Dracula News

The iconic Christopher Lee has died at the age of 93. In honour of his decades of fantastic work in sci-fi, horror and more, Digital Journal presents five of his best scenes.

Toronto - 'What We Do In the Shadows' was a big hit at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. Its co-creator, 'Flight of the Conchords' star Jemaine Clement, says naturalism played a vital part in making the movie.

NBC has released an original animated short series on YouTube in preparation for the October 25th premiere of "Dracula." The series serves as a prequel and origin story.

A new trailer has been released for the upcoming NBC TV Fall horror drama series called "Dracula," starring John Rhys Meyers, which premieres this October.

A game play trailer has been released for the upcoming PC horror adventure game called "Dracula 4: Shadow of the Dragon."

Vampire lore comes to NBC this fall with the newest TV series called "Dracula." The setting takes place in Victorian Era London. A trailer is available for viewing.

The latest trailer for "Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2" is available for viewing. From the trailer, it seems that the game will be taking place in modern times.

Infamous for drinking the blood of peasants 400-years-ago, legendary vampire Sava Savanovic is now terrorising local residents in the small Serbian village of Zorazje that believe he may be on the prowl since his former home collapsed.

‘Hotel Transylvania 3D’ softens the monster image, turning the movie villains into good fathers and all around good guys – until an errant human turns them into a bunch of chickens.

Archaeologists say they have found two medieval remains of the dead pinned down to their graves through the chests with iron rods, a practice widely used in Europe up until the first decade of the 20th century to stop the dead from becoming vampires.

Many of the horror movies produced by the Hammer studio are to be re-mastered, compiled with extra features, and released on Blu-Ray discs for retail.

The trend for genera shows appears to be on the agenda of major TV networks and shows no signs to reaching saturation point. Three new shows are in development, plus there is a little bit of news about the long-mooted "Star Wars" live-action TV series.

Steven P. Unger has recently published a book "In the Footsteps of Dracula: A Personal Journey and Travel Guide" (World Audience Publishers, 2010). Following is my interview with Steve about his travel and Dracula's history.

Some describe him as a horror legend for directing such films as "The Thing" and "Halloween." Carpenter returns to the director's chair for an updated version of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" titled "Fangland," which is based on a 2007 novel.

Steven Unger takes his readers to places and times of the first vampire in history - Dracula - in his book "In the Footsteps of Dracula".

Rare voice recordings of Orson Welles, the filmmaker and movie star, will be used in a new movie about Santa Claus's dog, it has been revealed.

The Hungarian historian who was reported to have ‘discovered’ a house belonging to the real “Dracula,” says the claims were inaccurate. Dr Tamás Fedeles says the cellar can indeed be linked to Wallachian Duke Vlad III, but not with any certainty.

Archaeologists have found a cellar in the university town of Pécs in southern Hungary, which they believe to have belonged to Wallachian Duke Vlad III, more commonly known as ”Dracula.”

I am so going to bid on this place! What a wonderful place for the kiddies to grow up!

Vlad Ţepeş of Romania, nicknamed the impaler, was the inspiration for Bram Stoker's classic vampire tale. Dreaded by his enemies, emulated by his admirers, history remembers him as a bloody tyrant with a legacy that intrigues us to this day.