By Bob Grimm

The Last Voyage of the Demeter, based on a small passage in Bram Stoker’s original Dracula novel, is one of the better takes on vampire lore in modern cinema.

There haven’t been a lot of great vampire movies. Heck, there haven’t been a lot of good ones. While Demeter isn’t great, it’s definitely good—even though a lot of people seem to disagree. It may be one of the more unjustly maligned movies of the year (rocking a lackluster 48% on Rotten Tomatoes as of this writing). It had me dreading my place in the movie-theater seat for all of the right reasons: It’s foreboding; it’s creepy; it’s gross; and, most importantly, it is often quite scary.

And, oh boy, it’s vicious. When folks check out for good in this movie, they go out in a bad way. Because this is vampirism we are dealing with, individuals often have multiple deaths that are horribly unsettling. The sun just doesn’t dig those newly turned vampires.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter, based on a small passage in Bram Stoker’s original Dracula novel, is one of the better takes on vampire lore in modern cinema.

There haven’t been a lot of great vampire movies. Heck, there haven’t been a lot of good ones. While Demeter isn’t great, it’s definitely good—even though a lot of people seem to disagree. It may be one of the more unjustly maligned movies of the year (rocking a lackluster 48% on Rotten Tomatoes as of this writing). It had me dreading my place in the movie-theater seat for all of the right reasons: It’s foreboding; it’s creepy; it’s gross; and, most importantly, it is often quite scary.

And, oh boy, it’s vicious. When folks check out for good in this movie, they go out in a bad way. Because this is vampirism we are dealing with, individuals often have multiple deaths that are horribly unsettling. The sun just doesn’t dig those newly turned vampires.

Perhaps The Last Voyage of the Demeter will gain some sort of cult status or more appreciation when it becomes available for streaming/screaming. Seriously, I screamed during this movie. That … doesn’t … happen.