Category Archives: Dracula

The Morrison governments chief ABC agitator has launched a scathing critique against the national broadcasters complaints system, likening it to Dracula and the blood bank. Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg has compared the ABCs internal complaints processes to a kid marking their own homework and has called for further scrutiny. The public broadcaster has launched an external investigation into the complaints system but Mr Bragg said the entire process should be independent of the ABC. Continue reading →

Production is underway on Rob Zombie's new take on The Munsters, and actor Dan Roebuck has opened up on what it's like to step in as the new Grandpa Munster. Originally played by Al Lewis on the classic television series, Grandpa is a version of Count Dracula, having since settled down with his family of various monsters. Continue reading →

Being much plagued by insomnia, some years ago I took to reading, as I tried to drift off to sleep, a collection of dialogues recovered from the flight recorders of crashed aeroplanes. These transcripts, rendered on the page in conventional dramatic format, followed a uniform narrative arc: a mishmash of cockpit directions, communication with air traffic control, and with passengers and stewardesses, banal chit-chat about family or food (Krispy Kreme donuts seem to be a favourite of US pilots) suddenly giving way to concern about an unexpected bang or shudder or an unresponsive flap or lever; rapidly escalating to blind panic as the situation turns critical; then, inevitably, the same denouement Continue reading →

From the cheesy narration setting up a jump from the 19th to the 20th century to the horn-driven opening credits music, theres a real sense of trying-too-hard at work here. Continue reading →

Now that it's November, Spooky Season may technically be over, but as we transition into the holidays you can keep the spirit of all things dark and creepy alive - or, rather, undead. The beloved Keanu Reeves vampire film, Bram Stoker's Dracula, is now streaming on Netflix offering plenty of chills, thrills, and drama even as we put Halloween and all the other things that go bump in the night firmly behind until next year. Originally released in 1992, Bram Stoker's Dracula was directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola and based on the 1897 literary classic Dracula by Bram Stoker Continue reading →

Hope everyone has been enjoying Spook-tober or whatever were calling the build up to Halloween these days with some great horror films, but we need to devote some time to two of the original classic horror movies, Frankenstein and Dracula; the 1931 versions just to be clear. Each film is turning 90 this year, so what better time than now to learn some behind-the-scenes facts about the OG Hollywood movie monsters. Continue reading →

The Castlevania anime was a critical and commercial success. Continue reading →

Many will remember the stars of CBBC's Young Dracula who occupied our screens for five series - but what happened when the show came to an end? The show followed the Dracula family who moved from Transylvania to live in a small town in Wales. But when the show returned for a third series, three years after the second aired, production moved to Liverpool. Continue reading →

Take The Goonies and Universals Classic Monsters and make a movie with them. Wait, The Monster Squad already exists Continue reading →

British tennis star Emma Raducanu crashed out of the Transylvania Open as she continues to adapt to the fast pace of life on tour after her epic win in the US Open. Not one to shy away from social media the 18-year-old posted a message to her fans after her loss to Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk. And playing the tennis tournament at the home of Count Dracula in Transylvania, Romania clearly inspired the Brit with her post featuring a nod to Halloween on Sunday (October 31) Continue reading →