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Vampire bites⚰️, 'The Mannequin' supplies nightmare fuel🕴️, 'Vamp' remains iconic 🧛🏻♀️, & more!
Here's an issue you can sink your teeth into! From 1922's Nosferatu to 1986's The Lost Boys, as well as more recent vampire films like Sinners, vampire horror still has plenty of blood pumping through its veins. Put on your sunglasses, close the shades, and take flight with us below as we talk about VAMPIRE HORROR!
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IN THE NEWS
Brett Petersel | Bluesky | Instagram | Letterboxd
🧟 New Return of the Living Dead film casts Devon Sawa
We’re getting a new Return of the Living Dead film, which is not being called a remake or a reboot, but rather a new installment. Devon Sawa (Final Destination, Heart Eyes) has been cast in a lead role. We’ll also see the famous “Tarman”!
🧩 The creators of the Saw franchise working with Blumhouse on new film
While it’s very disappointing that we didn’t get Marcus Dunstan’s and Patrick Melton’s SAW XI, some good news is coming from Blumhouse, who acquired the rights to the films: James Wan and Leigh Whannell are heavily involved in the next film. No word yet as to if this is a reboot or a new film in the Twisted Pictures realm, but we can’t wait to see!
🩸 More Dexter: Resurrection on the way at Paramount+
After Dexter: New Blood, it was hard to tell if we’d ever see our favorite serial killer Dexter Morgan again. Well, we did. First, there was the now-canceled Dexter: Original Sin, and then the post-New Blood sequel series Dexter: Resurrection. Now, Paramount+ confirmed that a second season for Resurrection is happening!
The #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days Challenge returns for Its 6th Year. Born out of boredom during the lockdown phase of Covid, the challenge has grown exponentially and is an annual tradition among participants. It encourages folks to set aside watching only their comfort watches during spooky season and find new favorites from films they haven’t seen before. |  |
Still from Fright Night (1985)
RIYL: BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA
Are you ready to sink your teeth into a batch of films we believe you’ll enjoy if you love the 1992 film Bram Stoker’s Dracula? Check out our list on Letterboxd.
MACABRE DAILY: WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS
💀 Macabre Daily's Staff selects some scary folk horror films to check out this October! (link)
💀 "EVIL DEAD IN CONCERT" is the best way to see one of the greatest horror films of all time (link)
💀 "LITTLE NIGHTMARES III" is another feather in the fear cap for Bandai Namco (link)
💀 Steven Kostanski talks about reviving "DEATHSTALKER" for @shoutstudios (link)
💀 NYC folks! Join Macabre Daily at @thetwistedspine for a LIVE podcast recording and giveaways (link)
WHAT TO WATCH
I had the fortune of checking out the highly anticipated The Mannequin out of Screamfest. It continues to stroke my fear of mannequins with an unhinged third act. [Read Bee's review on Bloody Disgusting] |  |
Filmmakers have to do a ton of heavy lifting to make a one-location horror film exciting. With Day of a Lion, creative team (and twin sisters) Bianca Foscht and Dilara Foscht erect a fascinating glimpse into the lives of two women traumatized by their childhoods through a dialogue-heavy drama/thriller that presents a thought-provoking element about how the past never really stays dead. Set entirely in their childhood home, the film uses their volatile dynamic as the propulsive mechanism to drive the narrative forward. As the co-writers, co-directors, and co-stars, the Foscht twins test the audience’s patience, unraveling the story in increments that may not work for all viewers. [Read Bee's review] |  |
Returning for its third year, the Frightening Ass Movie Marathon lines up an all-killer-no-filler triple feature of underseen horror gems presented virtually for attendees to enjoy from the comfort of their own homes on 10/13. A ticket purchase includes limited-time access to an exclusive Discord server where you can chat in real time with fellow ticket holders during the marathon. Double Secret Cinema Society members with DSSS and CFF BFF tiers will also have their monthly screening prior to the marathon on the same day. |  |
FAVORITE VAMPIRE MOVIES
Crawl on out of your coffins and check out our favorite vampire horror films. There are a lot of well-known classics as well as some you may have never heard of. Check them out here.
Just in time for Guillermo del Toro’s long-awaited film adaptation, Penguin Books is releasing the official Netflix Tie-In Edition of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein on October 28, 2025. |  |
GORE-MET PAIRINGS
Sarah Stubbs | Bluesky | Instagram | Letterboxd
Movie: Count Dracula (1977) |  |
DOUBLE TROUBLE
Bee Delores | Bluesky | Instagram | Letterboxd & Sarah Stubbs | Bluesky | Instagram | Letterboxd
The average rating of 1986's Vamp currently stands at an unforgivable 3.1. It's a vampire tale starring Grace Jones, which automatically qualifies it for at least a 4.0. Co-starring Robert Rusler (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge), the film follows a group of pledges tasked with finding a stripper when they go to the After Dark club. While scouting out the other patrons, they meet the seductive vamp Katrina (Jones), who has certain things on her mind. It's a dirty, neon-soaked excursion (directed by Richard Wenk) that features everything you could possible want in a 1980s vampire tale.
This was a challenging pairing for me. Admittedly, I'm not a huge fan of vampire movies. I like them but never seem to seek them out. That said, when I think of Vamp, I think of campiness and music. What goes better with that than From Dusk till Dawn? Both films take place in bars/clubs and feature a seductive vampire (Salma Hayek Pinault is stunning in this film). The film finds the Gecko brothers (George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino) feeling the US with a father and his two children that they have kidnapped. Their plan to hide in a seedy bar goes awry when it turns out that they are surrounded by vampires! The vibe of this film feels incredibly mid-90s but is fun to revisit every few years. [written by Sarah]
THE HORRORVERSE TEAM
BEE DELORES | BRETT PETERSEL | SARAH STUBBS |
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