Before leather-clad Daywalkers and teenage Slayers wielded stakes and sarcasm, there was a vampire hunter who fought with holy water, ancient knowledge and an unshakable moral compass. His name was Abraham Van Helsing, and for more than a century he has stood as the archetypal vampire slayer—part scientist, part mystic and relentless adversary of the […]
When The Lost Boys arrived in theaters in 1987, it reinvented vampires. Gone were the capes and castles and in their place were motorcycles, leather jackets, boardwalk neon and a seductive promise of eternal youth. Nearly four decades later, that same mix of danger, desire and outsider longing is preparing to take center stage as […]
Long before streaming platforms made animated revivals routine, there was a serious effort to expand the Buffyverse into animation. Buffy: The Animated Series was conceived as a continuation rather than a novelty—one that would return the characters to high school, embrace stylized visuals, and lean fully into the show’s humor, action, and mythology without the […]
There’s one inescapable conclusion: vampires — those bloodsuckers that go bite in the night, whether in movies or on TV — aren’t going anywhere, which is perfectly fine with us. To celebrate, we’re presenting mini-interviews with the stars of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Moonlight, Angel, Midnight Texas, Dark Shadows and more. David Boreanaz as Angel […]
The modern image of Santa Claus is one of the most stable figures in popular culture. He appears once a year, behaves exactly as expected, and leaves no unanswered questions behind. Dressed in red, bearded, benevolent and predictable, Santa rewards good behavior and disappears without consequence. He is not a mystery to be examined, but […]
For Luc Besson, making a Dracula film was never about embracing horror. In fact, he openly admits he isn’t a fan of the genre at all. What pulled him toward the story — and ultimately into directing his 20th feature — was something far more personal and, in his mind, far more tragic: love stretched […]
After haunting the pages of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel, Count Dracula didn’t stay locked in literature for long. By the early 20th century, he had found a new home: the stage. Theater was where Dracula’s image solidified—from the lurking, caped aristocrat to the hypnotic figure clad in evening wear. These stage portrayals not only brought […]
Vampires have been used to explore everything from romance to monstrosity, but CBS’ upcoming TV vampire comedy pilot Eternally Yours is taking a slightly different bite out of the genre: what happens when immortality doesn’t save you from a long, exhausting marriage? Allegra Edwards has been cast as the female lead in the pilot, which […]
Young Blood, the new vampire thriller is taking shape in the Florida Keys, and it’s bringing together an intriguing mix of genre veterans and rising talent. Young Blood, a vampire island film written and directed by Ari Schlossberg, is currently in production in Key Largo, Florida, with Theo Rossi, Mario Van Peebles and Derek Wilson. […]
Harry Turtledove has spent most of his career reimagining history—altering outcomes, bending timelines, and asking how the world might look if one crucial detail changed. With his City of Shadows novels, he turns that instinct inward, away from grand geopolitical shifts and toward the streets of postwar Los Angeles, imagining a city where the supernatural […]