The Monster's Den: Our Favorite Vampire Films
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- Join Pete Pardo and Jamie Laszlo as they each list their Top 5 favorite vampire films.
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5. Dracula (1979)
4. Bram Stoker's Dracula
3. Kiss of the Vampire
2. Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
1. Horror of Dracula
Runner-ups
Night Stalker
Salem's Lot
Brides of Dracula
Scars of Dracula
Fright Night (1985)
Pete’s first Pick” 30 days of night” is so freaking good. A fast paced ,non stop, great scary Vampire flick. Outstanding.
"The Hunger" Vampires as human. Bowie is great. The BAUHAUS intro is great!!!
It's a classic!
I know it was a 1979 TV miniseries, but the creep factor of Salem's Lot still holds up.
And Let The Right One In (American version Let Me In, is also ok) should also be mentioned.
Fantastic. I am glad that you thought enough to have this recorded for all of us. For me, I have the following favorite vampire films:
1. Nosferatu
2. Horror of Dracula
3. Dracula (1931)
4. Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola)
5. Fright Night
I love Herzog's revision of Nosferatu, a gothic vampire classic in its own right. The fact that Herzog actually filmed the movie twice, one in German and another in English, rather than use any sort of dubbing from one language to another is also an impressive feat. Also, Klaus Kinski perfectly embodies the title role, a bloodsucking creature of the night.
Yes, the soundtrack by Popol Vuh is amazing too. Probably my second favorite vampire movie after the first Nosferatu
Surprised this wasn't mentioned. One of my top vamp flicks. I love how it captures the plague brought into town by Dracula's arrival. You really see it hit the community.
Such a grim film. Love it.
@@General_Ox Yes, I also appreciate how they actually set loose a swarm of over 10,000 real live rats on the town for that particular sequence, although I don't appreciate how those rats were treated by Herzog, having painted them gray for the scene. I'm sure that's an example of the kind of scene they wouldn't make today, especially with CGI and other effects that are available these days.
Kinski looks, acts, talks and moves like a man who's hundreds of years old. Like a man with dust in his veins. It's perfect!
1). Horror of Dracula
2). Braham Stokers Dracula
3). Shadow of the Vampire
4). Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter
5). The Fearless Vampire Killers
Honorable mentions: Blackula and Kolcheck the Night Stalker.
My favourites:
- Nosferatu (1922)
- The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
- Daughters of Darkness (1971)
- Lips of Blood (1974)
- Dracula (1979)
- The Living Dead Girl (1982)
- The Hunger (1983)
- Subspecies (1991)
- The Night Flier (1997)
- Let the Right One In (2008)
- Thirst (2009)
Series: Tokyo Vampire Hotel (2017)
This weekly Monster's Den is so good as i was worried, that when Pete was enjoying a much deserved break, that there wouldn't be one. I needn't have worried. Thank you lads, I feel you've done this one just for me. I'm not really so foolish but I'm always delighted never to miss a week.
We just snuck a little episode in at the last minute.
@@Jamie.Laszlo Thank you Jamie, hope to see more of you in the coming episodes of the Monster's Den and the music stuff as well. You invented a corker.
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Nosferatu (1922)
The Brides of Dracula
Vampyr
Dracula (1931)
Honorable mentions: Dracula’s Daughter, Fright Night (1985), The Lost Boys, From Dusk Till Dawn, Vampires (1998).
“What We Do in the Shadows”
I adore Jess Franco's - Count Dracula. Stars Christopher Lee, Klaus Kinski, Herbert Lom, and a steaming hot Soledad Miranda as Lucy. Solid soundtrack too.
My next four? Near Dark, Fright Night, "Horror of Dracula" , and 1979's "Nosferatu the Vampyre".
Soledad Miranda was amazing. Awful that she died so tragically young.
The great thing about Kinski is he is so much more terrifying in real life than any character he played
Great to see love for Near Dark, so damn good!!
Many. many thanks to Jamie for stepping in with Pete and prepping an episode of The Monster's Den for us to enjoy while Pete is on a well--deserved vacation. Thanks, guys, for doing so and picking such an interesting topic. Had not watched Horror of Dracula until recently based on Pete's many times discussing the video. Excellent version and likely in the top five at this time. The original Bela Lugosi Dracula from 1931 has to be my top in spite of its flaws, That is the first vampire movie I saw as a kid and its impact never really left me. Have to watch it at least once or twice a year even almost 55 years or so after first seeing it. The Frank Langella Dracula also really good. Just missed seeing him play that role on the Broadway in the 1977 revival. Saw the play just after he left with Raul Julia in the title role and he was excellent (so good I had to see it every time I went to Manhattan until the play closed.) Though this is for films, the stage production is one of my favorite depictions of Dracula. Thanks again, Pete and Jamie, for stepping it up with an extra episode for this broadcast.
Lifeforce is a damn good space vampire movie.
Finally got to watch it a week ago. Very cool movie.
Yes I mentioned above. She's worth watching it alone!
The Night Stalker- great 1971 made for tv movie; teleplay courtesy of Richard Matheson.
Pete, Jamie is right. Check out Midnight Mass. I've been watching and it is good. It's a great and captivating story and also surrounds the Catholic faith and this topic - won't say more. Us being Italian and raised Catholic, you will appreciate.
Philip Glass wrote a tremendous score for the Bela Lugosi Dracula. I was very fortunate to see him perform it love with movie and with the Kronos Quartet playing.
"30 Days Of Night" is an awesome movie. My son introduced me to it, and it's now a favourite, and it's so beautifully shot. I had to buy my own BluRay of it.
The scream/shout factory blu ray has both versions of the film decolourised and full colour.
Fright Night is my favorite vampire movie. Glad you included it Pete.
Polanskis "The Fearless Vampire Killers" ❤
My favorite vampire/horror movie too, this beautiful cult classic is even #1 all-time movie with me. As a kid it never even struck me it's basically a spoof on many a Hammer et al film, that's how effective its horror imagery and spooky tone was at the time anyway.
Great show guys! 👹👹👹
#1 Salem's Lot
#2 Dracula (Lugosi)
#3 Horror Of Dracula
#4 Fright Night
#5 Bram Stoker's Dracula
#6 Dusk To Dawn
#7 Underworld Evolution
#8 Satanic Rites Of Dracula
#9 Lost Boys
#10 Thirty Days Of Night
5. Let the Right One In
4. From Dusk Till Dawn
3. The Lost Boys
2. Fright Night (1985)
1. Salem's Lot (1979)
1. My gosh, Bela, how do you hypnotise even when you are on a T-shirt?
2. Fright Night (the friend is called Evil); Dracula, Prince of Darkness; From Dusk Till Dawn; Salem’s Lot; Nosferatu ( the visitor is the lawyer Jonathan Harker- but less wooden than Keanu’s take on the same character).
Love Coppola's Dracula. The Annie Lennox song is incredible.
The song is incredible.
My favorite is the Coppola film where Gary Oldman (a great actor) plays Dracula, Winona Ryder plays Mina, and Keanu Reeves plays Jonathan Harker. The costumes & sets are wonderful, and Gary Oldman looks so handsome when he first comes to London in his grey suit and top hat. Wow!
And I love Kate Bush's "Hammer Horror!"
Hopkins is great in this one too. Yes!
Pete you really have to watch "What We Do In The Shadows"- it's basically the Spinal Tap of vampire movies...... :)
5. Dracula dead and loving it
4. Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein
3. House of Dracula
2. House of Frankenstein
1. Son of Dracula
Based on my Letterboxd ratings:
1. Nosferatu: Phantom Der Nacht (Herzog, 1979)
2. What We Do in the Shadows
3. Låt den rätte komma in
4. From Dusk Till Dawn
5. Fright Night
Honorable mentions:
Dracula (Cushing, Lee, 1958), A Girl Walks Home At Night, Underworld 1-3, Daybreakers, Dracula (Lugosi, 1931)
1) Universal Dracula i love this while film from begining to end, no music needed. Not a wasted scene, evey one moves things forwarded. Really focused. Underrated!
2) The Lost Boys: one of, if not the, best aged 80's movie that is obvious an 80's movie
3) Cpt Kronos Vampire Hunter
4) Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula
5) Nosferatu, barely beating out Hammer's Horror of Dracula
The 1979 Dracula is available on blu ray from scream factory with the original color timing!
Good to know. Thanks!
I do prefer its more colorful version. Regarding the b&w vs. color controversy in general, I find it strange that some people won't watch old movies because they're in b&w, this was never a problem for us 'oldtimers' growing up thus wondering why that is so now. I suppose it's the lack of exposure today that's (literally) leaving many viewers in the dark, there's hardly anything shown in b&w on TV anymore although - and here's the kicker - many a current movie you could make a case for being almost monochrome anyway so drained of natural color these days, so the big deal about real b&w usually escapes me...
The dark horse to check out (kudos, Jamie) is Near Dark, starring Lance Henriksen and Bill Paxton. You get to know the vampires as lonely, wistful characters.
Excellent show, gentlemen, and great choices! Now I have to check out Bram Stoker's Dracula and From Dusk Til Dawn. Thanks Jamie!
By near coincidence, Bela Lugosi's birthday was just yesterday: 20 October, 1882
Only eight years old when Jack the Ripper roamed London. Incidentally, just watched Werewolf of London (1935) the other night, some extremely seasoned actresses in that film one London actress was 28 at the time of the infamous murders. Anyways, happy belated birthday to Bela.
My favourite genre of horror movie. Quite liked most of the selection’s that were given. Here is my go (anything beyond number five are honourable mentions.
1. Salem’s Lot (original version)
2. Nosferatu
3. Dracula (FFC’s version)
4. Dracula (early hammer version)
5. What we do in the shadows (really funny and the series adaptation is cool.
6. The fearless vampire hunters (another comedy but such a good watch)
6. Vampire Circus
7. Twins of Evil
8. Interview with a vampire
9. Count Yorga
10. 30 days of night
11. blade
12. Let me in
13. Stakeland
The list could go on, most hammer vampire movies are worth a look.
1. The Night Stalker (1972 TV)
2. Dracula has risen from the grave
3. Nosferatu (79)
4. Dracula (79)
5. Salem’s Lot
Honorable mentions:
House of Dark Shadows
Count Yorga Vampire
Both versions of Frank Langella's Dracula (B & W AND Colour) are now together on the Scream Factory's Special Edition.
1) Nosferatu
2) Salem's Lot (TV mini series)
3) 30 days of darkness
4) Horror of Dracula
5) Dracula
My favorite Vampire movies are
1. The Lost Boys
2. From Dusk To Dawn
3. Salem's Lot
4. Fright Night
5. Dracula
6. Bram Stoker's Dracula
My favorite Vampire Films :
Horror of Dracula (1958) - Fright Night (1985) - Let The Right One In (2008)
My favourite are “Nosferatu” (1979) Werner Herzog, “The Hunger” (1983)Tony Scott, “ Bram Stoker’s Dracula” ( 1992) Francis F. Coppola, “ The Lost Boys” (1987)Joel Schumacher and the best of all of them “Nosferatu” (1922) F.W. Murnau
1. Horror of Dracula
2. Nosferatu
3. Lugosi Dracula
4. Palance Dracula
5. Kiss of the Vampire
Surprised that "The Hunger" wasn't mentioned.
My all time favourite Dracula flick is the illegitimate original 'Nosferatu - A Symphony of Horror', a silent movie from 1922, directed by F.WMurnau, starring Max Schreck (his name translates to fright, terror) from Germany. Say what you will, guys, but this is THE ONE. Not only is the camera work absolutely stunning, the fact that it's only underlaid with 'horror music' makes it even more scary. And the remake from 1979, 'Nosferatu: Phantom of the Night', directed by Werner Herzog with Klaus Kinski & Isabel Adjani, is still great. Apart from that, I quite liked the version with Gary Oldman, Wynona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins & Keanu Reeves as 'Dragul'. The Hollywood original with Bela Lugosi is a fantastic classic, and, of course, you can never go wrong with Chris Lee.
5. Interview with the Vampire
4. Fright Night
3. Dracula 1931
2. Salem's Lot
1. The Lost Boys
I love the BBC version of Dracula from 1977 with Louis Jourdan. Not an obvious choice to play the Count but he's really good hinting at the bloodthirsty monster lurking beneath his Continental good manners. The rest of my Top 5 would be Horror of Dracula, Kiss of the Vampire (1963), Dracula Prince of Darkness, The Vampire Lovers.
Forever will love Interview With A Vampire. Classic.
"What We Do in the Shadows' is the 'Spinal Tap' of horror movies.
1. Bram Stoker’s Dracula - movie you can just get lost in. Great point by Jamie regarding Old style special effects and Dracula should be erotic.
2. What We Do In the Shadows
3. Fright Night (2011)- I like the actors in the movie Yelchin, Tennant and Poots.
4. Dracula Has Risen From the Grave - fave Lee movie. Hammer movies.
5. Lost Boys - just a fun take
Great to see your personal favorite vampire films...for me the best vampire film is and always has been Mario Bava's Black Sunday starring Barbara Steele. When I was a child my parents dropped me and my younger sister off at the local theater as they often did so they could spend an afternoon away from the kids. We watched the film through and then again. At one point we were so traumatized we ran screaming out of the theater. I've never been the same since. To this day I love to experience the absolute horror this amazing film inflicted on me so many years ago. Highly recommended.
I enjoyed listening and watching you guys talking about your favorite Vampire movies.
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Afflicted (2013) is a CRIMINALLY underrated modern vampire horror.
I grew up with fright night and it's a classic I even like the sequel and the remake! Also taika waititi was involved with a great TV series Flight of the Conchords.
Love my 80s dracula era.
1. Near Dark
2. The Lost Boys
3. Fright Night
4. Vamp
5. Martin
I also love vampyr hammer films and the old school dracula films.
Bela's Dracula, The whole Karnstein Trilogy from Hammer, Salem's Lot the mini-series, Stake Land, Lost Boys, Fright Night(the original version), Vampire Circus, Monster Squad, Hammer's Dracula movies, The Night Flier, and Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter.
1.Lost boys.
2.From dusk till dawn 1
3. From dusk till dawn 3
4.Return to Salem's lot.
5.Coppolas Dracula
Fun episode. Laszlo is always a great co host. No one puts more effort into bringing the fun and interesting, to the show, and i appreciate him. Thanks for giving us The Monsters Den even while on vacation, Pete. You are the man. Enjoy your down time! Cheers!
"What we do in the Shadows" is a very specific sense of humor . My brother loooves it (both the movie & tv show), and i think its total cringe. I went in thinking it was going to be hilarious, and i didnt laugh once. So youll either enjoy immensely or find it eyerolling.....im not sure there is an in between.
I really need to revisit "Dusk til Dawn" -- I havent seen it since it came out on video, when i was a kid. I hated it because it wasnt what i was expecting at all. I thought Tarantino....who i was a fan of as a director, was terrible in it. His acting was distractingly bad and i didnt like Clooneys character either.....
But like i said...i saw it once, 25 years ago, and i think i was too young to "get it". It seems to have aged well and deserves a second look.
I will note, the one visual that stuck with me to this day, that i thought was great -- I dont recall if its the end of the film, or just a poster -- its a camera pull out of the bar and you see that the back of the building is Mayan Temple, buried up to the top floor, in front....with all the trucks and former victims dumped into a pit around it. I loved that reveal, and still remember it.
My favorite modern vampire movies are Blade 1 & 2, and John Carpenters - Vampires. -- so that shows my lack of taste.
The classic films are all in their own league, and i dont compare them to the modern stuff -- Lugosi is king, and no one can touch him.
Thanks again guys. I had a blast watching.
Dracula, The Last Man on Earth, The Lost Boys
In chrono for me: Dracula, Horror of Dracula, Count Yorga, Fright Night, and Interview with a Vampire.
5. Blade II
4. 30 Days of Night
3. Fright Night (original, and the Farrall version were good).
2. I liked John Carpenters Vampires.
1. Nosferatu (1922).
Nosfarutu was great for its time.
Still one of the best and very effective considering its age, 100 years old this year filming wrapped October 1921.
1. The Lost Boys (1987)
2. Near Dark (1987)
3. Fright Night (1986)
4. Salem's Lot (1979)
5. Horror Of Dracula (1958)
6. Afflicted (2013)
7. Let's Scare Jessica To Death (1971)
8. 30 Days Of Night (2007)
9. Lifeforce (1985)
10. Interview With The Vampire (1994)
11. Dracula (1992)
12. Nosferatu (1922)
13. Martin (1978)
14. A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (2014)
15. Let The Right One In (2008)/Let Me In (2010)
16. Bordello Of Blood (1996)
17. Vampire's Kiss (1988)
18. Vampires (1998)
19. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
20. Embrace Of The Vampire (1995)
Stephen King's The Night Flier is a pretty unusual vampire movie.
Right on Pete, 30 Days of Night excellent vampire flick as is Fright Night, and of course Bram Stoker's Dracula. Gary Oldman in the castle, pretty freaky.
From Dusk Til Dawn is great, i love the whole thing, too.
Great video, guys. Thanks.
Oh, and a pretty awesome vampire TV show, 'The Strain'. Pretty damn awesome.
If I remember, the head vampire (Huston), tells the vampires not to turn, just to kill.
Just got done watching the underrated vampire film Subspecies, and coincidentally this gets uploaded. Can’t wait to watch this
Maybe an odd choice…
What We Do in the Shadows
is probably my favorite. It’s a comedy or mockumentary style, but I think it really borrows from those classic vampire films, and is just brilliant. The TV spin-off is excellent as well.
Kind of an oddball pick, but I really like "He Never Died" with Henry Rollins. Rollins is perfect in the roll and it`s got a sly sense of humor as well.
so many good ones...my list of 5 includes 2 that were mentioned in the comments already (well sort of for one of them). I'm listing them in chronological order:
1. Blood & Roses (1960) my favorite film version of the 2nd most famous literary vampire, Carmilla
2. Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) just a fun Hammer movie where the adventure takes on a spy movie flavor
3. Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) Hammer collaborates with a Hong Kong production company to make a martial arts vampire movie? sign me up...
4. Rabid (1977) Cronenberg's take on vampirism is as an advanced form of rabies. really good movie!
5. Bloodstone: Subspecies 2 (1993) I like the 1st 3 of the Subspecies series, but the 2nd one is my favorite one. Radu is a great vampire character.
Salem's Lot (1979) an absolute masterpiece! The 1977 BBC version of Dracula with Bosco Hogan and Louis Jordan is my vote for best adaptation.
Great picks. I would have had Bram Stoker's Dracula in my top 5 too.
Pete, Nosferatu I saw on TV as a very young kid in the 70's too and it scared the crap out of me.
I didn't sleep right for a week and still think the covers up to my neck will protect me from a nighttime vampire attack! Haha 😂
Five of my favourite vampire films in no particular order:
- Dracula (1931). Love Horror of Dracula but to me personally, Lugosi embodies the character.
- Nosferatu
- Underworld (don't know if this counts, but it has vampires in it so whatever haha!)
- What We Do In The Shadows
- Interview With the Vampire
I'm watching Shadow of the Vampire next week and heard this film is very good. Looking forward to it!
Oh! Jamie has one of my favorite movie hidden there. Omen II. Scared the heck out of me as a teen.
Like to throw in another cool modern take on the vampire myth that nobody mentioned: "The Wisdom of Crocodiles" staring Jude Law. Might be worth a look.
I was completely shocked that Salem’s Lot wasn’t even an honourable mention. Kept waiting for it and it never happened. Wow. Surprised.
It was a TV mini series.
Yeah, I forgot to mention it, but we gave it plenty of love on our recent made for TV horror episodes.
I think Abel Ferrara's "The Addiction" is an interesting riff on vampires.
Surprised Salem's Lot (Chris Alo's favorite), Lifeforce, Interview With a Vampire and Bordello of Blood weren't mentioned as even honorable mentions.
Herzog's NOSFERATU - THE VAMPYRE. Not just a terrific and uber-creepy Dracula film, but it has a great soundtrack by classic krautrockers POPOL VUH! It's win-win.
Salem's Lot with the creepy looking Reggie Nalder as Barlow.
The Hunger is one of my favs, along with Classic Horror of Dracula, and Dracula has risen from the grave. Also Brides of Dracula.
Blacula
Lost Boys
Bram Stokers Dracula ( Gary Oldman)
Dan Curtis Dracula
Horror of Dracula
From Dusk Til Dawn is worth it for the Salma Hayek erotic dance scene alone.
Blackula is so surprisingly great. Not just a dumb B movie like one would think. It has subtext and themes going on and does it well.
My favourites are "Let's Scare Jessica to Death" (easily one of the creepiest horror movies ever made), "The Last Man on Earth" (a movie that inspired Night of the Living Dead, the vampires on this one are more like zombies) and Hammer Film's "Dracula" as the third. I've never been into that classic style of romantic vampires and prefer movies where they do something new with the lore. Well except for Hammer's Dracula with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.
I enjoy that Stephen King miniseries Chapelwaite, very good
1. Twilight
2. Twilight Eclipse
3. Twilight New Moon
4. Twilight Breaking Dawn pt 1
5. Twilight Breaking Dawn pt 2
J/K LOL!
Brides of Dracula is good.
Classic Hammer horror at its very best, yes.
I learned more trivia from 2xl that I can instantly recall than from any other source. Also the only thing I own that will play 8 tracks
Bram Stoker's Dracula was the closest to the book even though it strayed a little too. And in the book Dracula gets younger looking as the story progresses.
Great show! Cool to see Dracula 1979 mentioned. Underrated film.
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
1. Salem's Lot (1979)
2. Fright Night (1985)
3. Near Dark (1987)
4. Let Me In (2010)
5. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
Solid list. 3/5 of my top five.
best list of all ,hands down,.....totally agree,most not even mentioned ,...Oh well
Fearless vampire Killers, and Near Dark.
Near Dark, Fright Night (1985), The Lost Boys, Hammer Dracula (1958), Blade. 🧛🏻♂️
Love the show, but please say the name of the movie as you put up the dvd,.
Is anyone going to fail to mention how amazing Jamie is ? Ok I will then ….
Great episode.
I recently an episode of Svenghoolie that had a new score inserted for Dracula (1931) and it made that otherwise creaky movie much more effective.