Zombies, vampires and werewolves: why are monster movies always relevant? Discussing in a new episode of the Watchman podcast

Creatures from the other world have been on the big screen since the end of the 19th century. One of the earliest paintings - "Devil's Castle" by Georges Méliès - was filmed in 1896. Since then, the genre of films about monsters has evolved: now comedies and even melodramas are filmed about vampires and werewolves. What can we say about zombies - the favorite kind of evil spirits among viewers of all ages. Here and TV series with video games in the universe of "The Walking Dead", and remakes of classics by George Romero, and endless number of original films, always ending in Z: World War Z, Hungry Z, New era Z ".

The hosts of the podcast "Watchman" Alexei Khromov and Mikhail Volnyh found out how the images of vampires and werewolves in the cinema, talked about "Twilight", Internet horror films and a little touched on domestic attempts to create something on the topic.

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01:30 - about vampires, the history of their appearance in cinema and the attractiveness of the image for the viewer.

05:55 - about the range of genres vampire films. Why do filmmakers enjoy working with bloodsuckers so much?

09:57 - the way of werewolves on the big screen: from the silent "Werewolf" in 1913 to the comedy "Teen Wolf" with Michael J. Fox.

15:12 - about everyone (or not everyone) favorite "Twilight": how vampires and werewolves found their place in youth melodramas.

17:54 - about why people still enjoy watching movies about zombies.

27:35 - Alexey recalls the unsuccessful attempts of Russian directors to shoot a zombie slasher.

29:20 - about "Watch" as films about vampires, as well as about "Gremlins" and other plush monsters.

34:00 - are creatures from Internet horror stories capable of replacing Count Dracula and other old-school monsters?

What to see on the topic

We've compiled the films that were mentioned in the podcast:

• Nosferatu, Symphony of Horror, directed by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, 1922.
• Dracula, Created by Stephen Moffat, 2020.
• Dracula, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, 1992.
• "Shadow of the Vampire", director - E. Elias Maryridge, 2000.
• From Dusk Till Dawn, directed by Robert Rodriguez, 1995.
• Only Lovers Left Alive, directed by Jim Jarmusch, 2013.
• "Real Ghouls", directed by Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, 2014.
• "Teen Wolf" directed by Rod Daniel, 1985.
• The Wolf Man, directed by George Waggner, 1941.
• Cat People, directed by Jacques Tourneur, 1942.
• Another World, directed by Len Wiseman, 2003.
• Twilight, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, 2008.
• The Walking Dead, Created by Frank Darabont, 2010-Present.
• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, directed by Burr Steers, 2015.
• "Paris. City of Zombies, directed by Dominique Roche, 2018.
• «Ghoul", Directed by Sergey Vinokurov, 1997.
• "Dogs", director - Dmitry Svetozarov, 1989.
• "Gremlins", directed by Joe Dante, 1984.
• Critters, directed by Stephen Herek, 1986.

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