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Abraham "Bram" Stoker (November 8, 1847 – April 20, 1912) was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula. During his lifetime, he was better known as personal assistant of actor Henry Irving and business manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London, which Irving owned.
Showing posts with label Films. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Films. Show all posts

Vampire Academy (Director: Mark Waters)


Vampire Academy, Mark Waters, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies

Starring
Zoey Deutch
Lucy Fry
Danila Kozlovsky



Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, half human-half vampire, a guardian of the Moroi, peaceful, mortal vampires living discreetly within our world. Her calling is to protect the Moroi from bloodthirsty, immortal Vampires, the Strigoi.

The Insatiable (Director: Chuck Konzelman - Cary Solomon)

The Insatiable, Chuck Konzelman, Cary Solomon, Vampire Academy, Mark Waters, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies


Starring:
Sean Patrick Flanery
Michael Biehn,
Charlotte Ayanna





A drab, run-of-the-mill guy witnesses a vampiress devour a bum and becomes so infatuated with her, he tracks her down and traps her in a basement so she can't kill again. 

Crimson Winter ( Director: Bryan Ferriter )


Crimson Winter, Bryan Ferriter, Vampire Academy, Mark Waters, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies



Starring:
Bryan Ferriter
Nick Milodragovich
Kailey Michael Portsmouth



A vampire prince is cast out by his family for embracing the love of a human. Years later, he must revisit his dark past to determine the fate of a group of researchers who have discovered his hidden asylum.

The Black Water Vampire (director: Evan Tramel)

The Black Water Vampire, Evan Tramel, Vampire Academy, Mark Waters, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies


Starring: 
Danielle Lozeau,
Andrea Monier,
Anthony Fanelli



A documentary film crew investigate a series of brutal killings known as the Black Water murders. As they delve deeper into the story, they stumble upon a horrifying secret. One they may not survive.

The Impaler (Director: Derek Hockenbrough)

The Impaler, Derek Hockenbrough, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies


Starring
Diana Busuioc
Christian Gehring
Christina Collard
Teo Celigo
Katelynn Derengowski



Seven high-school friends begin their Euro-trip at the actual castle of Vlad the Impaler where he supposedly sold his soul to the devil over 500 years earlier, but the decrepit castle's past envelopes them in a bloody ritual.

Dead Cert ( Director: Steven Lawson)

Dead Cert, Steven Lawson, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies


Starring:
Jason Flemyng
Dexter Fletcher
Janet Montgomery
Steven Berkoff



Freddie Frankham is working his way into the East End London big league with the opening of his nightclub, but soon realizes he’s made a grave mistake by building it on the sacred land of Dante Livienko: otherwise known as the legendary vampire The Wolf. Dante wants the club, but Freddie isn’t going to give up his turf without a fight, little realizing that he’s taking on a 500-year-old legend of mortal combat in a battle to the death.

Afflicted (director: Derek Lee - Clif Prowse)

Afflicted, Derek Lee, Clif Prowse, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies


Starring
Clif Prowse
Derek Lee
Zachary Gray
Edo Van Breemen



Two best friends see their trip of a lifetime take a dark turn when one of them is struck by a mysterious affliction. Now, in a foreign land, they race to uncover the source before it consumes him completely.

I, Frankenstein ( Director: Stuart Beattie)

I, Frankenstein, Stuart Beattie, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies


Starring:
Aaron Eckhart
Bill Nighy
Miranda Otto
Virginie Le Brun
Yvonne Strahovski



The demons and the gargoyles, obsessed with ruling over all of Earth, realize the key to winning the battle is immortality. Why can Adam Frankenstein not die? Could Frankenstein be the key?

Brides of sodom (Director: Creep Creepersin)

Brides of sodom, Creep Creepersin, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies


Starring: 
Domiziano Arcangeli
David Taylor
Rachel Zeskind




In a post apocalyptic future where the earth is forever dark from a nuclear winter, vampires named for Greek gods rule the world. A male vampire named Eros falls in love with a human named Samuel. Eros wants to "save" Samuel and make him a vampire, but Eros evil vampire lover, Dionysus has other ideas. Matters are complicated by Eros' sister/lover, Persephone, an ambiguous Bookkeeper and three witches, who know secrets of the universe and The Laws Of Eternity.

Perfect Creature ( Director: Glenn Standring )

Perfect Creature, Glenn Standring, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies


Starring
Dougray Scott
Saffron Burrows
Leo Gregory




Perfect Creature is set in a world where humans genetically engineer vampires to be the next step in their evolution. Chaos breaks loose when the delicate balance is destroyed by a virus that turns one species against the other. The only way to restore peace is for the two opposing races to work together to end the chaos.

The Curse of Styria (Director: Mauricio Chernovetzky - Mark Devendorf)

The Curse of Styria, Mauricio Chernovetzky, Mark Devendorf, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies


Starring  
Eleanor Tomlinson
Stephen Rea
Katie Silverman
Erika Marozsán
Gerda Pikali
Jules Willcox




Inspired by Carmilla, the 19th Century vampire tale by Sheridan LeFanu. In 1989, Lara, a young girl expelled from an English boarding school for injuring a classmate, travels with her father, an art historian in Communist Hungary, to the small town of Styria. Their destination is the Castle von Karnstein, now nearly a ruin. But a car accident thrusts the beautiful and enigmatic Carmilla into Lara life.

Vamps (director Amy Heckerling)

Vamps, Amy Heckerling, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies


Starring
Alicia Silverstone
Krysten Ritter
Sigourney Weaver
Dan Stevens
Richard Lewis
Wallace Shawn
Justin Kirk
Kristen Johnston
Malcolm McDowell




Two female vampires in modern-day New York City are faced with daunting romantic possibilities.

The Omega Man (director: Boris Sagal)

The Omega Man, Boris Sagal, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies


Starring
Charlton Heston
Anthony Zerbe
Rosalind Cash




Army doctor Robert Neville, due to an experimental vaccine, is the only survivor of an apocalyptic biological war that has killed everyone else except for a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people who try to kill him.

Brotherhood of Blood (Director: Michael Roesch, Peter Scheerer)

Brotherhood of Blood, Michael Roesch, Peter Scheerer, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies


Starring
Victoria Pratt
Jason Connery
Ken Foree
Sid Haig
William Snow




Claustrophobic thriller about a team of vampire hunters who must infiltrate a nest of the undead to save one of their own.

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies


Starring
Lily Collins
Jamie Campbell Bower
Robert Sheehan
Kevin Zegers
Jemima West
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers



Based on the bestselling series of novels by Cassandra Clare. Clary Fray, a teenage girl living in New York, is descended from a secret race of half-angel Shadowhunters who are fighting an ancient battle protecting the earth from evil forces. Clary must grow to accept her new identity and to save her human mother...

The Hamiltons (director: Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores)

The Hamiltons, Mitchell Altieri, Phil Flores, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies


Starring
Cory Knauf
Samuel Child
Joseph McKelheer
Mackenzie Firgens



The Hamiltons seem to be the picture-perfect American family. They are hardworking community members; giving to their local charities, attending town hall meetings and always respectful of their neighbors...except for the fact that they usually end up killing them.

The Thompsons (director: Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores)

The Thompsons, Mitchell Altieri, Phil Flores, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies


Starring
Cory Knauf
Samuel Child
Joseph McKelheer
Mackenzie Firgens




The Hamiltons were a dysfunctional, orphaned family struggling in sunny suburbia. On the outside, they appeared normal enough, but they hid a very dark secret...in order to survive, they needed to drink blood. In the high-octane sequel, a bloodbath at a desert gas station puts the family on the run, eventually seeing them resurface in the U.K. under a new name as The Thompsons...

Only Lovers Left Alive (director: Jim Jarmusch)

Only Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies


Starring:
Tom Hiddleston
Tilda Swinton
Mia Wasikowska



Two vampires have been in love for centuries...

Blood for Dracula / Andy Warhols' Dracula (director Paul Morrissey)

Blood for Dracula, Andy Warhols' Dracula, Paul Morrissey, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies


Starring
Claudio Gizzi1
Joe Dallesandro
Udo Kier
Maxime Mckendry
Stefania Casini
Arno Juerging



Count Dracula, a sick vampire, travels to Italy in search of a virgin's blood. He is invited to stay at the fading estate of a once-wealthy family, and the presence of four lovely, sexually inexperienced daughters turns out to be a recipe for disaster. It so happens that only the youngest daughter is actually a virgin, and by process of elimination Dracula discovers that non-virgin blood makes him violently ill. The father gets wise to the vampire and rapes the youngest girl so she won't be of interest. 

Byzantium (director: Neil Jordan)

Byzantium, Neil Jordan, Vampire films, Horror films, Vampire movies, Horror movies, blood movies, Dark movies, Scary movies, Ghost movies


Starring:
Saoirse Ronan
Gemma Arterton
Sam Riley



Two mysterious women suddenly appear seeking refuge in a coastal resort. Alluring Clara and schoolgirl Eleanor meet local loner Noel and take up residence in his deserted guesthouse, Byzantium. Before long Eleanor befriends another local, Frank and reveals to him the lethal secret the two women share: they were born 200 years ago and survive on human blood. When knowledge of their secret spreads...