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Retro gaming enthusiasts are sharing photos of the Vampire Savior arcade board, Capcom's 1997 fighting game released on the CP System II hardware. The game is part of the Darkstalkers series and remains popular among collectors, who prize original CPS2 boards and the CRT displays used to play them at authentic quality.

Coverage of Fantastic Fest 2026 continues with a second round-up highlighting the genre lineup, spanning psychological thrillers, science fiction, crime stories, and vampire fare. Film writers are cataloguing the standout premieres from the Austin festival, which remains a key launchpad for horror and cult cinema ahead of the fall release season.

The fantasy series Coven Academy has released its first episode, introducing Sasha, a Black woman who initially distrusts the white protagonist Briar before being moved by news of Briar's loss. Viewers are discussing the dynamic between the two leads and the casting, with names like Jordan Leftwich, Nathaniel Logan McIntyre and Shane Dean circulating alongside the vampire and witch themes.

A24 is developing a television series based on 'Near Dark', Kathryn Bigelow's 1987 vampire western that became a cult classic. News of the project, reported exclusively by entertainment outlets, has prompted discussion among horror fans about how the stylish, gritty film will translate to the small screen and what the studio's involvement means for the property.

A filmgoer is heading to a screening of "Night of the Vamp-Friars," a vampire comedy whose title jokingly sounds like it should be a sequel to "The Velocipastor: Man of the Claw," the cult B-movie about a pastor who becomes a dinosaur. The odd similarity between the two titles is drawing light amusement online.

Fox Entertainment Studios has acquired 'Bleed The Night', a spec script for a vampire project. The deal was reported by Deadline, which tracks industry sales and studio purchases. No further details about the writers, plot, or planned release were included in the report, leaving the scope of the project and how Fox intends to develop it unclear at this stage.

Director Bassam Tariq discusses moving on from Marvel's long-delayed Blade reboot, which he left in 2022, to a new thriller starring Mahershala Ali. In an interview with The Guardian, Tariq says he is happier having made his new film, reflecting on the setback and his creative path since exiting the vampire project.

A new review covers the Audible Original full-cast production of Bram Stoker's Dracula, assessing how the dramatized adaptation brings the classic vampire novel to audio with multiple performers. The review examines the production's storytelling and performances, drawing attention to Audible's growing lineup of literary full-cast originals based on beloved classics.

Film buffs are debating whether the pointed hairline now known as the vampire's widow's peak originated with Emil Jannings in F.W. Murnau's 1926 silent classic Faust, or later with Bela Lugosi's iconic 1931 Dracula. The question touches on how silent-era German expressionist cinema shaped vampire imagery that Lugosi later cemented in popular culture.