Tag: Practical Effects
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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. -
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. -
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's crime film detonates into a vampire splatter comedy at the halfway mark. A fun, shallow 7/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
Abigail (2024)
Kidnappers grab a twelve-year-old ballerina who turns out to be a centuries-old vampire. A gleefully gory, fun 7/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
Renfield (2023)
Nicolas Cage's gloriously unhinged Dracula anchors a comedy about escaping a toxic boss, undercut by an overstuffed plot. A flawed, fun 6/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
Innocent Blood (1992)
John Landis fuses the vampire film with the mob movie in a fun, tonally chaotic horror comedy. A messy, entertaining 6/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
Vampires (1998)
John Carpenter turns vampire hunting into blue-collar work, with James Woods carrying the whole film on attitude.