Universal Studio announced the purchase of rights to the film adaptation of the new youth mystical novel Tracy Wolf Crave ("to thirst" - Eng.), Which was released on April 7 at the American publishing house Entangled Publishing. The project will be supervised by studio production executive director Joon Manford, who worked on the films “Simple Request” and “That Still a Couple,” as well as Christine Sun, executive director of the company's creative services. Producers, screenwriters and other members of the crew have not yet been named.

Tracy Wolf is widely known in America. She is the author of 64 novels, many of which have become bestsellers. Under her name, she publishes romantic and erotic books. The writer is also known by the pseudonyms Tessa Adams, who signed mystical novels and urban works, and Tracy Dibs - this name is on the covers of the author’s youth books.

In the center of the plot of the novel Crave - the adventures of a girl named Grace. The heroine enters a boarding school, where creatures of various origins are trained: among them are gods, witches and vampires. The heroine is at the epicenter of hostility of several groups and tries to find her company. At the same time, the girl falls in love with the vampire Jackson Vega, with whom she connects much more than it seems at first glance.

As noted by THR with reference to a representative of the publisher, Wolf’s new novel is a paranormal story about vampires for a new generation, told from a feminist point of view.

According to the reviews of the first critics, the work has much in common with the sensational series of Twilight novels by Stephanie Meyer. Most reviewers give the novel high marks (its rating on the Goodreads portal is 4.21 out of 5).

  • © Shot from the movie "Twilight" (2008)

One reviewer notes that the plot of Crave is similar to other fantasy novels, but it is unique in its own way, and Tracy Wolf knows how to surprise the reader.

“There are many characters that can sometimes be confusing, but Tracy did a great job presenting them at the right time and in the right way,” the critic emphasizes.

According to him, the heroine Crave is much more interesting than typical characters of such works, because she does not sit still “waiting for a knight in armor”.

Reviewers rated the image of the beloved of the main character not so highly. In their opinion, this vampire is not much different from other heroes-lovers: he is just as gloomy, secretive, sometimes vile and at the first opportunity demonstrates hyper-custody. Nevertheless, he did not cause strong irritation among reviewers.

Many note an intriguing plot that blends well with the storytelling dynamics and the humor that overflows the novel. As one reviewer notes, Crave is the same Twilight, but much more fun.

  • © Shot from the film "Dracula" (1931)

Judging by the first reaction of the readers and decisive steps of Universal, the new novel by Tracy Wolf has all chances to warm up the already fallen interest of the audience in vampire themes.

"Vampire" stories became widely popular back in 1897, when Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula" was released. The book was repeatedly filmed, won a huge number of fans and had a significant impact on the formation of the image of vampires in works of literature and cinema.

Vampires owe a new wave of popularity to the publication of the first novel of the Vampire Chronicles series by American Anne Rice in the 1970s. In total, more than ten works were published within the cycle; almost all of them were successful.

In 1994, the series’s most famous novel, An Interview with the Vampire, received the film adaptation of the same name. The film by Neil Jordan with Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas and Kirsten Dunst for a long time captured the attention of the audience and won a number of prestigious awards. Among them are the BAFTA, Saturn and others. In addition, the film was nominated for an Oscar in two categories. It is noteworthy that in the arsenal of a successful film there is also the Golden Raspberry antiproward for the worst acting duet (Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt).

  • © Shot from the film "Interview with the Vampire" (1994)

The real "vampire boom" began at zero, after the publication of "Twilight" - a teenage-oriented novel by American writer Stephanie Meyer. The book was a resounding success and was continued, novels-sequels "New Moon", "Eclipse" and "Dawn". All parts of the popular franchise have been filmed by various directors: Katherine Hardwick, Chris Weitz, David Slade and Bill Condon. The main roles in the Twilight Saga went to Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson.

“Twilight” gave readers and viewers hope for a happy ending that was not characteristic of mystical stories and showed an unusual, romanticized image of vampires. In the Mayer novels, the ghouls are not afraid of garlic, silver and other stereotypical things. In addition, they have incredible beauty and supernatural abilities. Mayer vampires can fall in love, and their love will last forever.

In the years following the publication of Twilight, HBO's True Blood, the long-playing The CW Vampire Diaries project, and many others, were released. Also, the "vampire boom" provoked a demand for other undead - the same werewolves increasingly became the heroes of new feature films and TV shows ("Bitten", "Teen Wolf").