Genre: Vampire
Vampire stories trade in blood and immortality — predators of the night, the seduction of living forever, and the price of never dying.
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Stake Land (2010)
Jim Mickle's Stake Land uses vampires as backdrop for a melancholy survival drama. A sincere, atmospheric 7/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
Let Me In (2010)
Matt Reeves remakes Let the Right One In with care and conviction. A haunting 8/10 about two lonely children, reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
30 Days of Night (2007)
Vampires descend on an Alaskan town facing a month without sunrise. A lean, brutal 7/10 with one of horror's best premises, reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
Daybreakers (2009)
The Spierig brothers imagine a world where vampires won and the blood is running out. A smart, uneven 7/10 dystopian vampire film reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Ana Lily Amirpour's black-and-white Iranian vampire Western is the genre's most striking recent debut. A stylish 7.5/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
Thirst (2009)
Park Chan-wook turns a devout priest into a vampire in this bold, lurid, morally serious 8/10. Religious tragedy meets erotic horror, reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
Near Dark (1987)
Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark strips every vampire cliche and builds a Western instead. A feral, frightening 8.5/10 reviewed in depth at Master of Worlds. -
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
Roman Polanski's affectionate Hammer parody is more gorgeous gothic fairy tale than laugh-out-loud comedy. A charming, uneven 6.5/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
Dracula (1958)
Hammer's 1958 Dracula made the vampire physical, sexual, and bloody. Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in a landmark 8/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
Vampyr (1932)
Carl Theodor Dreyer's Vampyr abandons plot for pure dream logic and remains the eeriest vampire film ever made. A singular 8/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds.