RunPee

The app that tells you the best time to

run and pee during a movie without missing the best scenes.

100% free (donation supported) Apple App Store | Google Play Store

The Last Voyage of the Demeter Promises Huge Return to Horror for Dracula

Read Time:3 Minute, 2 Second

It’s been a while since we’ve had a highly-rated movie that deploys Dracula as a true horror antagonist while utilizing all of the ploys of the genre to make the Prince of Darkness terrifying. In entertainment right now, we’re seeing a move away from romanticized vampires into the premise of vampires being used for comedy.

Easily the prime example of this is the TV series What We Do in the Shadows, which has recently had its fifth season announced for FX and Hulu on July 13. With charismatic British actors in the lead vampiric roles, the mockumentary continues to be a hit. On the big screen, we also saw Nicolas Cage chew it up as Dracula in the comedy Renfield, which focuses on the titular familiar in modern times.

Given this and the other popular uses of vampires in modern media, a true horror take on the legendary being is very interesting and may even be considered novel at this point.

—–Content continues below——

The World’s Most
Indispensable Movie App

The RunPee app tells you the best times to
run & pee during a movie
so you don't miss the best scenes.


As seen on

Download the RunPee app.
100% free (donation supported)

Get the RunPee app at the Google Play Store       Get the RunPee app at the Google Play Store

Read more about the RunPee app.



Romance, comedy, and animated vampires

Dracula-in-Last-Voyage-of-the-Demeter

In the late 2000s, vampires became tremendous money-makers at the box office, courtesy of the adaptations of Stephenie Meyer’s novels. While the vampires were bloodsuckers, they were framed as the objects of romantic interest throughout Twilight, and at the same time, a more adult angle was taken to romanticize the creatures in the TV series True Blood.

Being such an icon of fiction, Dracula can be deployed almost anywhere for instant recognisability and appeal. This even runs when he’s depicted through animation. Adult Swim’s “The Best of Dracula” video from Robot Chicken boasts over 3 million views in their classic stop-motion format, and at Planet 7 Casino, Count Cashtacular enjoys a similar degree of fandom. The slot game lends to the classic depiction of Dracula, but angles it to be about cash, as the name suggests.

What people are saying
about the RunPee app.

A Google user

July 11, 2019

I’ve loved this app for years and use it at the theater and home. Super easy to use and so helpful to know when it’s a good time to run for the restroom. I notify my kids when it’s close to time, so I don’t end up running them to the restroom multiple times. (Updated review from 4 to 5 . I’d had an issue with the app while at the theater and it was quickly resolved with FANTASTIC customer service. Thanks, RunPee!)

View all reviews: Apple App Store | Google Play Store

Get the RunPee app at the Google Play Store     Get the RunPee app at the Google Play Store

Count Cashtacular is, of course, just one of the hundreds of different ways that artists, creatives, and writers have drawn from and pivoted the character. Still, the original Dracula, the one written by Bram Stoker to be published in 1897, was gothic, dark, and drawn directly from the legends of the accursed bloodsuckers. Given elements were drawn from Vlad the Impaler, it’s easy to see how far-flung comedic or romantic depictions are from the source material.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter brings back the horror

 

Set for release on August 11, The Last Voyage of the Demeter is based on just one chapter of the Bram Stoker novel. Those who have read the book will recognize the name “Demeter” as being that of the ship that ferries Dracula to London from Romania. On the voyage, each night, Dracula emerges from the crates and cargo to feed on the doomed crew.

That crew will be comprised of Corey Hawkins, Liam Cunningham, Aisling Franciosi, and David Dastmalchian, while Javier Botet will be the actor behind the ever-lurking Dracula. Based on some recent news, and the trailer, The Last Voyage of the Demeter won’t be pulling any punches, either. According to Bloody Disgusting, R is the rating that’s been handed to the flick for its “bloody violence.” Given Dracula’s eating habits, this is only a good sign.

It’s been quite some time since we’ve seen a big-hit movie feature Dracula as a truly dark, evil, and terrifying villain. This summer, The Last Voyage of the Demeter will do exactly that. Hopefully, director André Øvredal of Trollhunter fame will be able to deliver the frights needed to re-establish vampires in the horror genre.

Don’t miss your favorite movie moments because you have to pee or need a snack. Use the RunPee app (Androidor iPhone) when you go to the movies. We have Peetimes for all wide release films every week, including DUNE part II, King Fu Panda, The American Society of Magical Negroes and coming soon Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and Godzilla x Kong: The new Empire  and many others. We have literally thousands of Peetimes—from classic movies through today’s blockbusters. You can also keep up with movie news and reviews on our blog, or by following us on Twitter @RunPee. If there’s a new film out there, we’ve got your bladder covered.

Movie Reviews

Movie Review – Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies and Bleeding was bloody awful. I’ve become quite the fan of A24 Productions and they…

Movie Review – Knox Goes Away

Knox Goes Away was a fantastic movie. It kept you engaged for almost two hours. It gives you hope…

Movie Review – Arthur the King

If you’ve seen the trailer for this movie then you know pretty much everything you need to…

Movie Review – One Life

The first thing that struck me is the magnificent job Johnny Flynn does as a young Anthony Hopkins…

Movie Review – Imaginary

Imaginary is an aptly named movie. It’s a storyline we haven’t seen much of in years…

An Animated Kid’s Movie That Brilliantly Predicted The Future

Seemingly, every day, we learn that Mitchells vs. the Machines predicted a subtle but important…

Movie Review – Cabrini

I was proven wrong yet again; another movie I dreaded that I absolutely loved. It was totally…

Movie Review – Kung Fu Panda 4

Normally I would have assigned my sister to see this movie and get the Peetimes, but my wife wanted…

Comments

One response to “The Last Voyage of the Demeter Promises Huge Return to Horror for Dracula”

  1. Michael Fields Avatar
    Michael Fields

    I have been looking forward to this movie, a while back Universal had this big thing called “Dark Universe” where they were going to bring back all the greats (Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolf Man and so on) and they tried the first movie as the Mummy with Tom Cruise. While I liked the movie it also introduced Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde which was suppose to get his own movie after this, but people did not like this movie so they decided not to do anymore, but it took Blumhouse to say let me try and they made “The Invisible Man” for a very small budget and it was well received and made good money, so they said he could do more. Supposedly a Wolfman, Creature from the black lagoon and Frankenstein (He has only said he is working on 2 or 3 but can not tell you which ones right now) so that is something to look forward to

Leave a Reply

RunPee