Guillermo Del Toro Scored a Different Prize at the Oscars: A Rare Frankenstein Painting
Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein earned nine nominations ahead of the 98th Academy Awards, but he did not win the Best Picture award despite the film's success in other categories.
Frankenstein Taught Me the Classics Are Alive, They're Really Alive! | The Walrus
Frankenstein explores themes of unchecked ambition and responsibility, paralleling modern concerns about artificial intelligence and the creation of consciousness.
An undying trend: How vampires hold a mirror to society
Vampires in storytelling symbolize societal fears and reflect historical social and racial violence, as shown by a 1930s-set horror about community-targeted vampires.
The bone-chilling exorcism cases that PROVE hell is real
An Anglican reverend experienced repeated exorcism events in Tanzania, witnessing violent possession-like phenomena and treating prayer and faith as active authority against spiritual intrusion.
Priests, imams and rabbis warned of rise AI-fuelled SATANISM
Religious leaders are attending a Vatican-affiliated exorcism course in Rome to address concerns about AI-enabled satanism and devil worshippers using artificial intelligence for rituals and child exploitation.
An undying trend: How vampires hold a mirror to society
The vampire figure personifies societal anxieties and mirrors social and racial violence, sustaining enduring cultural relevance across myth, literature, and film.
Universal's Most Troubled Franchise Is Getting A YA Reboot From A Horror Icon
Kevin Williamson is returning to television after directing Scream VII, developing an adult-oriented Universal Monsters series that blends his signature melodrama with mature storytelling.
'Dracula' Finds New Life in a Sexy Reimagining by Luc Besson
Luc Besson's Paris-set reimagining of Dracula injects humor, color, period detail, and fresh panache into a familiar tale, starring Caleb Landry Jones.
Luc Besson's 2025 Dracula reproduces and refines Francis Ford Coppola's romantic, eroticized portrayal of Dracula, prioritizing cinematic spectacle and homage over novel fidelity.