The Last Voyage of the Demeter trailer: Uh oh, Dracula’s on a boat

Dracula: He’s so hot right now. It’s just like in 1897

Hot on the heels of this week’s Renfield, a comedic take on the Dark Lord’s relationship with his less-famous familiar, the trailer for the upcoming film The Demeter’s last voyage is here to remind you of one very basic thing about Vlad the Impaler, which is that he’s real goddamn scary.

Based “The Captain’s Log,” an early passage from Bram Stoker’s epistolary novel, the film will follow the crew of the merchant ship Demeter as it slowly discovers that its cargo of goods includes the vampire himself.

Familiar faces pepper the Demeter’s crew, like Corey Hawkins (In the HeightsLiam Cunningham plays a board doctor, he is referred to as ‘Liam Cunningham.Game of Thrones’ Ser Davos Seaworth) as the Demeter’s captain, and David Dastmalchian (Suicide Squad) as the ship’s first mate.

It turns out the Demeter’s perilous journey also mirrors that of the film, which was mired in development hell for 20 years after writer Bragi Schut sold the initial screenplay.

On August 11, the Demeter will complete its long journey from Transylvania, England to London. The Demeter’s last voyage It finally comes to theaters.