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I'm ok with dropping stuff, but when I like I go for everything, including manga, so I'm afraid of Gundam :S
I'm watching your Fate journey, I agree with everything, I also only found Zero good, but I think without a lot of context that comes from stay night, it wouldn't be that good... oh, I liked the alternative movie version of stay night, but it probably sucks if you haven't watched the original series before. After those I bored myself with Apocrypha and finally dropped on Last Encore... I'm not sure what order I was following, but later I added Whispers of Dawn to my Plan to Watch because I like other stuff by that writer - but I'm probably not watching any time soon.

Do you think you would survive getting into Gundam?
I mean because your completionism... I'm a tad of completionist, and that's why I fear Gundam hehe

I predicted there would be a cult but kind of didn't expect it to be this ridiculous AI thing, though I guess it seems fitting. The social commentary (came across more like a joke, but I constantly question whether it's ironic or not...) on creativity and over-reliance on AI in an earlier episode was also hilariously bad.

You mean some dialogue between Akane and Sibyl that setup the plot shift for S2? Unfortunately, I don't remember too well. I just don't think I've ever seen a stranger backstory for a villain... Ubukata has some weird tendencies, and I don't usually hear a lot of good things about S3 either. It's probably not as bad of a dip because P-P S2 isn't that bad at a few parts and is unintentionally funny. I liked S1 of PN and skipped S2 altogether because of the bad reception, but I also wasn't that into the manga, tbh.

LOL, speaking of cults and Lazarus. I do have some relevant information for you concerning episode 6. They have a cult in that one, but with a sci-fi spin. Given the dark turn, it appears to be modeled after Jonestown or Heaven's Gate. The writing in that episode feels like some of the worst in the series so far. Insanely rushed. I think the scene you're talking about in AE is the one where the boy (isn't that what he's credited as?) is slowly reaching upwards? It's a chilling scene with the music and framing.

Glad to hear you liked AE. Was pretty sure you would be into the OST at least. I can't find much that's comparable in anime when it comes to audio/visual combos.

Subaru was always really annoying, and I think the sadism of having him killed all the time appeased me. XD

Haha, did I say it was worse? I dunno... LB is pretty awful. While I would absolutely not recommend Lazarus, obviously, I wouldn't worry about my Left Behind comparison. They are only superficially similar with what I mentioned. Lazarus isn't culty or anything and since it's from a Japanese perspective, it feels completely different. There's also nothing supernatural about it. The religious stuff is just used as symbolism to make it seem more dramatic and profound.

Gsarthotegga suggested I send you the resume of my recent Dracula and Frankenstein marathon. 16 movies and 1 miniseries about Dracula, 14 movies and 1 miniseries about Frankenstein, and one awful crossover.
So in case it interests you, just click spoiler.

ps: The original message was to Gsarthotegga, I'm just pasting it.

You mentioned anilist, have you ever tried mal graph?
I don't know which has a better database, but mal graph also show related entries - among other stuff

https://anime.plus/

Yeah, at this point, I don't bother with the mainline stuff anymore at all, unless it looks distinct somehow. The Frankenstein novel to film transition probably did lose the most depth, and many of these are more like sci-fi spectacles than anything, with a cool set piece to give birth to the monster... and... that's about it. :P I've always wondered if the name mixup had anything to it other than the director or writer not caring to read the book. I think it's pretty common for them to not read it and get a (bad one, in this case) summary from someone. Pretty sure that was the case for Blade Runner, as I recall Scott admitting he hadn't read the book, but that's not so bad since I don't think he wrote the script, and it was quite a bit different in a way that a lot of people appreciate.

I was bored to death by The Witch (or The VVitch, lol). So the jump between that and The Lighthouse was really huge for me.

I think the best Lovecraftian adaptations/inspired would prob be the two you mentioned (The Thing has always been a favorite of mine). Endless was pretty weird as a horror comedy. I suppose From Beyond isn't too bad. Anime does it a bit too.

I know the feeling. It took me 15 years to finally drop One Piece, and I finished many other shonen just because I started them one day... I think I finally became able to drop stuff when I started digging deep into research and building a huge backlog of seemingly interesting things to watch and read. I stopped wasting time on what was boring me, now I just get super anxious because it feels like a lifetime won't be enough to watch/read everything haha

So, well, if you want to trade one trouble for another, there's how.

For Hellsing, It's the less serious part and differences in aesthetic and atmosphere that make me prefer the original. Konaka scripting as well. The Eggers Nosferatu might be interesting. I've never been that keen on him, but the Lighthouse had nice cinematography. He seems to be the big "serious" horror director now. Had no idea he did a remake. Yeah, the referentialness is now common with horror and it doesn't help, unless it's more of a comedy (maybe...). Yes, it's as you've said. This is why I don't tend to like the main horror entities. Werewolves, Frankenstein, vampires, etc. Their stories are too known and most creators do the same thing with them. Although most Lovecraft stuff isn't necessarily that good, it's quite popular largely because it prefers the unknown or at least some unknowns. Either spookier atmosphere or more complex story is necessary for vampires. There's also stuff more so from the perspective of vampires and their emotions and adaptation to that lifestyle, which can be interesting, but these reduce the mystery most of the time and often feel like druggie films XD. Or focusing on vampire culture because they have built a great underground society or taken over most of the world. Who knows what direction that will go, as it's not done often (or as often), and one can have wildly different interpretations. Owari no Seraph does something like that, but I haven't seen much of it, and it's more of a shonen action series than horror.

I've been seeing your updates on my front page, you getting increasingly bored with isekai stuff, and then a very good score for an arthouse short. I can't wait for the next episode hehe - I hope it's about Angel's Egg :P

Oh, crap! I forgot one. You definitely need to look into Mars Red if you haven't. It's an anime series. One of the best vampire series to come out in a long time and seems a lot fresher to me than most takes that I've seen. We're the opposite on Hellsing. I prefer the older Konaka one. Agree on Blood-C (bleh), Blood+, and B: TLV. I tried to watch Blood+ a few times and could never quite get into it.

I feel like the silent era tended to have the right mood, even if they could be hokey. Nosferatu and Vampyr I remember thinking were well done, but it's been ages since I've seen them. Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is also similar, though I don't think he was a vampire. Herzog's Nosferatu is also interesting. It has a glacial atmosphere that reminds me of the slower parts of the novel Nosferatu, like when the main is wandering around Orlock's castle. I feel like the standard horror film formula they often follow doesn't work that well, and they rely more deeply on atmosphere and mystery. Zombies don't really need mystery but atmosphere helps. I find vampire films are too small in scale and simple to offer much mystery. I also find Andrey Iskanov's Visions of Suffering remake quite interesting, but it's also trashy and low budget, so I wouldn't necessarily recommend it. I really don't like a lot of the popular vampire films now, but I did like Let the Right One In too.

I'm guessing something was lost from the LN to the anime adaptation, as it was lacking in world building for sure. They don't explain anything, which leaves it open to questions that can make their plan (if they even have one) look really silly. For example, litnerd has a review on it where he did the math for their village conversion (percent chance of a bitten human becoming a shiki, the population of the village, and how much blood they would need to survive), and it was completely unsustainable. Main reason I don't concern myself with this point, although it is a good point, is because it's a bit speculative (they might have been planning to grow to a set number and then drink only from blood bags or keeping humans around and periodically draining them without biting, like real cattle). There's almost nothing you can say about the shiki that isn't speculative.

My favorite vampire anime is Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, which I see you've already seen. A lot of anime feature vampires, but not many are "real" vampire films/series. I can't think of anything else in anime other than Vampire Princess Miyu and a few newer titles that I haven't seen. Vampires need a certain atmosphere to be convincing and hardly anything pulls it off well.

Hey, thanks for accepting my friend request it's nice to meet you :)