Emanuele Taglietti (artist)
Emanuele Taglietti (born in Ferrara, January 6, 1943) is an Italian designer, illustrator and painter. Born to an artistic father, Emanuele Taglietti graduated from his local art institute, then moved...
View ArticleOnly Lovers Left Alive
Only Lovers Left Alive is a 2013 romance drama vampire film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, Mia Wasikowska, and John Hurt. It was nominated for the Palme...
View ArticleTender Dracula
Tender Dracula, or Confessions of a Blood Drinker (French: Tendre Dracula or, alternately, La Grande Trouille) is a 1974 French horror film directed by Pierre Grunstein. It stars Peter Cushing, Alida...
View ArticleNight of the Werewolf (Spanish title: El Retorno del Hombre Lobo)
El Retorno del Hombre Lobo (Return of the Wolfman) is a 1981 Spanish horror film that is the ninth in a long series about the werewolf Count Waldemar Daninsky, played by Paul Naschy. It was released...
View ArticleJokerBats (rock band)
JokerBats are a metal glam goth rock band. Their single ‘Vampire’ is due for release on February 24, 2014. Press release: “As a band they have drawn inspiration from traditional hard rock bands like...
View Article‘Dark London’ by The Tyburn Tree (album)
The Tyburn Tree are a duo comprised of Soft Cell singer Marc Almond and saxophonist John Harle. On February 24, 2014 the pair released ‘Dark London’ on Sospiro Noir Records. Promotional shots for the...
View ArticleAfflicted
Afflicted is a 2013 Canadian action horror film written and directed by Clif Prowse, Derek Lee, both of whom star. The rest of the cast are Baya Rehaz, Edo Van Breemen, Zachary Gray. Plot: Two best...
View ArticleCarmilla (novella)
Carmilla is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. First published in 1872, it tells the story of a young woman’s susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla. It was...
View ArticleDracula’s Worst Nightmare – Fresh Garlic
Marketed as ‘Dracula’s Worst Nightmare’, this is a special Halloween pack of garlic bulbs that was sold in British supermarkets in 2004. Produced by Brookerpaks Quality Foods, the product contained...
View ArticleGenuine Soil from Dracula’s Castle
Soil from Dracula’s Castle was a novelty sold by Warren Publishing, through ads in their magazines such as Famous Monsters of Filmland, Eerie, Creepy and Vampirella. Launched to coincide with the...
View ArticleVampyros Lesbos
Vampyros Lesbos (Spanish: Las Vampiras) is a 1971 West German-Spanish horror film directed and co-written by Jesús Franco.It is, arguably, Franco’s best known film today, having reached a certain cult...
View ArticleThe Dark Shadows Cookbook
The Dark Shadows Cookbook was published in 1970 by Ace Books to accompany Dan Curtis’ hit American TV horror soap opera series. Unlike Cooking Price-Wise with Vincent Price, which made sense given the...
View ArticleLa momia nacional (“The National Mummy”)
La momia nacional (which translates as “The National Mummy”) is a 1981 Spanish horror sex comedy directed by José Ramón Larraz (Vampyres, Scream – and Die!, Rest in Pieces, Edge of the Axe) from a...
View ArticleThe Kiss of the Vampire (1962)
The Kiss of the Vampire also known as Kiss of the Vampire and Kiss of Evil, is a 1962 (released 1963) British vampire film made by Hammer Film Productions. The film was directed by Don Sharp and was...
View ArticleThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (film)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (or LXG on some early publicity material) is a 2003 science fiction action film with horror elements, loosely based on the first volume of the comic book series...
View ArticleVampyres (2014)
Vampyres (aka Las Hijas de Drácula) is a 2014 Spanish horror feature film remake of the 1974 British cult movie of the same title. Produced by Artistic Metropol, the screenplay is by José Larraz...
View ArticleDo-It-Yourself Vampire Kit (novelty)
Do-It-Yourself Vampire Kit was a novelty sold from the advert pages of American comics in the 1960s by Victor Specialties of Connecticut. For just one dollar eager ghoulish kids could “Become a...
View ArticleWitches’ Tales (comic magazine)
Witches’ Tales - not to be confused with the 1950s comics of the same name – was a black-and-white horror-anthology comics magazines published by Eerie Publications, a New York-based company run by...
View ArticleCurse of the Undead (film, 1959)
Curse of the Undead (aka Mark of the West) is a 1959 American vampire/western hybrid film directed by Edward Dein (The Leech Woman) rom a screenplay by himself and Mildred Dein. It stars Eric Fleming,...
View ArticleWhat We Do in the Shadows
What We Do in the Shadows is a 2014 New Zealand horror comedy film about a group of vampires who live together in Wellington, New Zealand. It was directed and written by Taika Waititi and Jemaine...
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