Best Gothic novels for classic, dramatic and unsettling stories Make every season spooky Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2024
Why Taylor Swift’s gothic work is as important as the novels of Mary Shelley or Bram Stoker Taylor Swift has cultivated a global brand that might seem incompatible with the darkness, abjection and monstrosity of gothic fiction. But, beneath the friendship bracelets and sequins, her global Eras Tour makes extensive use of gothic elements to engage her audience and articulate her feminist politics. The Conversation · Jul 19, 2024
Prime Video movie of the day: Bram Stoker's Dracula is campy, vampy and pretty damn sexy Francis Ford Coppola ups the eroticism in this gloriously over the top vampire epic. TechRadar · Jul 12, 2024
Sydney Theatre Company’s Dracula: a virtuosic performance, sexy staging, and a queer rewriting The figure of Dracula has always lived somewhere between the written word, screen projections and our fantasy lives. His story is tailor-made for one of Kip Williams’ hybrid adaptations. The Conversation · Jul 8, 2024
20 years on, Hugh Jackman's panned vampire horror movie is getting resurrected as a TV series It'll offer up a modern-day take on the fictional monster hunter Total Film · Jun 27, 2024
The city break with £2 pints and one of the world’s best spas Ornate architecture, storybook castles and a city brimming with historical tales The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024
Dracula: The Bloody Truth review – defanged comedy stretches the joke too far Bram Stoker’s novel gets redone in the style of The Play That Goes Wrong, in an energetically performed but ultimately feeble farce The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
Hamilton Deane’s stake in Dracula’s success Letter: Paul Murray, a Bram Stoker biographer, reflects on the transformative work of the Irish actor, manager and playwright The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024
Fangs for the memories: how Dracula was made in Derby The iconography of modern vampires can be traced back to a 1924 English stage version of Bram Stoker’s novel. On its centenary, the suave bloodsucker is returning to where it all began The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024
20 of the best supernatural books for splendid spooking Lovecraftian tales featuring creatures of the night Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2024
New Dracula movie adaptation by Luc Besson stars Christoph Waltz Get ready for a fresh take on Dracula with Luc Besson's upcoming adaptation, Dracula - A Love Tale, promising a unique blend of horror and romance. Top News · Feb 18, 2024
Luc Besson to direct Dracula film adaptation, Christoph Waltz starring Luc Besson is venturing into epic fantasy territories with an adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, starring Christoph Waltz. Top News · Feb 17, 2024
Luc Besson set to direct a Dracula origin story film Luc Besson announces next film project, a Dracula origin story starring Caleb Landry-Jones and Christoph Waltz. Retelling Bram Stoker's classic tale. Top News · Feb 17, 2024
The Last Voyage of the Demeter to stream on Paramount+ The Last Voyage of the Demeter, a disappointing Dracula movie, is set to release on streaming platforms, hoping to find redemption among a wider audience. Top News · Jan 25, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2024 Dracula writer Bram Stoker revealed as a humble minute taker for actor charity Before publishing his vampire classic in 1897, the author was employed as a personal secretary at the Actors’ Benevolent Fund
Top News · Dec 30, 2023 Vampire Hunter Van Helsing Almost Made Cameo in Dracula Film Embark on a thrilling journey with The Last Voyage of the Demeter as it almost featured a Van Helsing cameo. Get the scoop on this Dracula adaptation!
Zenger · Nov 21, 2023 The Religious Connections To Halloween’s Scariest Monsters The annual celebration of Halloween is marked by fun and frightening traditions that involve monsters.
The Conversation · Oct 31, 2023 Castlevania: how the video game was inspired by classic Dracula horror films If you’re one of the talented few who have completed Konami’s 1986 gothic horror action-adventure game Castlevania then you’ve seen the game’s unusual closing credits. Instead of a list of the names of people who worked on the game, it is instead an homage to those involved in classic horror…
The Conversation · Oct 25, 2023 Gothic getaways: the rise and evolution of 'dark tourism' festivals That Halloween is a commercial event is a platitude akin to saying that the sky is blue, or that chocolates are widely eaten on Valentines Day. Mention October 31st and the mind instantly fills with images of trick-or-treating and the inevitable paraphernalia of pumpkins, polyester cobwebs, and witch hats. Despite…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2023 How to Save the Immortal review – spectacularly rubbish eternal-fiend animation A tiresome film about an immortal villain who kidnaps a maiden, which treats its plucky heroine poorly and the viewer even worse
Tom’s Guide · Oct 2, 2023 10 best vampire movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix, Max and more Watch vampire movies and TV shows including 'Vampire Diaries', 'What We Do in the Shadows' and 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'
The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023 Dracula: Mina’s Reckoning review – Hammer horror meets Victorian melodrama Strong performances are the lifeblood of Morna Pearson’s new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic tale for the National Theatre of Scotland and Aberdeen Performing Arts
Reason · Sep 10, 2023 The Pirate Preservationists When keeping cultural archives safe means stepping outside the law
The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023 Dracula: Mina’s Reckoning review – compelling feminist spin unsettles from the shadows All-female production tells Bram Stoker’s story from the perspective of women trying to escape patriarchy – it’s often urgent, but sometimes sucked of energy
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023 New blood: Scotland to stage all-woman and non-binary Dracula play Set in a psychiatric hospital in Aberdeenshire, new National Theatre production puts Mina Murray at centre of action