There’s Fresh Blood to Be Found in Morbius

Superheroes have, to hear marketing professionals tell it, wormed their way into conspiracy thrillers, family comedies, grief dramas, and other genres outside the specific confines of bodysuit rock-’em-sock-’em. It’s a natural evolution, then, that a superhero should find himself in the realm of horror. Enter Dr. Michael Morbius, the titular figurehead of the new film Morbius (in theaters April 1). A dying scientist who mutates himself into a half-man, half-bat creature in an effort to cure himself of a blood disorder, Morbius is, for all intents and purposes, a vampire. Boo! The curious fun of Daniel Espinosa’s film is in… Read Full Article