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The American horror film, The Addiction (1995), directed by Abel Ferrara and written by Nicholas St. John, tells the story of Kathleen Conklin, an introverted philosophy graduate student at New York University. One night, she is attacked by a woman who goes by the name ‘Casanova’, and soon begins to exhibit classic signs of vampirism such as avoiding sunlight and losing interest in food. Her behavior becomes more aggressive and she even propositions her dissertation advisor for sex and steals money from him while he sleeps. Her friend Jean, also a doctoral ...

Based on Anne Rice’s 1976 novel of the same name, Interview with the Vampire (1994) is an American gothic horror film directed by Neil Jordan. Set in late 20th century San Francisco, the movie follows reporter Daniel Molloy as he interviews Louis de Pointe du Lac, who claims to be a vampire. Initially skeptical, Molloy listens as Louis shares details of his life as a wealthy plantation owner in 1791 Louisiana. After experiencing the tragic loss of his wife and unborn child, Louis wanders the New Orleans waterfront one night and is attacked by Lestat de Lioncourt, a ...

Sleepwalkers (1992) is a horror film from the US, written by Stephen King and directed by Mick Garris. The protagonists, Charles Brady and his mother/lover Mary, are sleepwalkers. These shapeshifting energy vampires have the ability to change form into human-sized bipedal werecats at will. They typically take on a human appearance and possess telekinetic and illusion powers. However, their one weakness is domestic cats, which can see through their illusions and attack them with deadly results. Charles and Mary are nomads who have recently settled in Travis, Indiana after ...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), an American comedy directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui and written by Joss Whedon, follows the story of Buffy Summers. She is a cheerleader at Hemery High School in Los Angeles, where her main interests include shopping and spending time with her wealthy friends and boyfriend, Jeffrey. However, one day at school, she meets Merrick, who claims she is The Slayer – the chosen one destined to defeat vampires. At first, Buffy dismisses his words but later changes her mind when he describes a recurring dream of hers in vivid detail. Despite ...

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), an American vampire horror film, was produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and written by James V. Hart. It is based on Stoker’s classic 1897 novel of the same name. The story follows Vlad Dracula, who returns from a victorious battle against the Ottoman Empire in 1462 to find his beloved wife, Elisabeta, dead. He is told by a priest that her soul is condemned for committing suicide. Outraged, Vlad renounces Christianity and vows to avenge Elisabeta with the powers of ...

The animated comedy horror film, Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988), was produced by Hanna-Barbera for syndication. Annually, Count Dracula’s castle in Transylvania hosts a ‘Monster Road Rally’ where classic Hollywood monsters like Frankenstein’s monster and his wife Repulsa, gather to compete in a road race similar to Wacky Races. The winner is awarded the coveted ‘Monster of the Year’ title and other macabre prizes, announced by Dracula’s wife and co-host, Vanna Pira. However, this year there is a problem. The Wolfman has retired to Florida and will not be participating. Fearing cancellation of the race, ...

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988), an animated comedy horror, was produced by Hanna-Barbera for syndication in the Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 series. The two, along with Scrappy-Doo, were hired to teach gym at Miss Grimwood’s Finishing School for Girls. Upon arrival, they discovered it was a school for daughters of supernatural beings such as Sibella (Count Dracula’s daughter), Elsa Frankenteen (daughter of Frankenteen Sr.), Winnie (daughter of the Wolfman), Phantasma (known as Phanty for short), and Tanis (named after an Egyptian city) – all inspired by Universal Monsters. The school also housed unique residents like a floating white hand, an ...

The American horror film Silver Bullet (1985) is based on Stephen King’s 1983 novella, Cycle of the Werewolf. It follows the story of Jane Coslaw and her paraplegic younger brother Marty in their small rural town of Tarker’s Mills, Maine during the spring of 1976. A series of murders takes place, starting with railroad worker Arnie Westrum being decapitated by an unseen attacker. Pregnant Stella Randolph, driven to despair, meets a brutal end in her own bedroom. The abusive father Milt Sturmfuller is killed in his greenhouse and even Marty’s best friend Brady Kincaid falls victim to the ...

Salem’s Lot (1979) is an American two-part vampire miniseries based on the 1975 horror novel ‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King. Directed by Tobe Hooper. At a church in Guatemala, Ben Mears and Mark Petrie are gathering holy water when they suddenly realize they are being pursued. Despite the ominous presence, they decide to stand their ground and confront it. Two years prior, Mears, a successful writer, returns to his hometown of Salem’s Lot, Maine. His plan is to research and write about the infamous Marsten House on the hill, known for its ...

Written and directed by George A. Romero, Martin (1977) is an American horror film about a young man who goes by the same name. On an overnight train from Indianapolis to Pittsburgh, he sedates a woman with a syringe filled with narcotics and proceeds to harm her forearm using a razor blade. The next morning, his elderly cousin Tateh Cuda meets him at the train station and accompanies him on another train headed for Braddock, Pennsylvania. Despite his youthful appearance, Martin insists that he is much older. He experiences vivid monochrome visions of religious figures, seductive vampires, and angry mobs carrying ...

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) is an American horror comedy film directed by Charles Barton. A concerned Larry Talbot contacts the railway station in Florida, where baggage clerks Chick Young and Wilbur Grey are employed. In his call, Talbot urgently warns Wilbur of an impending shipment for ‘McDougal’s House of Horrors’. However, his message is cut short as he transforms into a werewolf with the rising full moon. Wilbur dismisses the call as a joke, unaware of the real danger. Meanwhile, McDougal demands that the crates be delivered directly to his wax museum. Despite it being after ...

The American horror film House of Frankenstein (1944) stars Boris Karloff, directed by Erle C. Kenton. After attempting to replicate Dr. Frankenstein’s experiments, Dr. Gustav Niemann is imprisoned and meets the hunchback Daniel. He convinces him to become his assistant and promises to create a new body for him. During an earthquake, they escape and stumble upon Professor Lampini’s traveling show. Wanting revenge on Burgomaster Hussman, Niemann revives Count Dracula from his corpse in the horror exhibit. The vampire hypnotizes Hussman’s ...

The American horror film, Son of Dracula (1943), was directed by Robert Siodmak and written by his brother Curt Siodmak. Katherine Caldwell invites Count Alucard to come to the United States. She is one of Colonel Caldwell’s daughters, who owns a plantation in New Orleans. Shortly after arriving, the Colonel dies of a supposed heart attack and leaves his fortune to his two daughters. Claire inherits all his money while Katherine receives his estate, known as ‘Dark Oaks’. Unbeknownst to anyone else, Katherine has been secretly dating Alucard and the two ...

In the American horror flick directed by Roy William Neill, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943), Lon Chaney Jr. and Bela Lugosi star as the two graverobbers who venture into the Talbot family crypt during a full moon. In hopes of reviving Larry Talbot, they remove the wolfsbane that was buried with his body. To their surprise, the full moon’s light transforms Larry back to life. Later that night in Cardiff, he is discovered by police with his apparent fatal head wound and taken to Dr. Mannering for treatment. When ...

The American gothic horror film, The Wolf Man (1941), was both written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner. Larry Talbot makes his way back to his ancestral home in Llanwelly, Wales, to attend his brother’s funeral and mend his relationship with his distant father, Sir John Talbot. During his time there, he becomes enamored with a local girl named Gwen Conliffe who owns an antique shop. To get closer to her, he purchases a walking stick adorned with a silver wolf’s head. This propels Gwen to tell him about the legend of the werewolf ...

Released by Universal Pictures, Dracula’s Daughter (1936) is a chilling vampire horror film that serves as a sequel to the popular 1931 movie, Dracula. Directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Garrett Fort, the story follows Professor Van Helsing who has just defeated Count Dracula. However, his victory is short-lived when he is apprehended by two Whitby policemen named Sergeant Wilkes and Constable Albert. They had stumbled upon the body of Dracula, with a stake through its heart, as well as Renfield’s lifeless body with a broken neck in Carfax ...

In the horror flick Werewolf of London (1935), directed by Stuart Walker, Henry Hull takes on the role of the titular werewolf. The story follows Wilfred Glendon, a wealthy and renowned English botanist who sets off to Tibet in search of an elusive plant known as Mariphasa lupina lumina. This plant is said to only bloom under the light of the moon. While in Tibet, Glendon is attacked and bitten by a wild humanoid creature but manages to obtain a specimen of the rare plant. Back in his London laboratory, he creates a lamp that mimics moonlight in hopes of seeing the ...

The American pre-Code supernatural horror film, Dracula (1931), was directed and co-produced by Tod Browning. The screenplay was written by Garrett Fort and the film starred Bela Lugosi in the title role. It is an adaptation of the 1924 stage play Dracula by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, which is based on Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel of the same name. ...