FilmPG-13Vampire Werewolf Gothic

Van Helsing2004

Name: Van Helsing
Genre: Vampire, Werewolf, Gothic, Classic Monsters
Released: 2004-05-03
Rating: 5.7

“The one name they all fear.”

Directed by Stephen Sommers

5.7

Crypt Score

Blended from 3 sources

IMDb 6.1Metacritic 35TMDB 6.4

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Year

2004

Runtime

132 min

Box Office

Budget

$160,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$300,257,475

Domestic

$120,177,084

🏆 3 wins & 21 nominations total

The premise

Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family.

Horror Vault's take

Dispatched by the Vatican, legendary monster hunter Gabriel Van Helsing arrives in Transylvania to aid the imperiled Valerious family against the machinations of Count Dracula. What he finds is a shadowy world where the great monsters of legend are very real and dangerously intertwined. Packed with 19th-century gothic atmosphere and relentless action, the film throws Van Helsing headlong into a battle that spans castles, creatures, and centuries-old curses. Fans of swashbuckling horror-adventure will find plenty of iconic creatures sharing the screen in grand, pulpy fashion.

Content: Violence, Creature Violence, Mild Gore, Frightening Monster Imagery