Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" will pit Michael B. Jordan against vampires, and early reactions have hailed the horror film (which had some real-world inspiration) as fang-tastic. In this one, the "Black Panther" star plays Smoke and Stack, a pair of twin brothers who return to their hometown to discover that it's overrun with blood-thirsty fiends, led by the vicious Remmick (Jack O'Connell). The movie is also a period piece, with the story set in the American South during the 1930s.

The town-being-tormented-by-bloodsuckers premise is reminiscent of all-time great vampire horror movies like "30 Days of Night," "Salem's Lot," and "The Lost Boys," but this is a Coogler joint, and that means it'll have its own distinct flavor. The director was also inspired by the films of Robert Rodriguez, John Carpenter, and the Coen Brothers, so viewers can look forward to a genre-hopping slice of action-packed scare fare.

Of course, mixing genres is tricky,...