’s unauthorised adaptation of DRACULA brings with it shocking imagery, an … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bill Skarsgard, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Emma Corrin, FW Murnau, Jan Blaschke, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Nosferatu, Ralph Ineson, Renfield, Robert Eggers, Shadow of the Vampire, The Lighthouse, The Witch, Willem Dafoe | Leave a comment

Universal Monsters Movies Ranked

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Sam S-P

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Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine | Tagged Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Bride of Frankenstein, Creature From the Black Lagoon, Dracula, Dracula's Daughter, feature, Frankenstein, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, Horror, House of Dracula, House of Frankenstein, Invisible Agent, Phantom of the Opera, ranked, Revenge of the Creature, sam sewell-peterson, She-Wolf of London, Son of Dracula, Son of Frankenstein, The Creature Walks Among Us, The Ghost of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, The Invisible Man Returns, The Invisible Man's Revenge, the invisible woman, The Mummy, The Mummy's Curse, The Mummy's Ghost, The Mummy's Hand, The Mummy's Tomb, The Phantom of the Opera, The Wolf Man, Werewolf of London | Leave a comment

Renfield (2023) Review

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Sam S-P

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Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine | Tagged Action, Chris McKay, Comedy, Dracula, Horror, Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Renfield | Leave a comment

Where to Start with Universal Classic Monsters

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Sam S-P

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Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine | Tagged Dracula, Frankenstein, House of Dracula, The Invisible Man, The Wolf Man, Universal, Universal Horror, Universal Monsters | Leave a comment

“The hour grows late…” (RIP Sir Christopher Lee)

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Sam S-P

Well today has been a sad one for film fans. Mere hours after news broke that the portrayer of Fagin Ron Moody had died at the age of 91, it was announced that Christopher Lee had also passed away at … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Comment | Tagged Christopher Lee, Dracula, Film, Gremlins 2, Hammer, James Bond, Movies, Peter Cushing, Peter Jackson, Ron Moody, Star Wars, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Lord of the Rings, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Wicker Man, Tim Burton, Tolkien, Vincent Price | 2 Comments

Review: What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Sam S-P

If you enjoyed FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS, chances are you’ll love this film too. It’s a spoof vampire sitcom much in the vein of Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s previous comic stylings, but the performances, the gags and the treatment … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Ben Fransham, Comedy, Dracula, Film, Flight of the Conchords, Horror, Interview with the Vampire, Jackie van Beek, Jemaine Clement, Jonathan Brugh, Lost Boys, Mockumentary, Movies, Nosferatu, Rhys Darby, Sitcom, Taika Waititi, What We Do in the Shadows | 3 Comments

Penny Dreadful’s Frankenstein: Faithful and Thoughtful

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Sam S-P

The following article contains spoilers for Episodes 1 and 2 of Showtime’s new television series PENNY DREADFUL, and for a 196-year-old novel. I’ll admit I’m a sucker for slightly trashy pseudo-historical romps on TV – THE TUDORS, DRACULA and now … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Television | Tagged Alex Price, Billie Piper, Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Dracula, Eva Green, Film, Frankenstein, Gladiator, Hammer Horror, Harry Treadaway, Horror, John Logan, Mary Shelley, Movies, Penny Dreadful, Reeve Carney, Robert DeNiro, Rory Kinnear, Skyfall, The Exorcist, The Last Samurai, The Tudors, Timothy Dalton, TV, Universal | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Dracula

Review: Nosferatu (2024)

Universal Monsters Movies Ranked

Renfield (2023) Review

Where to Start with Universal Classic Monsters

“The hour grows late…” (RIP Sir Christopher Lee)

Review: What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

Penny Dreadful’s Frankenstein: Faithful and Thoughtful

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