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As those of you with a decent grasp of horror trivia already know, the Demeter was the ship whose ultimately doomed journey to deliver some especially dangerous cargo from Transylvania to London was chronicled in the seventh chapter of the Bram Stoker classic Dracula . Although this section, running 16 pages in my copy, contains some of the most evocative imagery in that sometimes clumsily written book, the whole episode is not that important to the narrative. It simply illustrates how the title character got from point A to B, and on the rare occasions when filmmakers have chosen to bring this story to the screen, the journey is either reduced to a brief montage or newspaper headline or ignored entirely. Now comes “The Last Voyage of the Demeter,” a feature-length expansion of those 16 pages that fully examines the strange occurrences aboard one of the most doomed sea journeys in literary history.

Upon hearing this movie's premise for the first time, I wasn’t entirely convinced it could work. This would be a film where practically every audience member would not only know exactly what the supernatural force at the center of the story is before the Universal logo hits the screen. But they would also—barring some unexpected deviation from the well-known narrative—know exactly how the on-screen events would play out. To me, it looked like just another attempt by Universal to introduce the character that played such a key role in the studio’s history to contemporary audiences following the misfired likes of “Dracula: Untold” and the recent and dreadful “ Renfield .” That may have been the case, but the results are a big step up from those previous stumbles, an often striking take on the tale that makes up for what it lacks in surprise with a lot of style and some undeniably effective scare moments.

Set in 1897, the film opens as the Demeter is about to set sail from Transylvania to London, carrying Captain Eliot ( Liam Cunningham ), loyal first mate Wojchek ( David Dastmalchian ), his grandson Toby ( Woody Norman ), and a small crew that grows even smaller when some of the locals recruited for the journey get skittish when they see that the cargo contains many large crates being sent by an unknown figure to Carfax Abbey in London. Among those recruited at the last second is Clemens ( Corey Hawkins ), who signs on as the ship’s doctor to get passage home to England. His expertise comes in handy when one of the boxes is accidentally opened, and an apparent stowaway ( Aisling Franciosi ) is discovered with a mysterious malady that requires numerous blood transfusions. 

Soon, strange things begin happening on the ship. All the livestock on board and Toby’s beloved dog are slaughtered throughout one grisly evening. Sailors begin seeing and hearing odd things at night while on watch, and even the ship’s rats appear to have vanished, leading up to the deathless line, “A boat without rats—such a thing is against nature.” The members of the crew soon begin disappearing, driving the already skittish ones who remain further into paranoia that is not helped when the stowaway, whose name proves to be Anna, finally wakes up and informs Clemens and the others that to steal a line from Mel Brooks , yes, they have Nosferatu. As Dracula ( Javier Botet ) continues snacking through the ship, the rapidly dwindling survivors try to figure out how to stop him before they reach London.

The film was directed by André Øvredal , whose previous credits include such intriguing horror-related efforts as “ Trollhunter ,” “ The Autopsy of Jane Doe ,” and the underrated “ Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark .” This time, he is trying to figure out how to tell a story in which everyone in the audience will be ahead of the characters on the screen at virtually every given point. He accomplishes that primarily by focusing heavily on visual style, creating a moody and haunted atmosphere throughout—even during the scenes set in the daytime—that is both eerily beautiful and just plain eerie. "The Last Voyage of the Demeter" is one of the better-looking horror films to come along in a while. The cat-and-mouse games between Dracula and the crew are staged in a manner that suggests a seafaring variation of “ Alien ,” with Øvredal milking scenes for maximum tension before culminating in some nasty business. 

Bear in mind, some of that business is indeed quite nasty—the visualization of Dracula shown here is a particularly grotesque and demonic variation, the scenes of slaughter are definitely gory enough to earn the “R” rating, and not only does the one character you are conditioned to expect to somehow avoid a gruesome demise end up suffering just that, but they also do so more than once. The performances, especially the ones from genre MVP Dastmalchian, Franciosi (so effective in “ The Nightingale ”), and Botet, are all strong and convincing, which helps to raise the emotional stakes to make up for the lack of surprise.

There are two points where the film stumbles a bit. Although the relatively slow and measured pacing employed by Øvredal to generate suspense is mostly effective and preferable to the quick-cut approach others might have taken, a few scenes here run on too long for their own good. Also, the film—Spoiler Alert!—indulges in one of the most irritating elements of contemporary horror cinema, a final scene that exists solely to set up future movies if this one does well at the box office. 

And yet, the rest of the movie works enough so that these flaws don’t hurt things too badly. “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” may not be a classic in the annals of Dracula cinema along the lines of the Terence Fisher's Hammer production “Horror of Dracula,” Werner Herzog ’s version of “ Nosferatu the Vampyre ,” or Francis Ford Coppola ’s “Bram’s Stoker’s Dracula.” But it is a smart, well-made, and sometimes downright creepy take on the tale that both horror buffs and regular moviegoers can appreciate in equal measure. 

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The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)

Rated R for bloody violence.

118 minutes

Corey Hawkins as Clemens

Aisling Franciosi as Anna

Liam Cunningham as Captain Eliot

David Dastmalchian as Wojchek

Chris Walley as Abrams

Stefan Kapičić as Olgaren

Martin Furulund as Larsen

Nikolai Nikolaeff as Petrofsky

Woody Norman as Toby

Jon Jon Briones as Cook

Javier Botet as Dracula / Nosferatu

• André Øvredal

Writer (based on the chapter "The Captain's Log" of Dracula by)

• Bram Stoker

Writer (screen story by)

• Bragi F. Schut
• Zak Olkewicz
• Christian Wagner
• Patrick Larsgaard
• Julian Clarke

Cinematographer

• Bear McCreary

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Check out the creepy trailer for The Last Voyage of the Demeter, an upcoming movie starring Corey Hawkins (In the Heights, Straight Outta Compton) as Clemens, a doctor who joins the Demeter crew, Aisling Franciosi (Game of Thrones, The Nightingale) as an unwitting stowaway, Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones, Clash of the Titans) as the ship’s captain and David Dastmalchian (Dune, the Ant-Man franchise) as the Demeter’s first mate. The film also stars Jon Jon Briones (Ratched, American Horror Story), Stefan Kapicic (Deadpool films, Better Call Saul), Nikolai Nikolaeff (Stranger Things, Bruised), and Javier Botet (It films, Mama).

Based on a single chapter from Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula, The Last Voyage of the Demeter tells the terrifying story of the merchant ship Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargo—fifty unmarked wooden crates—from Carpathia to London. Strange events befall the doomed crew as they attempt to survive the ocean voyage, stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship. When the Demeter finally arrives off the shores of England, it is a charred, derelict wreck. There is no trace of the crew. From DreamWorks Pictures and the producers of Zodiac and Black Swan, The Last Voyage of the Demeter is directed by André Øvredal (Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark, Trollhunter), from a script by Bragi F. Schut (Escape Room), Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Counterfeiters) and Zak Olkewicz (the upcoming Bullet Train), based on the chapter “The Captain’s Log” of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The film is produced by Brad Fischer and by Oscar-nominated producer Mike Medavoy and Arnold Messer for Phoenix Pictures and is executive produced by Matthew Hirsch.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter opens in theaters on August 11, 2023.

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The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)

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Dracula is on a bloody rampage in first trailer for The Last Voyage of the Demeter

The supernatural horror is directed by André Øvredal

Dracula is heading to the big screen again in the upcoming thriller The Last Voyage of the Demeter. The first trailer for Universal’s new monster movie promises a tense horror with scares, gore, and a very demonic depiction of the legendary vampire.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter is based on 'The Captain’s Log' entry of Bram Stoker’s novel. Set on the merchant ship Demeter, strange events begin to unfold on the private charter traveling from Romania to London as one of the characters warns that "evil is on board."

As the trailer continues, the shipmates discover that something is lurking in the strange cargo of fifty unmarked wooden crates in the bowels of the ship. This is particularly chilling for those familiar with the Dracula story – we won't spoil it here but it's fair to say everyone is in danger on the doomed voyage.

This take on the story features a star-packed cast including Game of Thrones actors Aisling Franciosi and Liam Cunningham as well as Dune ’s David Dastmalchian. Corey Hawkins ( In the Heights ), Jon Jon Briones (Ratched), Stefan Kapicic ( Deadpool ), and Nikolai Nikolaeff ( Stranger Things ) also star.

Vampires are certainly on trend right now after the release of Renfield , which is Universal’s more comic take on the Dracula story. The movie landed mixed reviews , but Total Film’s official stance was positive giving it four stars and calling it "an eye-bugging, blood-soaked comedy horror". 

The Last Voyage of the Demeter will be released on August 11. For more upcoming movies , check out our breakdown of 2023 movie release dates .

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Universal's had an ... interesting ... time, to say the least, trying to produce movies related to the classic Universal monsters. Nobody can forget (although you should probably try) the disastrous effort to jumpstart a cinematic universe with 2017's Tom Cruise-starring "The Mummy," a movie so dead-on-arrival that it spurred two viral memes: that accidental trailer upload with no actual sound , and the ultimate cart-before-the-horse moment in dubbing the franchise "The Dark Universe" before it was ever actually a sure thing. The studio managed to right the boat somewhat with much more of a standalone approach in the years since, however, between Leigh Whannel's excellent "The Invisible Man" and, to a lesser extent, the upcoming "Renfield" (you can read /Film's review by Chris Evangelista here ).

Now, however, it finally seems as if Universal is properly going back to its horror roots with its next effort, "The Last Voyage of the Demeter." Based on a famous chapter from Bram Stoker's original "Dracula" novel, the long-delayed film is finally set to become a reality as a new and unbelievably creepy trailer has been released. Check it out below ... if you dare!

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Single-location horror movies have sort of gone by the wayside in the last several years, though recent efforts like "Skinamarink" have served as helpful reminders of just how powerful this tool can be. Add in the potent and immensely disturbing trappings of "Dracula," set it on a forlorn sailing ship, and it becomes difficult to believe that a movie based on one of the most harrowing chapters in "Dracula" has taken this long to come to fruition. 

We've been reporting on this project for well over a decade by now, documenting its many starts and stops over the years as several filmmakers and actors have tried to be the ones to crack the code. Now, it appears that Norwegian horror director André Øvredal and writers Bragi F. Schut, Stefan Ruzowitzky, and Zak Olkewicz will be the lucky ones to finally guide this past the finish line.

The footage certainly lives up to the promise of the iconic novel, teasing a beleaguered cast of future victims led by Corey Hawkins ("In the Heights," "Straight Outta Compton") as the ship doctor Clemens who joins the crew, Aisling Franciosi ("Game of Thrones," "The Nightingale") as what's described as "an unwitting stowaway," Liam Cunningham ("Game of Thrones") as the captain of the Demeter, and David Dastmalchian ("The Suicide Squad," "Dune") as the first mate. The cast also includes Jon Jon Briones, Stefan Kapicic, Nikolai Nikolaeff, and Javier Botet.

"The Last Voyage of the Demeter" sails into theaters on August 11, 2023.

Based on a single chilling chapter from Bram Stoker's classic novel "Dracula," "The Last Voyage of the Demeter" tells the terrifying story of the merchant ship Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargo — fifty unmarked wooden crates — from Carpathia to London.

What's The Song In The Last Voyage Of The Demeter Trailer?

"Renfield" isn't the only film hitting theaters this year that is inspired by Bram Stoker's "Dracula." Universal Pictures is also set to release "The Last Voyage of the Demeter" this coming August. However, unlike "Renfield," which offers a comedic, modern take on its source material, "The Last Voyage of the Demeter" promises to deliver a darker experience that is a bit tonally closer to Stoker's original "Dracula" novel. Taking that into account, the darkness of the upcoming horror film is represented well by the song that plays during the back half of its first trailer.

The track in question is none other than "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" by The Smashing Pumpkins, which debuted on the band's 1995 album, "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness." In the liner notes for a reissue of the album, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan briefly explored the themes of "Bullet With Butterfly Wings," writing, "The song's true message has grown on me over the years, as I find it to be a withering attack on the lameness of fame."

Thematically, that may make it seem like the Smashing Pumpkins track ultimately doesn't have all that much to do with the story of "The Last Voyage of the Demeter." That doesn't mean the song isn't the right choice for the film's first teaser trailer, though. As a matter of fact, the song notably opens with the lyric, "The world is a vampire / sent to drain."

The Last Voyage of the Demeter explores one terrifying Dracula chapter

Directed by "The Autopsy of Jane Doe" filmmaker André Øvredal, "The Last Voyage of the Demeter" will bring to life one memorable chapter of "Dracula." The film is based, in specific, on a chapter known as "The Captain's Log," which details through multiple firsthand and secondhand accounts the terrifying fate that befell the crew of a ship that was unknowingly tasked with transporting Count Dracula from Transylvania to England.

"Game of Thrones" star Liam Cunningham leads the film as the captain of its eponymous ship, while actors like Aisling Franciosi, Corey Hawkins, and David Dastmalchian play members of the crew serving under Cunningham's captain. For his part, Javier Botet, who is known for playing creatures like The Crooked Man in "The Conjuring 2," will appear as Dracula himself. Based on the few glimpses of him that are featured in the film's first trailer, too, it seems safe to say that Botet's Dracula will be one of the more physically horrifying versions of the character that has ever been brought to life on-screen.

The initial teaser for "The Last Voyage of the Demeter" paints its iteration of Dracula as a slasher-esque figure who is intent on slowly but surely picking off the crew members of the film's eponymous ship. With that in mind, it makes even more sense that "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" was chosen for the film's first trailer. After all, "Despite all my rage / I am still just a rat in a cage," which is repeated throughout the song's chorus, feels like a pretty fitting way to describe what it'd be like to be trapped on a boat with a blood-sucking vampire.

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• Vampire movies are losing money at the box office, posing a risk for upcoming film "Nosferatu" despite its star-studded cast.
• Director Robert Eggers' unique style may hurt "Nosferatu's" chances of success, as his previous films have not been huge commercial hits.
• If "Nosferatu" flops, it could signal a decline in vampire and monster movies in Hollywood, impacting future projects in the genre.

Despite the fact 2024's Nosferatu has a star-studded cast and plenty of audience anticipation, the movie may not be as successful as previously hoped due to recent box office trends when it comes to vampire movies. Nosferatu is a horror mystery movie directed by Robert Eggers and starring Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Willem Dafoe, Lily-Rose Depp, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Based on the 1922 German film of the same name, Nosferatu follows the passionate and toxic relationship between a young woman and a horrifying vampire. This is the third remake of Nosferatu, which was originally inspired by Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Robert Eggers' Nosferatu has been in development since 2015, after Eggers directed A24's The Witch, and anticipation has been high ever since. Furthermore, the film has only received more hype with the announcement of its cast, which is full of huge stars both in and out of the horror genre. Overall, Nosferatu is on track to be a major release for 2024, and a movie audiences should definitely be watching out for. However, even with all of these benefits, recent happenings at the box office imply that Nosferatu may not be as lucky as previously thought.

Abigail Is The Third Straight Vampire Movie To Underperform At The Box Office

Vampire movies are failing at the box office.

Although Nosferatu has many good things going for it, the movie may suffer anyway. Recently, the last three big vampire movies to hit the big screen underperformed . In April 2023, the horror comedy Renfield earned only $26 million on a $65 million budget. A few months later, the same happened to The Last Voyage of Demeter, which earned a measly $21 million against its $45 million budget. And now, in April 2024, Abigail's box office has managed to surpass its notably low budget of $28 million but only by a hair, earning $31 million at this time.

What is particularly worrisome about these box office stats is that all three of these movies were well-received . Renfield earned a 79% on Rotten Tomatoes, while The Last Voyage of Demeter earned a 75%, and Abigail an 85%. Those who are seeing these vampire movies are enjoying them, but unfortunately, not enough people are actually going to the movie theater to watch them , keeping their box office numbers dismal.

This discrepancy between box office numbers and critical acclaim means that audiences may dismiss a movie due to its box office when, in reality, it may be a very entertaining film.

Nosferatu Was Already A Box Office Risk Before Abigail

Robert eggers is controversial.

Nosferatu faces another big problem aside from the vampire box office trend. Despite its amazing cast and iconic story, Nosferatu's director puts the movie at a disadvantage. Although Robert Eggers movies have been very notable and critically acclaimed like The Witch and The Lighthouse, his movies are not necessarily the most commercially successful. Typically, Eggers' films call to a very specific type of audience, those who enjoy very dark and mysterious movies that burn slowly. In this way, not everyone love Eggers' style, and this could seriously hurt Nosferatu's chances at the box office in December.

A great example of this phenomenon is Robert Eggers' most recent movie, The Northman. Like Nosferatu, the 2022 movie enjoyed a star-studded cast including Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, and Willem Dafoe . It also did fairly well with critics and audiences, scoring a 64% on Rotten Tomatoes. However, The Northman notably underperformed at the box office. On a budget of $70-90 million, the movie only grossed $69 million . In this way, Robert Eggers had a movie with many variables going for it, however, based on his style of filmmaking, audiences were not intrigued enough to visit theaters.

Nosferatu's Box Office Could Be Final Nail In Dracula's Coffin

Vampire movies could see a long hiatus.

In the event that Nosferatu experiences the same fate as the last three vampire movies to be released in theaters, this would have a massive effect on vampire movies as a whole . Nosferatu has a headstart over these previous vampire movies due to its iconic story, so if it manages to flop at the box office, this will be very telling about how audiences feel about vampire films at this time. If Nosferatu does not have a good box office performance, then it seems likely that vampire movies will be put on the backburner for the time being .

Nosferatu is set to premiere on December 25, 2024.

Nosferatu's failure could also be telling for other monster movies coming in the future. There is a Frankenstein reboot and a Wolfman reboot both coming in the next year or two, and if Nosferatu does not manage to captivate audiences, then other monster remakes may be at risk as well . Hollywood currently has a monster movie trend taking place, and unfortunately, audiences may not be ready for it. Hopefully though, Nosferatu can prove that the vampire, and the monster movie, are both still valuable to audiences.

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