Cronos (1993)
Guillermo del Toro reroutes the vampire myth through a clockwork device in his startling 1993 debut. A tender, melancholy 8/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds.
Movies
Nosferatu (1922)
F.W. Murnau’s 1922 Nosferatu invented vampire cinema and still frightens a century later. A 9/10 landmark reviewed in depth at Master of Worlds.
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Jim Jarmusch asks what eternity feels like after centuries of it. A gorgeous, melancholy 8/10 vampire mood piece reviewed at Master of Worlds.
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement turn four vampire flatmates into one of the best horror comedies ever. A very funny 8.5/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds.
The Hunger (1983)
Tony Scott’s The Hunger is one of the most beautiful and emptiest vampire films ever made. Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie in a stylish 6.5/10.
Martin (1977)
George Romero’s Martin asks whether vampires exist at all. A grim, intelligent 8/10 set in dying steel-country Pennsylvania, reviewed at Master of Worlds.
Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
What if the actor in Nosferatu was a real vampire? Willem Dafoe is extraordinary in this clever 7.5/10 horror film 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.
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.
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.