What: Movie, 132 mins.
When: Wed., Dec. 25
Where: In theatres
Genre: Horror
Why you should watch: Director Robert Eggers has made a name for himself with gloomy period horror films like The Witch and The Lighthouse that fuse tropes of arthouse cinema with dark folklore figures. And who is more iconic, both in folk tales and in film, than the vampire? Starring Bill Skarsgård, Lily-Rose Depp and Willem Dafoe, this remake of F. W. Murnau’s 1922 classic sticks close to the gothic look of the original with the craggy mountains, the candle-lit rooms and the terrified maiden in the thrall of a monster. If you are looking for something dark this holiday season, you’ve come to the right gothic castle.