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Featuring the character of the same name from Marvel Comics, Werewolf by Night (2022) is a special on Disney+ directed by Michael Giacchino and written by Heather Quinn and Peter Cameron. It marks the first Marvel Studios Special Presentation in the MCU, maintaining continuity with the franchise’s films and television shows. In the aftermath of Ulysses Bloodstone’s death, his widow Verussa summons five seasoned monster hunters to Bloodstone Manor. There, they are tasked with competing for leadership and the ...

Day Shift (2022) is an American action comedy film directed by J. J. Perry, written by Tyler Tice and Shay Hatten from a story by Tice. The movie follows Bud Jablonski, a blue-collar dad who secretly spends his days hunting and killing vampires while seemingly working as a pool cleaner. One day, during a “cleaning job,” Bud witnesses a man leaving the house he’s working at and decides to investigate further. This leads him to encounter two vampires, an elderly woman and younger man, who happen to live in ...

Morbius (2022), an American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, is produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel. As the third installment in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU), it tells the story of 10-year-old Michael Morbius and his surrogate brother Lucien (“Milo”), who bond over their shared blood illness and desire for normalcy while at a hospital in Greece. Their adoptive father and hospital director Nicholas arranges for Morbius to attend medical school in New York, while caring for Milo himself. 25 years later, Morbius declines a Nobel Prize publicly for his work involving artificial blood. ...

The upcoming film Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022) is an American animated adventure comedy, produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation and released through Amazon Studios. As the hotel celebrates its 125th anniversary, Mavis overhears Dracula’s retirement plans, prompting her to share them with Johnny. Excitedly, Johnny reveals his own plans to renovate the hotel. However, Dracula worries about the potential damage Johnny could cause and falsely claims that only monsters can own the hotel due to a “monster real-estate law”. This leaves Johnny disappointed. With the help of Van Helsing’s transforming ray, he attempts to ...

Midnight Mass (2021) is a gothic supernatural horror miniseries streaming in America. It’s created and directed by Mike Flanagan, and the cast includes Zach Gilford, Kate Siegel, Hamish Linklater, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Kristin Lehman, and Henry Thomas. The fictional ...

The 2019 American horror anthology streaming television series, Creepshow (2019–2024), serves as a continuation of the 1982 film of the same name. It features seventeen episodes, each containing two horror stories. Scholastic Books released a companion book entitled Creepshow: The Taker, with two novellas written by Elley Cooper inspired by the TV series. A second installment, titled Creepshow: The Cursed and also written by Cooper, was released on April 28, 2021. Critics have praised the series, with an average rating of 7.7/10 based on 29 reviews on ...

aIn the Victorian fantasy world of Carnival Row (2019–2023), Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne take on the roles of two star-crossed lovers. The city is filled with mythical creatures who have been displaced from their homelands by invading human empires. These immigrants struggle to coexist with their human counterparts in the city’s grimiest district, where they are forbidden to fully live, love, or even fly freely. Despite the darkness and intolerance surrounding them, there is still glimmers of hope as a forbidden romance blossoms between Rycroft Philostrate, a ...

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) is an American monster comedy film created by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. In the late 1800s, Dracula and his companions travel incognito on a train headed for Budapest. However, their plans are disrupted when Dracula’s nemesis, Professor Abraham Van Helsing, shows up and exposes the group. In order to protect his friends, Dracula pushes them off the train while the monsters make their escape through the roof. Van Helsing becomes determined to destroy Dracula, but is consistently outsmarted by him. Fast forward to present day – one year after the events of the previous film – and ...

Underworld: Blood Wars (2016) is an action-packed horror film helmed by director Anna Foerster and written by Cory Goodman. The ongoing battle between Vampires and Lycans continues, with the Lycans led by Marius gaining the upper hand. Believing that the hybrid daughter of Selene, a Vampire Death Dealer, holds the key to their victory, Marius sets his sights on capturing her. However, their attempt is thwarted when Selene reveals that her daughter has cut ties with her and she does not know where she is. Meanwhile, Vampire Elder Semira pleads with Thomas, another elder ...

The fantasy horror drama TV show, Van Helsing (2016–2021), features Kelly Overton as the lead character. The inspiration for the show comes from Zenescope Entertainment’s graphic novel series, Helsing. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, where Vanessa Van Helsing, a descendant of Abraham Van Helsing, awakens after her presumed death. She discovers that it has been three years since the eruption of the Yellowstone Caldera and vampires now control humanity due to the lack of sunlight caused by the ash. Vanessa possesses a unique blood composition that can turn vampires back into humans, making her ...

Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) is an American animated monster comedy film created by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation with support from LStar Capital. Produced by Sony Pictures Imageworks and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it continues the story of Mavis and Johnny following their marriage, which was approved by her father Count Dracula. As they prepare for their son Dennis’s fifth birthday, Drac grows concerned that the child has yet to develop vampire powers. To protect him from potential dangers in Transylvania, Mavis suggests moving to Johnny’s hometown of Santa Cruz, California for a more ‘normal’ upbringing, much to ...

Director Måns Mårlind brought us Underworld: Awakening (2012), an American action horror film. Following the second installment, both the government and society have been made aware of the existence of Vampires and Lycans. In response to this discovery, a program is launched to study and possibly exploit their abilities. However, it quickly devolves into a mass extermination, resulting in Selene and Michael’s capture by humans. Known for her enhanced vampiric traits, Selene is frozen in cryogenic suspension for twelve years. When she finally escapes, she discovers that another test subject has also managed to flee ...

The romantic fantasy film, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012), is directed by Bill Condon with a screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, adapted from Stephenie Meyer’s novel Breaking Dawn. Continuing from the previous film, Bella wakes up as a newly turned vampire after giving birth. With the help of her husband Edward Cullen, she overcomes her initial thirst for blood and meets their daughter Renesmee. The Cullens and Bella’s friend Jacob are also present, but when Jacob becomes possessive ...

Big Top Scooby-Doo! (2012) is an animated comedy mystery film and the eighteenth installment in the Scooby-Doo direct-to-video series. While in Atlantic City, a werewolf breaks into a jewelry store and steals a ruby necklace, causing an alarm to sound. As the creature flees, it encounters a security guard and two policemen who try to apprehend it but fail. The werewolf seeks refuge in the nearby circus grounds, where Scooby-Doo and his friends are vacationing. Excited by the arrival of the Brancusi Circus, Fred leads the gang to check it out. However, they discover that it is closed until tomorrow but decide to explore when they find an unlocked door. Inside, ...

Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012) is a hilarious horror musical that was released straight to DVD. It is the seventeenth film in the popular Scooby-Doo series. After a long time solving mysteries, Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby decide it’s time for a much-needed vacation. They travel to Petit Chauve Sourie Ville, a small town in Louisiana that is famous for its vampire festival called ‘Vampire Palooza’. The gang meets Lita Rutland, the organizing committee’s head who tells them about the financial struggles they are facing due to low tourism numbers. Their host for the trip is Vincent Van Helsing – an author and ...

Hotel Transylvania (2012) is an American animated monster comedy film jointly produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. Following the tragic death of his wife Martha at the hands of a human mob, Count Dracula erects a grand hotel exclusively for creatures in Transylvania. Here, he raises his daughter Mavis and provides a refuge for monsters seeking to escape persecution from humans. Regular guests at the hotel include iconic monsters such as Frankenstein, Wayne and Wanda Werewolf, Griffin the Invisible Man, and Murray the Mummy. On Mavis’ 118th birthday, she expresses her desire to explore the human ...

The dark fantasy film Dark Shadows (2012), directed by Tim Burton, is based on the gothic television soap opera of the same name. In 1760, young Barnabas Collins and his wealthy family relocated from Liverpool to Maine, where they built the Collinwood Mansion and founded the town of Collinsport. However, fifteen years later, Barnabas finds himself in a complicated situation. He is engaged to Josette but is also having an affair with Angelique, a servant who happens to be a witch. When Barnabas rejects Angelique, she uses her magic to murder his parents and place a curse on him. In addition, Angelique casts a spell on ...

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011) is an American romantic fantasy film directed by Bill Condon from a screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, based on the 2008 novel Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. After several months since the previous events, human Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen tie the knot. At their wedding reception, werewolf Jacob Black returns to town after receiving an invitation, much to Bella’s delight. They share a dance in the woods, where she mentions their plan to ...

The film Midnight Son (2011), written and directed by Scott Leberecht and produced by Matt Compton, stars Zak Kilberg. Set in Los Angeles, it follows the story of Jacob, a young man with a rare skin disorder that forces him to live a solitary life during the day and work as a night security guard. His routine is disrupted when he meets Mary, a local bartender and former drug addict who has just ended a relationship with a drug dealer. As his hunger for blood grows stronger and regular food no longer satisfies him, Jacob ...

The romantic fantasy film, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), follows the story of Bella Swan and her vampire lover, Edward Cullen. Directed by David Slade and written by Melissa Rosenberg, the movie is an adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s novel of the same name. In Seattle, Victoria attacks a human named Riley to start an army of newborn vampires in order to get revenge on Edward for killing her previous partner. Meanwhile, Bella and Edward contemplate the idea of immortality and marriage in Forks, Washington. Despite ...