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Dracula 1979

Why Dracula 1979 is One of the Most Endearing Yet Unfaithful Adaptations

John Badham’s 1979 version of Dracula is known as a classic and was a tremendous hit. It’s beautifully shot, beautifully acted, with truly spectacular sets. It also has nothing to do with the book on ...

Bloodsucking Bastards [Review]

Who doesn’t enjoy an action-packed horror comedy with vampire, blood, gore and slackers? Bloodsucking Bastards is a brand new horror comedy taking place in a office building. The film focuses on...

The Modern Vampire: Six Stories That Influenced Dracula

Bram Stoker is often credited with creating the vampire genre with his seminal novel, Dracula. But this is far from true. Stories about vampires go back as far as we have stories, at least to ancient ...

What We DO in the Shadows - vampire movies that went overlooked.

Six Recent Vampire Movies That Went Overlooked

In recent years, there has been a notion that vampires have all but disappeared from the horror genre, instead having moved on to dominate the field of paranormal romance in the wake of smash hit youn...

Mainstream horror tv - Scream Queens TV series group photo

Mainstream Horror TV: What Does It Mean for Horror Fans?

Horror TV is not a new phenomenon. Shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Tales From the Crypt, Dark Shadows, and Night Gallery have been and continue to be influential to scribes of contemporary genre ...

The Movie Versions of Van Helsing That Made Him an Icon

As long as there have been vampire stories, there have been vampire hunters. While they may have been portrayed as much tamer in recent years, they’ve been a part of the horror pantheon as far back as...

Overlooked Performances in Horror

There are many reasons audiences love to watch horror movies. Whether it is the attraction of an auteur director such as John Carpenter or just a compulsive need to add up the body count, each audienc...

Noteworthy Heroines of Horror: Buffy from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Noteworthy Heroines of Horror is a recurring segment on Wicked Horror where we shine the spotlight on a female character from the annals of horror history that has made a significant contribution to t...

Literary Vampire Sequels Worth Adapting to Film

Vampires will always be popular in some medium or another. Sure, their mega-success comes and goes, but they never disappear. Stories about them go back as far as there are stories. But if there’s one...