“To study the miraculous, and to protect against the perilous”: this is the motto and the warning for those who work in the network of Sanctuaries, shelters where supernatural beings are protected and studied. The brilliant scientist Helen Magnus heads one of these facilities and is ready to do anythingRead More →
The anxious wait is over. Finally, on Netflix, the fourth and final season of the animated series Castlevania, created by Warren Ellis. Castlevania – Preview The fight against evil has no end for Trevor Belmont and Sypha Belnades. Creatures of the Night are everywhere, populating the forests and ravaging cities.Read More →
In Newport Beach, in sunny California, in one of the richest neighborhoods of the city, live the Cohen family, stable, solid, and consistent with themselves. But something is about to change, a boy will soon come to move into their dépendance… On the notes of California by Phantom Planet, getRead More →
After a long wait, the second season of the Nordic series Ragnarok has arrived on Netflix. The story gets complicated, new characters appear and our hero Magne has to face his existential doubts. Preview Magne’s body is changing fast; more strength, sharper eyesight, yet there is still something missing. InRead More →
WandaVision is the first in a sequence of Marvel TV series – or rather, miniseries – since its acquisition by Disney. It aired on Disney+ starting January 15th and recently ended after bringing to the streaming platform an original if not entirely well-landed story of grief and love. Plot FluctuatingRead More →
Somebody saaaaaave me… Let your warm hand break right through (me) Somebody saaaaaaaave me… I don’t care how you do it Just stay (stay with me), stay Come on I’ve been waiting for youuuuu… In a beautiful farm on the edge of the city lives a boy who moves tractorsRead More →
On March 26, 2021, a new show appeared on Netflix, quickly capturing a place in the Top10 of the most-watched series of the moment. Produced by the Dramatic Republic, today we talk about The Irregulars. Plot A group of homeless teenagers, living in a dank basement, is hired by aRead More →
The Secret of NIMH is a 1982 animated movie produced by Don Bluth Productions and Aurora and based on the novel by Robert C. O’Brien, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. It tells about the adventures of a country mouse and her innumerable offspring. It’s another small masterpiece, one that deserves toRead More →
Ted Lasso is a comedy show created for the streaming platform Apple TV+ that aired in August 2020. Although it seems to not have made much noise, almost all its viewers seem to agree on its excellence, undoubtedly thanks to its endearing cast, heartwarming humour, and well-crafted characters. Plot TedRead More →
The beginning of each story is the most important part, decisive for making the right impression on the audience and essential for the characterization of the characters. Of this, every respectable film director is well aware. But there is a guy from Capeside who has a romantic vision of cinema,Read More →
Hello, dear readers of Vampire’s Tears. This is your And Another (Supernatural) Thing,… host, Chiara, and today I’m writing this article with a sad, but unfortunately necessary, announcement. Due to personal life and other circumstances, I have made the decision to stop working on the ambitious and lengthy project that theRead More →
Are you guys ready for another episode of And Another (Supernatural) Thing,… ? We sure are! This time our host, Chiara, will be talking about Phantom Traveler and Bloody Mary, two peculiar episodes that deal with fear in very different ways. We also get a tiny glimpse into what’s to come, but not tooRead More →
They’re coming out faster than you can listen to ’em! The second episode of And Another (Supernatural) Thing,… is officially out! Listen to it through the player below. This time, Chiara will be discussing Wendigo & Dead in the Water. Plus, a brief explanation on why the episodes are comingRead More →
With the conclusion of the CW‘s Supernatural, one of our members, Chiara, has decided to start a new podcast all about her experience of the show. In this podcast, titled And Another (Supernatural) Thing,… Chiara will be taking a really close look at each and every single episode of theRead More →
In the warm and sunny California, in the most exclusive part of Los Angeles, a couple of twins, Brandon and Brenda Walsh, have just moved. A new life awaits them at West Beverly High; Will their typical Minnesota spontaneity be upset by the frivolity of the coast? In the meantime,Read More →
Starting from March 2021, a crowdfunding campaign has kicked off for the making of The Sawyer Massacre, a fan-film inspired by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre set several years before the original that wants to give a more in-depth description of the entire family and its cannibalistic tendencies. A small cameo will beRead More →
Superstition is a horror movie directed by James Roberson in 1982 set in an old house owned by the local parish. A string of weird killings keeps taking place between its walls, leading Reverend Thompson to investigate. Superstition – Plot A building in the county of Black Pond has become a theatre ofRead More →
Old Fangs is a short animated movie produced by Cartoon Saloon in 2009 that, however, belongs in our Forgotten Memories collection as it never quite got the fame it deserves. Adrien Merigeau‘s short, around 20-minutes long, placed second in the Generator +16 category of the 2010 Giffoni Film Festival. Old Fangs – Plot A youngRead More →
Formerly known by the acronym GISHWHES – Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen and then shortened to the more pronounceable GISH, this scavenger hunt is one of the most innovative and inclusive charity events of the world and this year, the tenth since its creation, it adjusts toRead More →
In the Sacred Heart Hospital, John Dorian and Elliot Reid are ready to do anything to prove that they can be good doctors. Between the snorts of Dr. Cox and the antics of the chief of medicine Bob Kelso, this is Scrubs. Stethoscope your way, Nightowls friends, it’s time toRead More →
A remake by Patrick Lussier of 1981’s My Bloody Valentine, My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009) tries to experiment with what was then a new cinematographic technology and its use in the slasher genre. We take a look at the film for our Steps in The Dark collection and try to seeRead More →
My Bloody Valentine, directed by George Mihalka, is a slasher genre movie set on the day of the popular celebration of love that is Valentine’s Day. That is why we chose today to talk about it for our Steps in The Dark collection, even though, as we already said, it isRead More →
With its fourth season, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina comes to an end, leaving throngs of fans dumbfounded in the wake of the decision of ending one of the most innovative and well-received TV shows in recent years. At least when it comes to its genre. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina – SeasonRead More →
Fuck Anyone Who Is Not A Sea Blob, the second special episode of the show Euphoria, came out on Sunday the 24th of January on Sky Atlantic. As was the case for the one that precedes it, those with an HBO Max account had the chance to see it in advance, onRead More →
The complicity between parents and children is not always simple. It is a relationship that often puts distance; the adult who gives orders is never welcome, and the kid who thinks he already knows what life is can be irritating. However, that’s not what happens to Lorelai and Rory Gilmore,Read More →
Written and directed by Alan Ball for Amazon Studios and with Paul Bettany‘s heartfelt interpretation at the helm, Uncle Frank tells a coming out story that is far from the optimistic progress of the last few years but reminds us of the consequences of a suffering that many still have to face today. Plot SetRead More →
Happiest Season is the very first Christmas comedy with two lesbian women protagonists. With Clea DuVall at the helm, released on Hulu and available on Sky in Italy, it has all the necessary qualities to take its rightful place among the Christmas classics. Happiest Season – Plot Abby Holland (Kristen Stewart) and Harper Caldwell (MackenzieRead More →
Dash & Lily is a new Netflix TV show with a classic premise for the romantic comedy genre that tries, with its simple and brief structure, to bring lighthearted entertainment to the end of a difficult year. Plot Cynical Dash has decided to finally give up on Christmas, but when he findsRead More →
Rose Island tells a sort of fable it is hard to believe is based on true events. With its satirical tone and an intelligent dramatisation, Netflix can take pride in a job well done. Plot Based on the true story of Giorgio Rosa and the micronation he founded in 1968 offRead More →
“Hear now the words of the witches, the secrets we hid in the night. The oldest of Gods are invoked here, the great work of Magic is sought. In this night and in this hour, I call upon the Ancient Power. Bring your powers to we sisters threee! We wantRead More →
Chicago is a divided city, the South Side is mostly comprised of families of colour while the rest of the city belongs to white people. We’re in the 1950s and this is Lovecraft Country, a new TV show under the HBO brand. Plot Atticus Freeman returns to his old Chicago andRead More →
A fairly recent movie, released just in 2015, Krampus is a horror-fantasy film that takes inspiration from the popular creature known as Krampus. This is, in fact, a very interesting character that can make for an ideal starting point for a good story. Krampus – Plot After an extreme confrontationRead More →
In early autumn, Euphoria fans received some splendid news. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, which sees the US climb the world rankings for their infection and death rates, the filming schedule for season two was postponed to further notice. Then, HBO announced the release of two special episodes starting fromRead More →
The Forgotten Toys is an animated movie released in 1995 that was then followed by not one, but two series based on James Stevenson’s story “The Night After Christmas”. It revolves around a scruffy teddy bear and an old rag doll that were thrown away by the children who owned them after receivingRead More →
With such an impactful cinematographic personality like Luca Guadagnino developing it, We Are Who We Are is a TV show that faced great expectation right from the very beginning and inserted itself into a genre of stories about adolescence that contemporary audiences seem to like a lot. Plot Set in a U.S.Read More →
On the 13th of September 2005, the first episode of Supernatural aired in the US. This new show wanted to bring the horror genre to mainstream television and in doing so faced a challenge that many before had lost. Two years later, the show started airing in Italy too andRead More →
In a sunny California town, a sagacious and sassy girl helps her father run the investigative office. Her name is Veronica, Veronica Mars. Neptune, dotted with villas of wealthy gentlemen and gangs of motorcyclists, sees the unfolding of a terrible crime: a fifteen-year-old, Lily Kane, is found dead in theRead More →
We’re back to talk about creatures that lurk in the night once again for our collection Steps in The Dark. Today we’re taking things back to Italy under the direction of Mario Bava. The film we’ll be looking into is Black Sunday, released in 1960. The setting, however, is Moldova,Read More →
Bats and old blackened wood, a motorcycle: Victoria McQueen returns with her bridge of thought in the second season of Nos4a2, aired on Amazon Prime Video. Plot It’s been eight years since Charlie Manx’s defeat. Victoria has rebuilt a life there, in Colorado, with Lou and her son BruceRead More →
The Witches brings back to the screen a story that has become a cornerstone of fantasy literature for children by the hand of Roald Dahl, but its ambitions and exuberant aesthetics might not measure up to the original book. Plot In late 1967, a recently orphaned boy moves in with hisRead More →
From the classic atmospheres of the 1950s in the United States, a new series by Netflix peeps out: Ratched, based on the famous novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Plot It was 1947 when nurse Mildred Ratched arrived at the mental hospital run by Dr. Hanover. She is hiredRead More →
The Haunting of Bly Manor is the second story in the horror anthology by Netflix that also includes Hill House and has been collected in its entirety under the title The Haunting. Plot After the tragic death of a previous au pair, Henry Wingrave hires a young American woman as aRead More →
October is the month of falling leaves, the period in which life gives way to death, everything stops and then changes in the infinite circle of the seasons, to culminate with the most mystical festivity of the year: Halloween. So what better way to celebrate Samhain’s night than with theRead More →
The Witches by Roald Dahl is one of the most famous and lasting children’s books of the dark fantasy genre. After its first adaptation in 1990 with the same title, the story jumps back into current events with a new movie by HBO coming out on the 22nd of October in AmericaRead More →
We’re back with a new interview on our website. Today we’re sitting down once again with Sebastiano Brocchi, whom we met some time ago about the project titled Symmes. However, those of you who are familiar with Sebastiano’s work are well aware of how much of a versatile artist heRead More →
Released only a couple of months ago, Peninsula promises to expand the world created in Train to Busan and, following it, has to face very high expectations for a movie that’s been almost four years in the making. Plot Right after the zombie epidemic, an ex-soldier (played by Gang Dong-won) and his team look forRead More →
Train to Busan is the second movie of the saga in chronological order, but the first to be released in movies on a large scale and the one that most contributed, with its success, to the distribution of its prequel and the creation of its sequel. Plot During a tripRead More →
Right from its release, Train to Busan has gained fame and recognition that were fully deserved. It’s cemented itself almost immediately as one of the best movies of the horror renaissance of the last few years and brought with it the possibility of expanding its narrative universe with two more works, one thatRead More →
Enola Holmes opens the doors of the mystery genre for a new audience and gives an unexpected twist to an established character that is now part of the world’s popular culture. Plot When Enola Holmes (played by Millie Bobby Brown), Sherlock‘s (Henry Cavill) teenage sister, finds out that her mother has goneRead More →
Poetic, intimate, ironic, and sharp. Smoke Signals made his debut at Sundance Film Festival in 1998. Even before its release in theathers, the film had won two extremely important prizes. Two awards, the Filmmaker’s Trophy and the Audience Award, which announced its upcoming success. It was the first film toRead More →
