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The Strain: Season 3
Directors: Various First aired: 2016 Contains spoilers It is true to say that I fell behind with the Strain, having watched Season 1 and Season 2 this season just seemed to slip off radar for some...
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Hi guys, Taliesin here.I'm taking a short blog hiatus for a week. You'll get more toothsome goodness soon.In the meantime keep the comments coming. Authorisation is on, but I'll be checking...
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Constructing Horror in Dracula: Novel, Stage & Screen – review
Author: Wayne Pigeon-Coote First published: 2016 Contains spoilers The blurb: Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897) creates a set of horrors that elicit a range of disturbing interpretations from readers, and...
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Vamp or Not? Near Death
I was surprised to discover that this Joe Castro directed B movie dates to 2004 as the VHS quality print belied that and made one think of the “golden age” of VHS horror Bs. Certainly the acting and...
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The Cambridge Companion to 'Dracula'– review
Editor: Roger Luckhurst First published: 2017 Contains spoilers The blurb: Bram Stoker's Dracula is the most famous vampire in literature and film. This new collection of sixteen essays brings together...
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Short Film: For the Road
I’ve finally been able to see the short film directed by Simon Scott called For the Road, which is great as I backed the production of it as a kickstarter and its always nice to get to the finished...
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Cuadecuc, vampir – review
Director: Pere Portabella Release date: 1971 Contains spoilers In the introduction to The Cambridge Companion to Dracula, editor Roger Luckhurst talks about Cuadecuc, vampir and calls it “probably the...
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On Vampires – review
Author: Ronald Murphy Jr First published: 2017 Contains spoilers The Blurb: Join cryptozoologist and folklorist Ronald Murphy as he journeys throughout history in his quest to uncover the impetus for...
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Short Film: For Her
For Her was a 19-minute short directed by Daniel Mark Young and released in 2017. It is one that does not advertise itself as a vampire film, indeed it is almost that the vampirism is a twist and so,...
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Patient Seven – review
Director: Joel Morgan (segment) Release date: 2016 Contains spoilers The portmanteau film is more difficult than a simple anthology film because the surround somehow has to weave the tales together....
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Vamp or Not? Legend of the Chupacabra
Not to be confused with the later, similarly titled (but pluralised) Legend of Chupacabras, this is a low budget mockumentary from 2000, directed by Joe Castro and distributed on the Troma label. We...
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Short Film: The Vampire Within
By director Richard Poche and released in 2016, this also goes under the name Vampire Vixens but I think the title I’ve looked at it under suits the story better. We start off with Alice (Halie Islava)...
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Honourable Mention: Doses of Horror
Allegedly directed by Hector Kabel and released in 2018 (according to Amazon) this is little more than a clip show with the flimsiest portmanteau wraparound. The wraparound suggests that patients in an...
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Short Film: Blood Bride
This is a short film that comes in at just under 14 minutes and was directed by Michelle Romano. The premise around the film is very simple but it does have a twist at the end of the film. Corey...
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Short Films: Momodoch
Momodoch are a series of short films directed by Caroline Ebner and based on the children’s stories by Brian and Uschi Bagnall. They are narrated by Duncan Galloway and feature the illustrations...
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Vamp or Not? Tokyo Ghoul (Seasons 1 & 2)
This is an anime series (based on a manga) and run in two 12-episode series (with two OVAs) that were directed by Shuhei Morita. It was recommended to me as both a series and as something that “I think...
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Short Film: Unbitten
This is a 19-minute film that was directed by Dan Magro and released in 2013 and the blurb states: “Three vegan vampires, one water nymph, two sorcerers, and one lease.” The two sorcerers, I assume...
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Short Film: Kiss of the Moon
Directed by Simon Lewis and released in 2009 this was a short film, low on dialogue with (perhaps) a nod towards Jean Rollin and also Bram Stoker. The latter is very much within the character names, as...
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Guest Blog: ‘Vamp or Not?’: Justice League vs Suicide Squad
Today I’d like to welcome Clark back to TMtV. He has written some guest reviews in the past and today has a ‘Vamp or Not?’ look at Justice League vs. Suicide Squad, which has multiple writers and...
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Living Among Us – review
Director: Brian A. Metcalf Release date: 2018 Contains spoilers Vampires and the mockumentary are quite comfortable in each other’s company recent comedy examples are What we Do in the Shadows and the...
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