Tag: Period Piece
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Byzantium (2012)
Neil Jordan returns to vampires with a feminist story of a mother and daughter surviving two centuries. A thoughtful 7.5/10 reviewed 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. -
The Vampire Lovers (1970)
Ingrid Pitt elevates Hammer's adaptation of Carmilla into a melancholy gothic. A flawed but atmospheric 6.5/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
Hammer built a gorgeous sequel without Christopher Lee, and it may be better than the original. A beautiful 7.5/10 gothic reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Christopher Lee returns as Dracula without a single line of dialogue, and the resurrection scene is among Hammer's best. A solid 7/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)
A few haunting pages of Dracula become a contained creature feature aboard a doomed ship. A handsome, uneven 6.5/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
Nosferatu (2024)
Robert Eggers brings obsessive period craft to the third great Nosferatu, with a ferocious Lily-Rose Depp at its center. A demanding 8/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
Sinners (2025)
Ryan Coogler's Jim Crow-era vampire film uses the genre to explore Black art and cultural memory. The most ambitious vampire film in a generation, a 9/10 at Master of Worlds. -
The Invitation (2022)
A promising gothic premise about a sinister aristocratic family hiding a Dracula secret, sanded smooth for mass appeal. A forgettable 5/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds.