Bovine Vampires
I was doing some research into Howard the Duck (don’t ask) when I discovered that during his tenure in the Marvel Universe he fought against Hellcow – also known as Bessie (he also encountered Dracula...
View ArticleThe First Vampire in China – review
Director: Huang Ying Release date: 1986 Contains spoilers It has taken a little while before I could watch the First Vampire in China. I did have the film without subtitles but it took an upload to...
View ArticleChupacabra Vs the Alamo – review
Director: Terry Ingram Release date: 2013 Contains spoilers I have previously stated that I will take each chupacabra film I come across on its merits… perhaps it’ll only be an honourable mention or...
View ArticleTelegraph for Garlic – review
Edited by: Samia Ounoughi First published: 2013 Contains spoilers The blurb: “I could see in the moonlight the moisture shining on the scarlet lips and on the red tongue as it lapped the white sharp...
View ArticleForever 16 – review
Directed by: George Mendeluk Release date: 2013 Contains spoilers It was Everlost who emailed me and said that he had found this movie on YouTube. Now I very much doubt it was meant to have been posted...
View ArticleCrowd-sourcing: Tales of Dracula
I spotted another vampire film that has gone done the crowd-sourcing route. This time it is a monster mash entitled Tales of Dracula and it has used the funding site Indiegogo. As you’ll see from the...
View ArticleFright Night 2: New Blood - review
Director: Eduardo Rodriguez Release date: 2013 Contains spoilers The original Fright Night is a classic film. Three years after its release a sequel was made, that featured a female vampire, sister to...
View ArticleLove Brides of the Blood Mummy – review
Director: Alejandro Martí Release date: 1973 Contains spoilers When is a mummy movie a vampire movie? Well, in this case I went for the US release name, which gives us an indication – given the “blood...
View ArticleFrankenweenie – review
Director: Tim Burton Release date: 2012 Contains spoilers I have to admit that I had avoided Frankenweenie. Tim Burton had been a firm favourite director (and I still rate Ed Wood and Big Fish as two...
View ArticleSvatba Upírů – review
Directed by: Jaroslav Soukup Release date: 1993 Contains spoilers I had been left a comment on my review of Czech film Upír Z Feratu by Stuart Hample letting me know about Svatba Upírů – also known as...
View ArticleVampire Diaries – season 4 – review
Director: various First aired: 2012-2013 Contains spoilers I’d said, when I watched Season 3 of this show, that it was losing me. This season it definitely lost me. At its heart, if you like that sort...
View ArticleGuest Blog: American Vampire Vol. 2 - review
A warm welcome back to Clark Nuttall with a new guest blog, this time looking at the second volume of the American Vampire series. Writer: Scott Snyder Artists: Rafael Albuquerque & Mateus...
View ArticleVampires: Romance to Rippers; an Anthology of Tasty Stories Volume 1 – review
First Published: 2013 Contains spoilers The Blurb: Vampires! Sixteen authors give you a glimpse into the dark worlds of lost love, murderous rage, and undeniable sex appeal where deadly quests and...
View ArticlePhobia – review
Director: Jon Keeyes Release date: 2013 Contains spoilers Vampirism and hypnotism are casual bedfellows. Of course the concept of the vampire’s eye mojo is well established but by hypnotism I am more...
View ArticleEmbrace of the Vampire (2013) – review
Director: Carl Bessai Release date: 2013 Contains spoilersThe original Embrace of the Vampire was a rather disappointing film, known more for offering sight of Alyssa Milano’s boobs than for its...
View ArticleHonourable Mentions: Shadow People
This is a 2013 film by Matthew Arnold and the reason it is getting an Honourable Mention is because of the subject matter it covers and how it interacts with original vampire folklore – note there...
View ArticleMy Stepbrother is a Vampire!?! – review
Director: David DeCoteau Release date: 2013 Contains spoilers And when I say spoilers I mean a massive one as I feel it necessary to spoil the one burning question in the film, which is “Is Victor (Jud...
View ArticleVampires: Romance to Rippers; an Anthology of Risqué Stories Volume 1 – review
First Published: 2013 Contains spoilers The Blurb: Vampires! Glimpse into the steamy worlds of burning desire, and hot sex, where blood and lust collide. Explore some of the sexiest vampires to exist...
View ArticleRed Tears – review
Director: Takanori Tsujimoto Release date: 2011 Contains spoilers Red Tears is strange in that the word vampire is never used but that is clearly what these creatures are. The plot hangs loosely and...
View ArticleVamp or Not? Gamera Vs Gyaos
Daikaijû kûchûsen: Gamera tai Gyaosu was a 1967 Japanese film directed by Noriaki Yuasa. It was drawn to my attention when I received a comment from Superheroinegirl who wondered if I had considered...
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