Vampires have adapted to the modern world before, but Vampires of the Velvet Lounge–reaching theatres on March 20—takes the concept to deliriously wicked extremes. Set deep in the American South, the film unfolds inside a shadowy back-alley absinthe bar where Countess Elizabeth Báthory and her glamorous coven of vampires have found a very contemporary hunting […]
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 […]
Before Mulder and Scully investigated the paranormal or Buffy stalked vampires through high school hallways, there was Carl Kolchak—a rumpled reporter in a straw hat with a knack for stumbling into nightmares. Played by Darren McGavin with a perfect blend of cynicism and tenacity, Kolchak was neither chosen nor trained to be a slayer. But […]