Readers of our blog would know that we have a fuzzy relationship with vampires who straddle the fence between sci-fi and fantasy. Rather than trying to disentangle that we tend to take all comers.
Which brings us to a new comedy film starring Nicholas Hoult (multiple X-Men films), Awkwafina (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) and Nicholas Cage (Ghost Rider) in which lackey abuse inspires stake rather than strike action. See trailer.
Submitted by ionscifi on November 18, 2022 - 15:38
The Welcome to Evil Westtrailer featuring Danny Trejo will doubtless delight many gamers who bemoan recent cheap design trends in gaming monetization and longevity promotion.
Based on their inside look and trailer we had pegged Netflix's recently released vampire film Day Shift as possibly enjoyable but in no danger of being excellent.
This is one of those rare and pleasant instances of a film exceeding its promos. However there is a catch.
Sony have released a trailer for vampire film The Invitation (formerly The Bride) starring Game of Thrones' Nathalie Emmanuel (Missandei).
It's present day supernatural horror rather than sci-fi but looks to be something at least a little bit fresh in the well populated and rarely original vampire genre.
The question of vampires is a tricky one for us but having watched the newly released extended gameplay trailer (warning - the gore factor is high) for upcoming Evil West, we think this title just sneaks across the line as part sci-fi.
A wild west vampire hunting action game it manages to cross our line courtesy of futuristic steampunk player weaponry.
Netflix conducted their second day of livestreaming for their annual Geeked Week event celebrating upcoming genre content.
Day Two was dedicated to films and while we don't have enough time to watch the full one and a half hour stream, we have looked at all of the new teasers and trailers.
What We Do in the Shadows is just barely sci-fi by our standards, but a fantastic show nonetheless and we're always delighted to report when great content gets a new lease on life.
FX (aka Fox) have renewed the vampire comedy for a fifth and sixth season ahead of its season four premiere.
