Death Ship: The Last Voyage of the Demeter

From the log of the Demeter:

4 August.—Still fog, which the sunrise cannot pierce. I know there is sunrise because I am a sailor, why else I know not. I dared not go below, I dared not leave the helm; so here all night I stayed, and in the dimness of the night I saw It—Him! God forgive me, but the mate was right to jump overboard. It was better to die like a man; to die like a sailor in blue water no man can object. But I am captain, and I must not leave my ship. But I shall baffle this fiend or monster, for I shall tie my hands to the wheel when my strength begins to fail, and along with them I shall tie that which He—It!—dare not touch; and then, come good wind or foul, I shall save my soul, and my honour as a captain. I am growing weaker, and the night is coming on. If He can look me in the face again, I may not have time to act.... If we are wrecked, mayhap this bottle may be found, and those who find it may understand; if not, ... well, then all men shall know that I have been true to my trust. God and the Blessed Virgin and the saints help a poor ignorant soul trying to do his duty....

The Last Voyage of the Demeter is due out next year.  

The Demeter is the ship that Dracula hired to transport his...boxes... to England.  Things did not go well for the crew, none of whom survived the trip.

I actually like the idea of taking what is almost literally a single page out of Bram Stoker's Dracula and exploring the untold tale. 

Talk of this movie being made has been floating around since at least 2011.  It is based on a graphic novel written by Gary Gerani (co-creator of Pumpkinhead!) and illustrated by Stuart Sayger (creator of Shiver in the Dark), which is in turn based on the original novel.

I have not read the graphic novel, but I will check out the movie when it comes around.

It's hard to write a movie where everyone dies at the end, so I'm guessing there will be some shenanigans that result in at least one person making it out alive.  Will that person be on board when the ship crashes on the beach near Whitby?  Time will tell!

If you've never read the original novel, it is available all over the internet for free.  HERE is one copy for you.