Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” unleashed a never-ending wave of vampire stories, including this year’s campy “Renfield.”

it’s getting harder to stand out in that crowded field, a feat “The Last Voyage of Demeter” does in an ingenious way. The film does a deep dive into Stoker’s text, focusing on a chilling section of the 1897 novel instead of the bigger, oft-copied picture.

The results aren’t perfect, but they benefit from a fresh perspective, terrific production design and a compelling lead.

And this vampire is as nasty as any we’ve seen before.

[I saw the trailer before the latest “Mission Impossible” film (which was very good itself), and this looks much less like the romance-horror treatment Dracula gets these days and more like “Nosferatu.” I probably won’t see it in the theaters, but I’d give it a watch on streaming when it gets there. — Ed]