Topic: Vampires

Direction F.W. Murnau

Cast Max Schreck · Alexander Granach · Gustav von Wangenheim · Greta Schröeder

Synopsis In Nosferatu (1922), a young real estate agent, Hutter, is sent to Transylvania to finalize a property deal with the enigmatic Count Orlok. Upon arrival, he discovers the Count is a sinister, vampiric figure. Orlok becomes obsessed with Hutter's wife,...

Direction David Silverman

Synopsis When Homer announces he would sell his soul for a donut, the Devil, disguised as Ned Flanders, shows up to take him up on the offer. Second Act, while ridings to school, Bart believe he sees a malevolent gremlin on...

Direction Francis Ford Coppola

Cast Gary Oldman · Winona Ryder · Anthony Hopkins · Keanu Reeves

Synopsis In 1462, Elisabeta, the wife of Vlad Dracula, the ruler of Transylvania, throws herself to her death, wrongly believing that her husband has been killed while defending against the Turks. But when the church he has been defending condemns her...

Direction Tokoro Tomokazu · Hiroyuki Tanaka · Taliesin Jaffe · Hideki Tonokatsu

Synopsis Miniseries (2006-2012). 10 OVAs. Integra Hellsing's uncle, Richard Hellsing, jealous of his niece becoming the head of the Hellsing organization, hunts her down, attempting to kill her. Integra, fearing for her life, flees to the bottom of the Hellsing mansion,...

Direction Carl Theodor Dreyer

Cast Julian West · Sybille Schmitz · Henriette Gérard · Albert Bras

Synopsis A traveler obsessed with the supernatural visits an old inn and finds evidence of vampires.

Direction Tomas Alfredson

Cast Kåre Hedebrant · Lina Leandersson · Per Ragnar · Henrik Dahl

Synopsis Let the Right One In (2008) follows Oskar, a lonely, bullied 12-year-old boy living in a Stockholm suburb. His life changes when he befriends Eli, a mysterious girl who moves in next door. As their bond deepens, Oskar discovers Eli's...

Direction Tatsuya Oishi · Akiyuki Shinbo

Synopsis In the spring of his second year of high school, Koyomi Araragi met the beautiful vampire Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade. Koyomi saved Kiss-shot, who was on the verge of death with all four of her limbs cut off, but only at...

Direction Tatsuya Oishi · Akiyuki Shinbo

Direction Neil Jordan

Cast Tom Cruise · Brad Pitt · Kirsten Dunst · Antonio Banderas

Synopsis In Interview With the Vampire (1994), a young journalist meets Louis, a 200-year-old vampire, who recounts his haunting life story. Turned into a vampire by the charismatic yet ruthless Lestat in 18th-century New Orleans, Louis struggles with his immortality, morality,...

Direction Jemaine Clement · Taika Waititi · Jason Woliner · Kyle Newacheck

Cast Kayvan Novak · Matt Berry · Natasia Demetriou · Harvey Guillen

Synopsis TV Series (2019-Present Day). 2 Seasons.20 Episodes. Set in New York City, What We Do in the Shadows follows three vampires who have been roommates for hundreds and hundreds of years.

Direction Dan Curtis · Lela Swift · Henry Kaplan · John Sedwick

Cast Jonathan Frid · Grayson Hall · Nancy Barrett · Joan Bennett

Synopsis Dark Shadows is a Gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis, who tells of a dream he had in which...

Direction Tetsuro Amino

Synopsis TV Series (2010). 22 Episodes. During a fiercely hot summer in Sotoba, a peaceful and quiet village with a population of 1300 people, a series of bizarre deaths begin to occur. At the same time, a strange family moves into...

Direction Tod Browning

Cast Bela Lugosi · Helen Chandler · David Manners · Dwight Frye

Synopsis After a harrowing ride through the Carpathian mountains in eastern Europe, Renfield enters castle Dracula to finalize the transferral of Carfax Abbey in London to Count Dracula, who is in actuality a vampire. Renfield is drugged by the eerily hypnotic...

Direction Werner Herzog

Cast Klaus Kinski · Isabelle Adjani · Bruno Ganz · Jacques Dufilho

Synopsis In Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), a haunting retelling of the Dracula tale, a young estate agent, Jonathan Harker, journeys to Transylvania to meet the enigmatic Count Dracula. The Count, a grotesque and lonely vampire, becomes obsessed with Harker's wife, Lucy....

Direction Terence Fisher

Cast Christopher Lee · Peter Cushing · Michael Gough · Melissa Stribling

Synopsis Posing as a librarian, erstwhile vampire hunter Jonathan Harker travels to Castle Dracula where he is welcomed by the courtly Count Dracula. Harker attempts to kill Dracula and eliminate the vampire menace that Dracula spreads but the sun sets before...

Direction Roman Polanski

Cast Jack MacGowran · Roman Polanski · Sharon Tate · Alfie Bass

Synopsis The elderly bat researcher, professor Abronsius and his assistant, Alfred, go to a remote Transylvanian village looking for vampires. Alfred falls in love with the inn-keeper's young daughter Sarah. However, she has been spotted by the mysterious count Krolock who...

Direction John Logan · James Hawes · Damon Thomas · Brian Kirk

Cast Eva Green · Josh Hartnett · Timothy Dalton · Harry Treadaway

Synopsis Penny Dreadful (TV Series) (2014) is a Gothic horror drama set in Victorian London, weaving together classic literary characters and original narratives. The story follows enigmatic explorer Sir Malcolm Murray, medium Vanessa Ives, and sharpshooter Ethan Chandler as they confront...

Direction Naokatsu Tsuda · Kenichi Suzuki

Synopsis TV Series (2012-2013). 26 Episodes. Late 19th century. Young, handsome and wealthy English nobleman Jonathan Joestar seems to have everything people crave for. His lowly-born adopted brother Dio Brando, brought into the family by Jonathan's father George, is particularly jealous...

Direction Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Synopsis The story revolves around D, the infamous "dunpeal" (born of a vampire father and a human mother) outcast and renowned vampire hunter. His prowess at hunting the creatures of the night allowing his acceptance among humans, he is called upon...

Direction Juan Padrón

Synopsis Vampires in Havana (1985) is a quirky animated comedy set in 1930s Cuba. The story follows Pepe, a young vampire who prefers salsa over sucking blood. Unbeknownst to him, his uncle, a scientist, invents "Vampisol," a potion allowing vampires to...