Luke Evans to Play Title Role in Universal's Dracula

By Anita George at 4:50 PM on April 9, 2013

Actor Luke Evans (Fast & Furious 6, The Raven) has been chosen to play Dracula in Universal's newest origin story film.   read more

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Watch a New Trailer for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

By Megan Farokhmanesh at 12:50 PM on May 29, 2012

The latest trailer for the action horror film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is out, and it does not disappoint. The trailer features Mr. Lincoln waxing on poetically about how history will remember him and how he thinks of himself: as…a hunter. Along with a few ax-wielding moments and some top hat-tipping, it looks like honest Abe is going to have his hands full....  read more

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Deborah Harkness: A Discovery of Witches Review

By Christine N. Ziemba at 12:41 PM on February 21, 2011

While tales of witches, vampires and demons have been haunting literature for more than a millennium, these otherworldly creatures remain trending topics in American pop culture. Today’s vampires are sexy leading men—albeit a bit moody— and the witches are a far cry from the weird sisters who incant “double, double toil and trouble” around a cauldron in __Macbeth__. In fact, witches (the good ones, at least) have now supplanted the fair maidens and princesses in fairy tales.  read more

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Will Smith Signs on for Cain and Abel Vampire Movie

By Lindsay Eanet at 5:00 PM on July 20, 2010

Parents just don’t understand. Especially when they’re Adam and Eve....  read more

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Seth Grahame-Smith Joins Dark Shadows Remake

By Lindsay Eanet at 6:00 PM on July 19, 2010

When we did our “evolution of the vampire” feature a few weeks ago, readers were nearly unanimously irritated that we left out one particular bloodsucker: Barnabas Collins....  read more

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Kristen Stewart is Bored: A 42-Second Montage

By Kasia Pilat at 2:42 PM on July 1, 2010

In case you haven’t heard, vampires are so hot right now. (And if you haven’t, please, educate yourself on the pop-cultural evolution of these mythical creatures.)...  read more

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A Field Guide to Vampire Myths

By Lindsay Eanet at 1:52 PM on June 30, 2010

No matter how unbelievably sexy film and television vampires get, they can still be a dangerous breed....  read more

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A Vampire Playlist That Doesn't Suck

By Lindsay Eanet and Sean Doyle at 1:50 PM on June 30, 2010

For your listening pleasure, the team at Paste has compiled our favorite vamp-centric cuts, perfect for rocking out on your way to an Eclipse screening. While you listen, feel free to peruse our field guide to vampire myths and our exhaustive history of the pop-culture vampire....  read more

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Bela Lugosi's Dead: Vampire History, From Scary Monster to Sexy Beast

By Lindsay Eanet at 1:43 PM on June 30, 2010

Love it or hate it, you can't deny Twilight's impact...  read more

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Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov Plan Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Movie Adaptation

By Anna Swindle at 3:00 PM on March 3, 2010

Even Tim Burton isn’t immune to the vampire virus that’s sweeping the globe. The crazy-creative filmmaker is reuniting with Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov (the duo worked together to produce animated feature, 9) to sink his teeth into Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. The novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, just released this Tuesday, is in the same quirky genre as his bestseller Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, which is already set to be made into a film starring Natalie Portman....  read more

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