Abigail (2024 movie) Hold me closer, tiny dancer!

And speaking of vampires ...

Here's the thing, I don't much care for vampires. I think they are the least exciting and interesting of the traditional monsters. And often the lamest and cheesiest.
Most vampire fare, be it movies or books, focuses on the bloodshed and/or the faux glamour and/or how seductive they are, especially to teenage girls. But every so often, something original comes along.
Enter Abigail.

What seems like a typical kidnap-for-ransom plot quickly turns infinitely darker and scarier as the mish-mash gang of kidnappers realize that their victim is much more than a child ballerina. The tables turn, the nightmare begins, and blood, buckets of it, flow freely.

How did this happen? Well, apparently once upon a time there was a man who found ballerinas creepy. (And they are, aren't they? I mean, who in the right mind dances on their toes?) This man mixed that fear with his love of horror, et voila, Abigail was born.
Originally, this was meant to be the remake of Dracula's Daughter for the Universal line of revampring classic horror movies. To the director's credit, he revamped it (oh, the puns, the puns) A LOT. So much so that Dracula is never even mentioned.
And unlike the other Universal efforts, universally underwhelming as a rule, this one is pure fun. It features a talented ensemble cast (as opposed to leaving it all on one star's shoulders like say the new Mummy movie) and mixes action, horror, and comedy very, very nicely. 
Abigal is played by a terrific child actress who pulls off both aspects of her role beautifully.
Visually, the movie is an absolute feast, the kind of thing that makes of you go "Whoa! Look at that! That's crazy!" even if the TV has no intention of talking back to you.

All in all, it's just SO MUCH FUN, simultaneously subverting and outperforming all genre expectations, while also satisfying them for the more traditional fans. Quite a balance and the movie gets it right. Go ahead, see for yourself.

​Even the poster is pure WOW.