Dracula inThe Last Voyage of the DemeterIs All Practical Horror

Vampires are n’t supposed to be sparkly , and we ’re here for bat creature Dracula inThe Last Voyage of the Demeter .

Based on the eerie captain ’s logarithm from Bram Stoker ’s classical novelDracula , André Øvredal ’s ( Scary Stories to secernate in the Dark ) forthcoming flick The Last Voyage of the Demeter recounts the chapter that Dracula pass journey on the merchandiser ship Demeter — and the horrors he unleashed on the crowd hired to charter his private load with 50 unmarked wooden crates of “ soil . ” You know , lots of blinking death and holy terror .

Here ’s a look behind the scenes of the film starring Corey Hawkins ( In The Heights ) , David Dastmalchian ( The Boogeyman ) , and Liam Cunningham ( Game of Thrones ) .

Image: Universal Pictures

The impressive look of Javier Botet ( Mama ) as Dracula in his own puppet feature of speech at sea has us intrigued . Universal Pictures is trying different ways to reinvigorate its devil slate , this latest being another very different take on the legendary vampire . While Renfield go out a lot to be desired , this straight forward standalone appear more like what a Dracula picture should be . I just wish we were still gettingKaryn Kusama ’s Dracula film too . Still on the Universal Monsters docket isChloé Zhao ’s outer space westerly Drac pic , belike unrelated to Demeter .

The Last Voyage of the Demeter will polish off theatre on August 11 .

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