

Diabolical. Seductive. Immortal. Vampires have been an icon of evil in folklore and popular culture for more than three centuries, yet only one name still personifies the ultimate aristocrat of bloodlust. Now join the world’s foremost experts on Dracula – including academics, authors and horror historians – as they explore the untold story of the Transylvanian Count, from the legend of Vlad The Impaler and Bram Stoker’s celebrated novel through its landmark stage productions and classic movie adaptations.

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Diabolical. Seductive. Immortal. Vampires have been an icon of evil in folklore and popular culture for more than three centuries, yet only one name still personifies the ultimate aristocrat of bloodlust. Now join the world’s foremost experts on Dracula – including academics, authors and horror historians – as they explore the untold story of the Transylvanian Count, from the legend of Vlad The Impaler and Bram Stoker’s celebrated novel through its landmark stage productions and classic movie adaptations.
2013-12-12
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From Folklore to Screen
6.7While dabbling in Satanism, Count Karstein resurrects Mircalla Karnstein who initiates him into vampirism. As a rash of deaths afflicts the village, Gustav the head of Puritan group leads his men to seek out and destroy the pestilence. One of his twin nieces has become inflicted with the witchcraft but Gustav's zeal and venom has trapped the innocent Maria, threatening her with a tortuous execution, whilst Frieda remains free to continue her orgy of evil.
7.9Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.
8.1Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.
7.7An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
6.6Alice is a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist hoping to revive his career visits the small New England town to investigate. When terrifying events begin to happen all around, he starts to question if these phenomena are the works of the Virgin Mary or something much more sinister.
7.3Thirteen-year-old Mei is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when she gets too excited, she transforms into a giant red panda.
8.1Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.
8.0Jojo, a lonely German boy during World War II has his world shaken when he learns that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Influenced by a buffoonish imaginary version of Adolf Hitler, he begins to question his beliefs and confront the conflict between propaganda and his own humanity.
6.9Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
7.7Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the Western Front, they discover the soul-destroying horror of World War I.
7.4Peter Parker and his friends go on a summer trip to Europe. However, they will hardly be able to rest - Peter will have to agree to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of creatures that cause natural disasters and destruction throughout the continent.
7.4After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.
6.9Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.
6.3Incurable romantic Lotte finds her life upended when her plans for a picture-perfect wedding unravel -- just as her self-absorbed sister gets engaged.
6.5After saving the life of their heir apparent, tenacious loner Snake Eyes is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage where he is taught the ways of the ninja warrior. But, when secrets from his past are revealed, Snake Eyes' honor and allegiance will be tested – even if that means losing the trust of those closest to him.
8.2After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.
8.0The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
5.8Vampire Anton Voytek's lair is disturbed by the ground breaking for a new church. Anton attempts to start a modern life using his hoarded wealth, but finds it's been confiscated by the authorities. He takes revenge on the architect responsible, who in turn, aided by a retired detective, tries to hunt down and destroy Anton.
10.0Armed with a mysterious website and a profile on a popular dating app, Selene, a freshly-turned vampire, lures Tyler into a “date” in order to make her first kill and complete her transformation.
10.0A study of the author intersperses readings from "Interview with the Vampire" with her comments on growing up in New Orleans; her mother ("the finest storyteller I have ever known"); living in San Francisco during the 1960s; and the death of her daughter. Included: talks with her husband and sisters.
10.0Following the news of a heinous tragedy, a young woman searches the streets for her missing brother, the person accused of committing the incident. Unaware of his true status or location, he finds himself in the employ of an underground fighting ring using inmates like him to entertain wealthy clients, eventually moving up the ranks of the fighters quite quickly. Eventually frustrated at the lack of information from the investigation, she turns to a detective to help him, but with a dangerous socialite also looking into the club they try to push their rescue efforts into high gear into order to save her brother.
3.4An anthology in which the erotic and horrific combine to create multiple ghoulish tales of bloodlust, murder, the occult and the forbidden.
0.0For decades, Viktor and his vampire brides, Mercy and Ravenna, have lived off the blood of unsuspecting victims. Tonight, all that could change...A dark and disturbingly erotic tale of the supernatural.
0.0The tired traveler visits an old establishment, but he is not prepared for the horror that awaits him!
0.0He's the bartender at a bar with no parishioners. There he spends his nights yearning for good times, now that he can not even attract his only neighbor: a stray dog. He only has his Pomace to attract some clueless soul. However, he prefers something much more select, human blood. His luck changes with the arrival of two visitors but the Fortune has reserved a surprise for him. Their new preys are family. Amancio has to choose between ending his lonely existence or his thirst for blood.
0.0FIEND FATALE is an "epic" horror-adventure proof-of-concept short film, about five sisters, a vampire, zombie, werewolf, demon, and mermaid, cloned from the DNA of extinct monsters, thrust into the modern world and facing off against the government, terrorists, and themselves.
7.0House of Monsters is a stop-motion animated short film featuring the adventures of everyone's favorite classic monsters. Best described as 'Rankin/Bass meets Looney Tunes', House of Monsters features a return to old-school filmmaking and hand-made artistry. Being 5,000 years old can leave you a little dry and itchy. Seeking relief with a little moisturizer goes too far and in an effort to regain the vitality of his youth and the love of a very special lady, the mummy sacrifices the only thing holding him together.
0.0In his newly rented apartment, Juan, a comic book fan, waits for a sexy gothic girl to spend the night with. But just before she gets there, a friend shows up, asking for shelter for an unusual reason: he is afraid to become a werewolf. When the full moon rises, Juan sees with horror and dismay how his friend becomes a ridiculous dog-man.
0.0A good-natured vampire must use his powers to defeat an old nemesis, who has kidnapped his son.
5.0A conman refuses to believe that the nice old lady sitting opposite him at the bar is a centuries-old vampire, yet he's starting to feel more and more uncomfortable. And that's not the only surprising revelation this short has in store for the viewer.
8.0A Brazilian student short-film about Viggo, a lonely vampire living in the shadows of Maristela's apartment, a pianist which he loves. Everything changes when she invites home her new boyfriend.
2.5After being kidnapped by a predatory old vampire, Kurt becomes part of a gang of rebellious vampires who feed on bigots and abusers. As a vampire he finally knows empowerment and belonging, but his maker is still out there and until Kurt faces the monster, he will never truly be free. But this time he won’t face it alone.
0.0Screenwriter Chris meets producer Vlad Kowalski, who wants to finance a horror film to shoot in some of his dilapidated properties. When Vlad insists that Chris write a vampire film, Chris soon starts to believe that this producer may actually be a bloodsucking creature himself... Conflicts arise when Chris pitches an unexpected project...
6.5Lady Belladonna is back with another round of suspenseful tales from Pandora's Box, including a vengeful vampire, a misplaced curse, an alien invasion and more tantalizing trips beyond the veil.
6.0Tony, a desperate actor who becomes a vampire and uses his new powers to land a movie role and the girl, but soon he must choose between life and the undead.
4.9A vampire hunter in southern California discovers that his son has been murdered by a gang of the undead and thus goes on a quest for revenge.
3.6A vampire scientist psychically charges the "longevity serum" he sells across the world, making all who use it into vampires loyal to him.