‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ – Dracula Takes the Hunt to the High Seas in New Clip
The Last Voyage of the Demeter director promises a terrifying Alien-style horror movie made with practical effects.
The movie uses the chapter “The Captain’s Log” of Bram Stoker’s Dracula as a jumping-off point. It tells the story of the Russian schooner, Demeter, chartered to carry private cargo from Carpathia to London–twenty-four wooden crates filled with experimental earth.
Plus, something much more sinister. It follows the doomed crew as they attempt to survive a mysterious and terrifying creature stalking the ship every night. When the Demeter finally arrives at Whity Harbour, the crew is nowhere to be found.
The events in the book are covered via newspaper clippings and a brief captain’s log. The movie uses that and attempts to fill in the gaps of what happened between the ship’s departure and its mysterious arrival. This first trailer sets a mood of terror and tension.
A Movie Based on Practical Effects
These behind-the-scenes looks include several of the passengers of the doomed ship–David Dastmalchian (Oppenheimer), Corey Hawkins (6 Underground), and Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones). Plus, a look at Javier Botet’s Dracula on set. I’m happy they opted for a dude in great prosthetics over all CG all the time. Take a look…
The Last Voyage of the Demeter Cast and Details
The Last Voyage of the Demeter is directed by Norwegian horror virtuoso André Øvredal. The film stars Corey Hawkins as Clemens, a doctor who joins the Demeter crew, Aisling Franciosi as an unwitting stowaway, Liam Cunningham as the ship’s captain, and David Dastmalchian as the Demeter’s first mate. The cast also features Jon Jon Briones, Stefan Kapicic, Nikolai Nikolaeff, and Javier Botet.
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. 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.
The Last Voyage of the Demeter hits theaters on August 11.
