‘Father and son related by blood!!! Everyone’s blood!!’

Grave of the Vampire – aka Seed of Terror – is a 1972 American horror feature film directed by John Hayes (Dream No Evil; Garden of the Dead; End of the World) from a screenplay co-written with David Chase (Kolchak: The Night Stalker), based on his novel The Still Life. The movie stars William Smith, Michael Pataki, Lyn Peters and Diane Holden.

Jaime Mendoza-Nava (The Town That Dreaded Sundown; The Brotherhood of Satan; The Witchmaker; et al) composed the soundtrack score.

Scream Factory is releasing Grave of the Vampire in the USA on Blu-ray on April 16, 2019. Extras will be announced soon.

Plot:

Several years after his death by electrocution in the late 1930s, ghoulish murderer Caleb Croft (Michael Pataki) rises from his crypt and brutally assaults young Leslie Hollander (Kitty Vallacher). Leslie becomes pregnant by Croft and delivers a baby boy, whom she nurses with bottles of blood.

The child matures into the ruggedly handsome James Eastman (William Smith), who sets out on a mission to find and kill his diabolical father. Eastman enrols in a college, where his father is teaching as Professor Lockwood. Following a séance hosted by the professor for his students, James confronts his father in a showdown between good and evil…

Reviews:

“The film has a wide reaching mythology, but much of this expository potential is drained of its life’s blood leaving a few questions unanswered. As Drive In/Late Night fare goes, you can’t go wrong with a film that features both Michael Pataki and William Smith as co-stars.” Cool Ass Cinema

” … overall Grave of the Vampire experience is one of alternating boredom and disappointment… Aside from bits of blood, there are a few seconds of silhouette nudity. It all leads to an untricky trick ending.” David Elroy Goldweber, Claws & Saucers

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“The extremely low budget shows and the film was instantly dated […] but it has a certain Californian gothic, gloomy atmosphere about it which is obvious from the beginning — Croft’s grave is opened to reveal his cobweb-filled living corpse, with a juicy spider and a couple of salamanders tossed on top for extra effect.” DVD Drive-In

“This is one of those small budget movies that benefits from a good script. The story itself is quite interesting, and it is peopled with interesting characters well played by a group of little known but capable actors.” Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings

“This is one of the great blood-sucking pictures coming in the wake of Count Yorga. It is perverse, interesting, and exciting in concept and presentation.” Richard Myers, For One Week Only

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“Grim and unusual.” Kim Newman, Nightmare Movies

“Instead of a nothing entry in what was by then a pretty moribund subgenre, Grave of the Vampire rises above its generic origins. Rather than playing the vampire for camp amusement … it finds fresh and interesting nuances, nurturing hybrid possibilities that were perhaps only later embraced through the New Wave horror fiction of Clive Barker.” Stephen Thrower, Nightmare USA

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” …the film isn’t a particularly gory one, but it does have some nice atmosphere and a decent storyline. This one doesn’t try to rise above its horror movie origins, it’s ambition seems only to entertain and to spook – on that level it actually does succeed, as it offers up a few eerie images and a very strong finish.” Rock! Shock! Pop!

“The soundtrack is cheesy throughout and the scenes when James attends a party thrown by Anita were worryingly reminiscent of Dracula A.D. 1972 – which is no good thing. Yet the story, the hints of lore, the subtle and yet palpable brutality and Pataki’s performance raise this film up into a flawed gem.” Taliesin Meets the Vampires

“Though it does lag in some spots, the film wins us back with a spirited wrestling match between vampire father and son and a bleak ending capped off with a teasing “The End—Or Is It?” title card. Not a bad choice for the casual fan looking for a movie to simply deliver the bloody goods. ” The Terror Trap

“Although crudely put together, this is an interesting departure from standard vampire tales, with plenty of unexpected curves in the narrative to keep the viewer off guard.” TV Guide

Cast and characters:

• William Smith … James Eastman – Zombiegeddon; Maniac Cop; Moon in Scorpio; Invasion of the Bee Girls
• Michael Pataki … Caleb Croft – The Bat People; Mansion of the Doomed; Graduation Day
• Lyn Peters … Anne Arthur – Fear No Evil
• Diane Holden … Anita Jacoby
• Lieux Dressler … Olga – Kingdom of the Spiders
• Eric Mason … Lieutenant Panzer – Kiss of the Tarantula; Scream Blacula Scream
• Jay Adler … Old Zack
• Jay Scott … Paul – Kiss of the Tarantula
• William Guhl … Sergeant Duffy
• Margaret Fairchild … Miss Fenwick
• Carmen Argenziano … Sam – Hellraiser: Inferno; Graduation Day; When a Stranger Calls
• Frank Whiteman
• Abbi Henderson … Carol Moskowitz
• Inga Neilsen
• Lindis Guinness
• Kitty Vallacher … The Unwilling Mother – Deathmaster

Production:

Filmed in eleven days on a budget of approximately $50,000.

Technical credits:

95 minutes | Eastmancolor

Trivia:

Grave of the Vampire is in the public domain.

Image credits: Critical Condition | Zombo’s Closet

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Blood Hunger: The Films of José Larraz is a limited edition Arrow Video Blu-ray box set  comprised of three movies by Spanish filmmaker José Larraz, all newly-restored in 2K from original film elements, plus a swathe of extras and an eighty-page perfect bound book.

The Blood Hunger box set is released on March 25th (UK) and 26th (USA), 2019.

Details:

One of the most underrated and oft-neglected genre filmmakers of his generation, Spanish-born director José Ramón Larraz (Symptoms) finally receives his due with this collection of his work, the first of its kind, bringing together a fascinating cross-section of films from the first half of his lengthy cinematic career.

In Larraz’ debut feature, the hitherto ultra-rare Whirlpool (1970), Vivian Neves stars as Tulia, a young model invited to a photographer s secluded country home for what purports to be a quiet weekend retreat. However, it soon transpires to be anything but. Whirpool features a soundtrack score by Italian composer Stelvio Cipriani.

Vampyres (1974) – perhaps the best known and most widely-released of all José Larraz’ films – sees a duo of blood hungry female vampires prowling the British countryside, from where they lure unsuspecting male motorists back to their imposing, dilapidated mansion for draining… in more ways than one.

Meanwhile, in The Coming of Sin (La visita del vicio, 1978), a young gypsy girl experiences a violent inner awakening as her dreams of a young man on horseback become reality.

By turns terrifying, artful and scandalous, these three films collected here – all newly restored from original film elements, with Whirlpool and The Coming of Sin making their Blu-ray world premieres – collectively offer film fans a unique perspective on the fascinating, highly-varied career of one of the horror genre’s most overlooked auteurs.

Limited Edition Contents:

• Three films from José Ramón Larraz: Whirlpool, Vampyres and The Coming of Sin, all newly-restored in 2K from original film elements
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing for all features
• Newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx
• 80-page perfect bound book featuring new writing by Jo Botting, Tim Greaves and Vanity Celis

Whirlpool:

• Original US Theatrical Cut
• Brand new audio commentary by Tim Lucas
• Obsessive Recurrence: The Early Films of José Larraz – author and critic Kim Newman reflects on the recurring themes and underlying obsessions linking together the early productions of José Larraz
• A Curious Casting – actor Larry Dann (Ghost Story; The Body Stealers) on the strange story behind his casting in Whirlpool
• Deviations of Whirlpool – featurette comparing the differences between the US Theatrical Cut and a previously circulated, alternate cut of the film
• Archival interview with José Larraz
• Image Gallery
• Trailer

Vampyres:

• Brand new audio commentary by Kat Ellinger
• Brand new interviews with producer Brian Smedley-Aston (The House on Straw Hill) actors Marianne Morris, Anulka Dziubinska, Brian Deacon, Sally Faulkner, makeup artist Colin Arthur and composer James Kenelm Clarke (also director of The House on Straw Hill)
• Reimagining Vampyres – a brand new interview with Larraz’ friend and collaborator Victor Matellano, director of the 2015 Vampyres remake
• Archival interview with José Larraz
• Jose Larraz and Marianne Morris Q&A at 1997 Eurofest
• Image Gallery
• Trailers

The Coming of Sin:

• Spanish and English language versions of the feature
• Brand new audio commentary by Kat Ellinger
• Variations of Vice: The Alternate Versions of The Coming of Sin – Exploitation expert Marc Morris (Video Nasties: The Definitive Guide) on the strange and scandalous release history of José Larraz’s most censored film
• Remembering Larraz author and filmmaker Simon Birrell shares his memories José Larraz
• His Last Request (2005, 27 mins) – short film by Simon Birrell
• Archival interview with José Larraz
• Image Gallery
• Trailer

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‘They’re coming for dinner. You’re the main course.’

Monsterland 2 aka Monster Land 2 is a 2019 American horror anthology feature film produced by Evan Tramel. It is composed of a series of shorts directed by:

• Jonathan Holbrook and Elena Stecca – ‘Brace Face’
• Corey Norman – ‘White Drift’
• Arlen Konopaki – ‘Wormbug’
• Ben Steiner – ‘The Flea’
• Patrick Rea – ‘Justice Served’
• Charlie Phoenix, Kayden Phoenix – ‘A simple procedure’

The Wow Now Entertainment production stars Peter Oldring, Damien Maffei, Kristi Ray, Adaryn Healy and Sean Charmichael.

This compilation is a follow-up to Monsterland (2016) and has been released on VOD and DVD by Uncork’d Entertainment.

Plot:

As monsters continue to destroy the world, we travel around the globe where stories of strange beasts and epic creatures are all too common. Beware a young girl with a brace on her face, she may just eat you alive if you aren’t looking.

Watch out for werewolves, vampire hunters in Highgate, North London, and monsters that eat you from the inside out. No one is safe when the monsters are hiding amongst us and within…

Running time:

73 minutes

Related:

Monsterland

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‘Stripping has never been so hairy!’

Strippers vs. Werewolves is a 2012 British comedy horror feature film directed by Jonathan Glendening (13Hrs aka Night Wolf) and produced by Jonathan Sothcott for Black and Blue Films. The screenplay was written by Phillip Barron and Pat Higgins.

Main cast:

Ali Bastian, Sara Douglas, Lysette Anthony, Martin Compston, Alan Ford, Marc Baylis, Billy Murray, Simon Phillips, Barbara Nedeljakova, Coralie Rose, Nick Nevern, Adele Silva, Steven Berkoff, and Robert Englund.

Plot:

Basildon, 1974: An exotic dancing club is inexplicably blown to pieces…

London, 2011: When Mickey (Martin Kemp), the member of a werewolf gang is accidentally killed in an exotic dancing club by one of the performers, the other young women who work there have until the next full moon before his bloodthirsty wolf pack seek murderous retribution.

Rumours abound about production problems with the film, and although not publicly confirmed, it has been alleged that director Glendening was fired towards the end of production and that some actors did not get paid.

The film was released in the UK on April 2012 and the USA on September 25th 2012.

Buy: Amazon.com

Review:

Strippers vs Werewolves falls apart because it doesn’t deliver enough of anything in either quantity or quality – strippers, werewolves, horror and comedy are all under/badly represented here.

Overall, the film was a intriguing concept, however it lacks vital energies, basic technical polish and a sense of fun. A wasted opportunity.

David Flint, HORRORPEDIA

“This low-budget British genre effort has an admirable streak of bloodied sweetness and decent performances going for it, but it’s also, frankly, a bit of a mess, and stronger on montages of characters getting ready for action than the action itself.” Kim Newman, Empire

“… Strippers vs Werewolves is not quite as horrid as it might have been. Director Glendening (fresh off serious werewolf film 13Hrs, aka Night Wolf) manages to make the film look decent on a clearly minuscule budget. However, all the split screen effects in the world cannot disguise a very poor script.” Screenjabber

“If viewed kindly Strippers vs Werewolves isn’t that bad at all. It obviously didn’t cost very much, and while some of the storytelling at the beginning is a little awkward, once it settles down the film is far more watchable than a lot of DVD fare that’s currently available.” This is Horror

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Morbius is an upcoming 2020 American action horror feature film directed by Daniel Espinosa (Life). The Sony movie will star Jared Leto (American Psycho; Urban Legend) as the titular antihero, Morbius, aka “The Living Vampire”. Read the background of the comic book character here

Former Doctor Who Matt Smith is in talks to join the cast that also includes Adria Arjona.

Plot:

Doctor Michael Morbius is a scientist who, in trying to find a cure for a rare blood disease, accidentally transforms himself into a living vampire. Though disgusted by his own bloodlust, he chooses to prey upon criminals he deems unworthy of life…

Background:

Morbius was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gil Kane and first appeared in Marvel Comics’ Amazing Spider-Man #101. This followed the February 1971 updating of the comic-book industry’s self-censorship board, the Comics Code Authority, that lifted a ban on vampires and certain other supernatural characters. It was also the first issue not written by Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee.

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‘They went looking for a legend… and found a nightmare.’

Char Man is a 2018 American found footage horror feature film written, produced and directed by Kurt Ela and Kipp Tribble (Coffin and Coffin 2) who also star. The movie also features Jeff Kober, Nick Greco, Unique Dowtin and Buddy Wilds.

Plot:

Two friends visit fire-ravaged Ojai, California, intent on making a fake documentary about the infamous Ojai Vampire. However, things take a bizarre and frightening turn when they learn about a different local legend: The Char Man…

Reviews:

“Over 45 minutes pass before something more sinister happens than a discarded doll reappearing in unexpected places or faucets turning on by themselves. A couple of kids in masks start stalking outside the trio’s rental house and, well, that basically sums up the extent of Char Man’s supposed scariness.” Ian Sedensky, Culture Crypt

“This started off slow and only really picked up in the second act when it started to show some promise. Sadly it never goes anywhere. After it ends you feel like there should be another half an hour to actually tell the story of what happened. Instead there is too much “b roll” and no actual film going on.” Lost Highway

Cast and characters:

• Jeff Kober … Kent Bridewell
• Kurt Ela … Cameron
• Kipp Tribble … Eric
• Nick Greco … Andy
• Unique Dowtin
• Buddy Wilds … John

Filming locations:

Los Angeles and Ojai, California

Technical credits:

85 minutes

Release:

Available on Amazon Instant Video and via Prime

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Black Violet is a 2017 American horror feature film written and directed by István Várady. The Warmth of the Sun Productions movie stars Scott Vance, Danielle Henderson, Kayli Tran and Iván Kamarás.

Official synopsis:

Set to Jeordie White’s and Zack Webb’s haunting score, we begin our black and white wicked fairy tale with Kennedy, the young vampire (Danielle Henderson). She struggles with love and her perpetual urge for blood.

After her vampire mentor, Altmann (Iván Kamarás), tells her that Pepin (Scott Vance) has returned to Earth, Kennedy stands at her altar. She summons the gods.

In Black Violet, writer/director István Várady takes us on the journey of Kennedy’s pursuit of Pepin as she fights for her rightful place in the modern world as they both follow their instincts to the ultimate conclusion…

Cast and characters:

• Scott Vance … Pepin
• Danielle Henderson … Kennedy
• Kayli Tran … Zelda
• Iván Kamarás … Altmann
• Val Vega … Carmen
• Megan Desboro … Jennifer
• Quinn Knox … Sonny
• Hidekun Hah … Park
• Norman Whipple … Edward
• Ashley Watkins … Horned God
• Calliope Tsoukalas … Horned God
• Jimmy Flint-Smith … Young Pepin

Filming locations:

Laguna Beach, Malibu, and West Hollywood, California

Technical credits:

83 minutes | Black and White |   2.35: 1

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What We Do in the Shadows is a 2019 comedy horror TV series based on the 2014 New Zealand feature film of the same name by co-creators Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. The series stars Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillen and Mark Proksch.

Plot:

Set in New York City, the show follows three vampires who have been roommates for hundreds and hundreds of years…

The What We Do in the Shadows series premieres on the FX Network on March 27, 2019.

Related:

What We Do in the Shadows – New Zealand, 2014

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Speaking at the Radio Times Covers Party, co-writers of the new Dracula TV adaptation, Mark Gatiss and Stephen Moffat, revealed that their big pitch to the BBC and Netflix was to finally make Dracula “the hero of his own story” – the central focus of the narrative rather than a shadowy villain for more traditional heroes to overcome.

Moffat said: “There’s lots of things that are challenging about Dracula. Having an evil lead character is actually really difficult. That’s been the main challenge I think. But how we’ve handled, that you’ll have to wait and see.”

Gattis added: “It’s been very exciting though because we sort of made a promise to ourselves and the people who are making it, paying for it, that we’d make Dracula the hero of his own story, and less of a shadowy presence. And that’s a really clever idea, but we had to make good on it!”

Source: Radio Times

Dracula is a forthcoming 2019 British three-part television mini-series being co-written by Mark Gatiss (Jekyll series, 2007) and Stephen Moffat (Doctor Who). The BBC One show, first unveiled as ‘in development’ in June 2017, is a co-production with Netflix, who will stream it outside the UK.

Claes Bang (The Girl In The Spider’s Web) will play Count Dracula. Bang said: “I am thrilled to be taking on the role of Dracula, especially when the script is in the hands of the incredible talents of Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss and the team responsible for Sherlock. I’m so excited that I get to dig in to this iconic and super-interesting character. Yes he’s evil, but there’s also so much more to him, he’s charismatic, intelligent, witty and sexy. I realise that there’s a lot to live up to with all the amazing people that have played him over the years, but I feel so privileged, to be taking on this incredible character.”

Inspired by Bram Stoker‘s novel, the mini-series will “re-introduce the world to Dracula, the vampire who made evil sexy” says a BBC press release. “In Transylvania in 1897, the blood drinking Count is drawing his plans against Victorian London. And be warned: the dead travel fast.”

“There have always been stories about great evil,” Sherlock creator Moffat and Gatiss say in the announcement. “What’s special about Dracula, is that Bram Stoker gave evil its own hero.”

Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama added, “Steven and Mark’s ingenious vision for Dracula is as clever as it is chilling. In their talented hands the fans will experience the power of Bram Stoker’s creation as if completely anew. We are thrilled to be collaborating with them and the brilliant team at Hartswood on yet another iconic British series.”

Dracula has been adapted by the BBC before, most notably in 2006 with Marc Warren in the title role and in 1977 with Louis Jourdan as The Count.

Meanwhile, Mark Gatiss has played Count Dracula himself in a 2016 Big Finish audio book adaptation.

Portrait of Bram Stoker by Aidan Hickey

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‘From the tombs of horror… draining the blood of the innocent!’

The Curse of the Vampires aka Creatures of Evil is a 1966 Filipino supernatural horror feature film directed by Gerardo de Leon (Mad Doctor of Blood Island; The Blood Drinkers; Terror is a Man). The movie stars Amalia Fuentes (also the producer), Romeo Vasquez and Eddie Garcia. Also known as Blood of the Vampires, the original title was Ibulong Mo sa Hangin “Whisper to the Wind”.

On April 9th, Severin Films is releasing The Curse of the Vampires individually on Blu-ray and DVD and as part of their Hemisphere Horrors box set.

• Cursed Vampire: Interview with actor Eddie Garcia
• The Market of Hemisphere: Interview With Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman
• Audio Commentary With Philippine Genre Documentarian Andrew Leavold
• Partial Audio Commentary with Sam Sherman
• Deleted Scenes
• Trailer 1
• Trailer 2
• Beast of Blood/Curse of the Vampires radio spot

Plot:

An upper-class patriarch must keep the body of his deceased wife sealed in his jungle mansion’s secret mausoleum because her corpse is now inhabited by a demon. Consumed with a thirst for human blood, the animalistic “Mother” puts the bite on her own son Eduardo, who proceeds to make victims of other family members and their loved ones.

However, the forces of darkness don’t have a monopoly on invading the mortal world… Soon Eduardo is contending with a ghost who has come back for the ultimate battle of good vs. evil…

Reviews [may contain spoilers]:

“As a story of family relations, the script cannot be improved, except perhaps in the dialogue. The director – or the processing – uses garish colours in his contrasting of a sentimental but intense religiosity with the opposite side of the sacred coin: vampirism as sex, or vice versa.” Phil Hardy (editor), The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror

“De Leon presents an offbeat, tropical take on vampire film conventions, incorporating a streamlined version of the artsy color effects that saturated his previous film and placing the focus on emotions, rather than bloodshed. While that approach is certainly welcomed, it doesn’t always equal a full-on hit.” Joseph A. Ziemba, Bleeding Skull!

” …what interests De Leon is not the thrills he can eke out of the premise (vampires popping out of nowhere) but the opportunity to portray in close detail the family’s attempts to retain their humanity in the face of the curse–an altogether more ambitious, more complex challenge.” Noel Vera, Critic After Dark 

” …an above average vampire flick with an extended amount of religious symbolism, a tight conflict within the family, and a lot of nice turn-of-the-century atmosphere […] the film thrives on style and story telling rather than blood and gore…” George R. Reis, DVD Drive-In

“No, it’s not a great movie, but I ended up caring about the characters and what happens to them, and this made the movie much more interesting than I though it would be. And I do have to take my hat off to any movie that manages to kill off practically every major character and still come up with a happy ending. Good show!” Dave Sindelar, Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings

Main cast:

• Amalia Fuentes … Leonore Escudero – The Blood Drinkers
• Romeo Vasquez … Daniel Castillo
• Eddie Garcia … Eduardo Escudero – Batuta ni Drakula; Beast of Blood; Devil Woman
• Johnny Monteiro
• Rosario del Pilar
• Mary Walter … Doña Consuelo Escodero de Victoria
• Francisco Cruz
• Paquito Salcedo
• Quiel Mendoza
• Andres Benitez
• Luz Angeles
• Tessie Hernandez
• Linda Rivera

Some image credits: Cinefania | Video 48

Clip from YouTube accompanied by Death in June’s song ‘She Said Destroy’:

Related: 

Hemisphere Horrors box set by Severin Films

The Blood Drinkers – Philippines, 1964

Beast of Blood aka Blood Devils – Philippines, 1970

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The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires is a 1974 supernatural horror martial arts feature film co-produced by Hammer Studios and Shaw Brothers Studio. The movie stars Peter Cushing, John Forbes-Robertson, Robin Stewart and Julie Ege.

It was belatedly released in North America in June 1979 in an edited version as The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula, and is alternatively known as The Seven Brothers and Their One Sister Meet Dracula. The North American release version trims twenty minutes of the film’s footage and soundtrack and loops several remaining scenes to fill the running time.

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires will be released on Blu-ray from a 2K scan of the original film elementsby Scream Factory on April 9. It will include both the uncut UK version and the US edit.

Special features:

• Audio commentary with author/film historian Bruce G. Hallenbeck (new)
• Interview with actor David Chiang (new)
• Interview with Hong Kong film expert Rick Baker (new)
• Theatrical trailers
• TV spot
• Still gallery

The film is notable for having an actor other than Christopher Lee to portray Count Dracula in the Hammer Dracula series. The role of Dracula is played by John Forbes-Robertson (though the actor’s voice was dubbed by David de Keyser).

Plot:

In 1900s China, vampire hunter Professor Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) has travelled to China to lecture students about the legend of a remote Chinese village that lives under the curse of seven deadly vampires. The vampires strike every year at the time of the seventh moon, tormenting the villagers and causing terror and bloodshed in the community.

The villagers approach Van Helsing and ask him to join forces with local kung fu experts to rid the village of the tyrannical vampires and restore peace and order. He complies with their request, and along with his son Leyland (Robin Stewart) and a pretty young heiress, Vanessa (Julie Ege), he sets out to rid the village of its curse.

However, in the meantime, Count Dracula (John Forbes-Robertson) has arrived in the vicinity in the guise of a warlord to restore the power of the vampires and add to the carnage…

Both Roy Ward Baker, a British director who had helmed previous Hammer films such as Scars of Dracula; Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde; and Quatermass and the Pit, and Chang Cheh, a veteran Hong Kong action director, worked on the movie, though only Baker is credited.

During some scenes involving roving gangs of undead, several vampires can be seen hopping up and down, as vampires tend to do in Chinese vampire films.

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Reviews:

“It’s pretty much as ridiculous as it sounds, but there’s something inherently entertaining about make-up-splattered vampires, distinguished British actors, and martial artists squaring off in periodic eruptions of kung-fu fighting.” Keith Phipps, The AV Club

“Cushing, in his last Hammer Dracula film, is as commanding as ever, but he and his Western companions are pretty disposable to the plot until the end, where the professor is left alone with the Count, who is hardly needed. Nevertheless, this last Hammer vampire outing has a real energy, in spite of being a mish-mash, and is different enough to get by on sheer novelty alone.” Grame Clark, The Spinning Image

“Alternately campy and spellbinding, and punctuated by entirely enthusiastic martial arts sequences, this one makes for a very fun watch indeed. Certainly, it falls into the “what’s going on here!??” category. But that’s part of its charm, and nevertheless it’s guaranteed to hold your interest.” The Terror Trap

“One of the great disasters in horror film history, this turkey put the final nail in Hammer’s bankruptcy coffin.” Videohound’s Complete Guide to Cult Flicks and Trash Pics

Cast and characters:

• Peter Cushing … Professor Van Helsing
• John Forbes-Robertson … Count Dracula
• Robin Stewart as Leyland Van Helsing
• Julie Ege as Vanessa Buren
• Robert Hanna as British Consul
• David Chiang as Hsi Ching/Hsi Tien-en
• Shih Szu as Mai Kwei
• Chan Shen as Kah the High Priest/Count Dracula’s host
• Lau Kar-wing as Hsi Kwei (archer)
• Huang Pei-Chih as Hsi Po-Kwei (spearman)
• Wang Chiang as Hsi San (twin swordsman)
• Feng Ko-An as an assassin
• Hsu Hsia as an assassin
• David de Keyser … the voice of Dracula [uncredited]

Technical credits:

89 minutes | Panavision 2:35:1 | Eastmancolor | mono

The deleted DVD from Anchor Bay also includes both The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula version as well as the original uncut Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires version. The DVD also features a recording of Peter Cushing telling the story of the film with music and sound effects, which was released as an LP record at the time of the film’s release.

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On April 9th, Severin Films is steering the ship beyond Blood Island and straight into the heart of darkness. The Hemisphere Horrors box set is bursting at the seams with all the wild, unhinged madness you can handle, with each film newly scanned in 2K/4K from the best – and often only – complete elements available.

Though best known for their legendary Blood Island Trilogy, the Philippine/U.S. production/distribution company Hemisphere Pictures was also responsible for some of the most provocative and insane films of the ‘60s and ‘70s drive-in/grindhouse era.

The Blood Drinkers and Curse of the Vampires are the still-potent masterpieces from ‘The Father of Philippine Horror’ Gerry de Leon. Brain of Blood is the all-star Grade Z classic from infamous exploitation auteur Al Adamson.

The Black Cat and The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism aka Castle of the Walking Dead – starring Christopher Lee and Lex ‘Tarzan’ Barker – are Hemisphere’s two most extreme acquisitions for the company’s notorious double-feature packages.

The Black Cat + The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism is a Box Set Exclusive double feature. The Severin web store is also including mini-posters of the box set artwork as a bonus for all those who order direct.”

The only way to get all of these movies is to buy the box set, but Severin does have individual Blu-ray and DVDs for Brain of Blood, The Blood Drinkers, and Curse of the Vampires.

To learn more click the links below:

• Hemisphere Horrors box set: https://severin-films.com/shop/hemisphere-box-of-horrors/
• Brain of Blood Blu-ray: https://severin-films.com/shop/brain-of-blood-bluray/
• Brain of Blood DVD: https://severin-films.com/shop/brain-of-blood-dvd/
• The Blood Drinkers Blu-ray: https://severin-films.com/shop/the-blood-drinkers-bluray/
• The Blood Drinkers DVD: https://severin-films.com/shop/blood-drinkers-dvd/
• Curse of the Vampires Blu-ray: https://severin-films.com/shop/curse-of-the-vampires-bluray/
• Curse of the Vampires DVD: https://severin-films.com/shop/curse-of-the-vampires-dvd/

Related:

The Curse of the Vampires aka Creatures of Evil – Philippines, 1966

The Blood Drinkers – Philippines, 1964

Brain of Blood – USA, 1971

The Black Cat – USA, 1966

Castle of the Walking Dead – West Germany, 1967

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‘Sometimes… life sucks.’

Vampz! is a 2019 American comedy horror feature film – derived from a web series of the same name – directed by Ramsey Attia (The Mortician; Dark Web) from a script by co-producers Omar Attia and Leonard Buccellato. The movie stars Lilly Lumière, Christal Renee, Denis Ark and Louis Rocky Bacigalupo.

Plot:

A wanna-be vampire must team up with her ditsy, new roommate and a crazed vampire hunter to thwart an unexpected enemy’s despicable schemes…

Reviews:

Awaiting the first reviews of Vampz!

Cast and characters:

• Lilly Lumière … Simone Castillo
• Christal Renee … Ashlee Barnes
• Denis Ark … Marcus Denning
• Louis Rocky Bacigalupo … Sam Castillo
• Guy N. Ease … Vin Ramakrishnan
• Cliff Hunter … Werewolf

Technical credits:

76 minutes

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‘Blood makes you related. Loyalty makes you family.’

The Blood Hunter is a 2019 American horror feature film co-written and co-directed by Trevor Styles and Chas Llewellyn. The movie stars Tom Paxinos, Timothy Patrick Quill, Amy Truax and Dan Hicks.

Plot:

John Deckard (Tom Paxinos) is a broken man. He has nothing going for him; he has lost his brother, wife, job and now a group of bloodthirsty vampires is after him. In response, Deckard joins an elite group of vampire hunters called the Blood Hunters. In doing so, he finds redemption along the way and becomes the man he was meant to be…

Reviews:

“The Blood Hunter blew me away! The graphics were far better than I could have imagined for such a low budget film. If you enjoy blood and guts, this movie is for you […] On top of the graphics, the sound mixing and even the soundtrack were great.” Reel Reviews Over Brews

“At times this story felt a little bit confusing, there were aspects that felt a little underdeveloped, while for some of the action parts it felt sometimes that characters were just stood around not really doing much. All in all though the directing and the cinematography led to some nice moments that low budget or not didn’t fail to impress.” Daniel Simmonds, The Rotting Zombie

Cast and characters:

• Tom Paxinos … Deckard
• Timothy Patrick Quill … Vinnie
• Amy Truax … Moxie
• Dan Hicks … Dick
• Gary Busby … Eli
• Geremy Lee Pepper … Master Vampire
• Gary Halsten … Carpezzo
• Benjamin Dawley-Anderson … Jacob
• Iryna Rodionova … Star
• Chas Llewellyn … Caleb
• Carlie Dodd … Kayla
• Kaden Sterkenburg … Brendan
• Kimberly Rimer … Marissa
• Danielle Paxinos … Mandy
• Stacey Faldetta … Sarah
• Aaron Malek … Mack
• Dan Proffitt … Bodyguard
• Cortney Llewellyn … Amber
• Aric Weber … Chris
• Gabriel Maleck … Matt
• Robert Bradley … Poker
• Sam Lustig … Barista & Pizza Waiter
• Trevor Sherner … Step-Dad Brad
• Jeff Walters … Otis
• Isabella Weatherwax … Lucy
• Jeremy Cherer … Frost
• Pete Nolan III … Gary
• Richard Phillip Glenn Hill … Reggie
• Ricardo Martinez-Shepard … Tom
• Lance Weber … Gunner
• Paul McCarter … Deputy Colson
• Azaria Jones … Harper
• Kadynce Alyse Busby … Jenny
• Sarah Elizabeth Holm … Tawny Graves
• Mikenzie Kuntz … Heather
• Chris Candelaria … Sheriff Daniels
• Peter Nolan … Gary
• Jared Lausch … Lausch

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Hammer Films’ 1971 Lust for a Vampire will be released by via Scream Factory on Blu-ray on July 30, 2019. Special features will be announced nearer the release date.

In the meantime, here’s our overview of the movie:

‘Devils in female bodies… whose embrace is the kiss of death for man or woman!’

Lust For a Vampire is a 1970 British horror film directed by Jimmy Sangster from a screenplay by Tudor Gates (Twins of Evil; Fright). It was produced by Harry Fine and Michael Style. The original shooting title was To Love a Vampire.

Main cast:

Ralph Bates – Horror of Frankenstein | Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde
Suzanna Leigh – The Deadly Bees | Son of Dracula
Barbara Jefford – The Ninth Gate
Yutte Stensgaard – Scream and Scream Again | Burke & Hare
Michael Johnston – Homebodies
Mike Raven – I, Monster – Crucible of Terror – Disciple of Death
[NB. Raven’s voice was dubbed over by Valentine Dyall]
Luan Peters – The Devil’s Men

This was the second film in the so-called Karnstein Trilogy loosely based on the J. Sheridan Le Fanu novella Carmilla. It was preceded by The Vampire Lovers and followed by Twins of Evil. The three films do not form a chronological development, but use the Karnstein family as the source of the vampiric threat and were somewhat daring for the time in explicitly depicting lesbian themes.

The film has a cult following although some Hammer Horror fans have accused it of being overly camp and silly. Its most noted scene shows Yutte Stensgaard drenched in blood and partially covered by blood-soaked rags, although the filmed scene is not as explicit as that shown in promotional stills.

Reviews:

“Studded with repetitive zooms and erratic colour cinematography, Sangster’s direction seems embarrassed by the very sensuality the movie seeks to exploit…” The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror

‘Lust for a Vampire is sub-par Hammer, even with the bare-breasted beauties to keep things lively. It features one of the worst pop songs ever used in a vampire flick, the gratingly awful “Strange Love”. For a story this thin we get much too little in the way of titillation or outright horror. Sluggish and cheap-looking, it’s hamstrung by some rather slapdash production values.’ Eccentric Cinema

…Bates acquits himself well, and director Jimmy Sangster keeps enough tongue in cheek to overcome the fact that Stensgaard is no Ingrid Pitt – at least Ingrid could act.” Andy Boot, Fragments of Fear, Creation Books, 1996

“One of the better later offerings from Hammer, stirring in some sex and lesbianism with the usual vampire brew, but somewhat over-directed.” Alan Frank, The Horror Film Handbook

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“Lust is admittedly shaky in terms of script, and the ambiance is on and off (but wow is it terrific when it’s on). What makes this click with so many horror buffs, in particular those who love lesbian vampire films, is the one-time star Yvette Stensgaard, a gorgeous Scandinavian child-woman who looks absolutely innocent (particularly when her eyes fetchingly cross), even the moment before she rips open the neck of her next victim.” Melon Farmers

“Sangster seized wholeheartedly on all the more decadent elements in the new genre; using all the visual devices at his disposal to convey an aura of potent cloying sensuality.” David Pirie, A New Heritage of Horror

“Stensgaard is perhaps an improvement over Ingrid Pitt, a somewhat blasphemous admission but one that’s easy to swallow when you consider how forcefully the enchanting Danish actress presides over the film. Seemingly regarding it all with a haunting vacancy, her Carmilla is both domineering and vulnerable with a bombshell anatomy and a dollish face that’s incongruently disturbing when it’s splattered with blood in one of the film’s most striking scenes.” Brett Gallman, Oh, the Horror!

“The biggest problem with this film is the lack of coherent story. Scrap that, the biggest problem is the “Strange Love” song, but story cohesion is still a huge problem. All through the film, up to Barton’s death, we are assumed to not know who Mircalla really is. Even after the film reveals this to us there are attempts to throw red herrings as to the vampire’s identity for no adequately explored reason. Worse, the red herrings are lame, to say the least.” Taliesin Meets the Vampires

” … while not as good as the other two films in the series, has much to recommend it and does not deserve the invectives which have been hurled at it. Even the much criticized song ‘Strange Love’ is fairly inoffensive and contains one of Harry Robinson’s loveliest of melodies.” Gary A. Smith, Uneasy Dreams

‘ …makes for a nice, no-strain double-bill without ever scaling the heights of terror. It has a fair share of wit, at the expense of plot… Village Voice

Cast and characters:

• Barbara Jefford … Countess Herritzen
• Ralph Bates … Giles Barton
• Suzanna Leigh … Janet Playfair
• Yutte Stensgaard … Mircalla / Carmilla Karnstein
• Michael Johnson … Richard Lestrange
• Helen Christie … Miss Simpson
• Mike Raven … Count Karnstein
• Christopher Cunningham … Coachman
• Harvey Hall … Inspector Heinrich
• Michael Brennan … Landlord
• Pippa Steel … Susan Pelley
• Judy Matheson … Amanda McBride
• Caryl Little … Isabel Courtney
• David Healy … Raymond Pelley
• Jonathan Cecil … Arthur Biggs
• Erik Chitty … Professor Herz (as Eric Chitty)
• Jack Melford … Bishop
• Christopher Neame … Hans
• Kirsten Lindholm … Peasant Girl
• Luan Peters … Trudi
• Nick Brimble … First Villager
• David Richardson … Second Villager
• Vivienne Chandler … Schoolgirl
• Erica Beale … Schoolgirl
• Mel Churcher … Schoolgirl (as Melinda Churcher)
• Melita Clarke … Schoolgirl
• Jackie Leapman … Schoolgirl
• Sue Longhurst … Schoolgirl
• Patricia Warner … Schoolgirl
• Valentine Dyall … Count Karnstein (voice) (uncredited)
• Christine Smith … Schoolgirl (uncredited)
• Fred Wood … Villager (uncredited)

Filming locations:

Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Hunton Park, Kings Langtry, Hertfordshire

Image credits: Wrong Side of the Art!

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The Nosferatu ‘shadow’ ReAction figure from Super7 is a variant on their previous Nosferatu collectible (as below). The likeness of Count Orlock (as played by Max Schreck) is obviously based on his appearance in the seminal 1921 German horror film, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror.

“This limited run Nosferatu 3.75″ figure comes as a terrifying clear shadow with grayscale cardback.” F. W. Murnau would doubtless be honoured!

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Tender Dracula, or Confessions of a Blood Drinker – original title: Tendre Dracula or, alternately, La Grande Trouille “The Big Funk” – is a 1974 French comedy horror feature film directed by Pierre Grunstein. The movie stars Peter Cushing, Alida Valli, Miou-Miou, Bernard Menez and Nathalie Courval.

Review:

A frantic television executive dispatches two bungling writers, Alfred (Bernard Menez, La Grande Bouffe, Dracula and Son) and Boris (Stéphane Shandor), to convince acting legend MacGregor (horror mainstay, Peter Cushing) not to throw away his peerless career playing a vampire in order to branch out into the world of slushy romance.

They head off to a remote Scottish castle where the actor resides, taking with them two budding actresses, Madeleine (Nathalie Courval) and Marie (a regularly undressed, be-wigged Miou-Miou) and soon encounter resident butler Abélard (Percival Russel) and MacGregor’s wife (Alida Valli, another horror legend, seen in the likes of Suspiria, The Antichrist and Lisa and the Devil), both of whom veer from Carry On to existential experimentation in the blink of an eye.

We finally meet a Keats-spouting MacGregor, already way beyond convincing to change his new career path but the remaining seventy minutes care little about such frippery.

Struggling to decide which genre it wants to demolish, we are regularly distracted by a stream of nudity, none of which is anything other than typical 70’s softcore but all of it somewhat jarring when considering Peter Cushing‘s name is above the title – those alarmed at his participation in the sleazy Corruption should take a cold shower.

Some singing also ensues but fortunately both Valli and Cushing steer clear, both looking occasionally like they are prepared for the film to start in earnest. As the film progresses, it becomes increasingly difficult to tell whether the actor is leading his guests along or he has grand designs on his prey.

The presence of Valli and Cushing, as well as a castle, should be foolproof enough to ‘get by’ but this oddly-pitched French production is far too satisfied with its props to go to the effort of story/script/wit/point. This, mercifully, was Pierre Grunstein’s only directorial effort, though his career as a producer (Jean de Florette, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) would suggest he wasn’t utterly blind to talent and filmmaking skill.

Made during the period during when Cushing was still in deep mourning for the loss of his wife, Helen, it is easy to see the actor throwing himself into any old project to distract him from his misery, though this is somewhat wobbly as an appeal, given it also being the period of some of his greatest roles, Tales from the Crypt, Horror Express, Madhouse and so on.

The muddled cast, with Cushing‘s voice dubbed by French acting titan Jean Rochefort in the original release, appear to be acting alongside rather than with each other; both Courval and Miou-Miuo regularly burst out into song in a strange Greek Chorus, seemingly an attempt to remind everyone where we are in the plot.

In the most preposterous scene, Cushing spanks Miou-Miou, the kind of thing you could get away with in 1974, with the chances of English-speaking audiences ever viewing the film being slim. What we do get is a glimpse of is Cushing as The Count, more redolent of the smooth Lugosi vamp than Lee’s aristocrat but still only an interesting footnote than a statement.

So confused is the aim, especially as Euro-humour rarely travels well at the best of times, that it’s hard to be too damning of the film, purely because it’s difficult to know what the point was in the first place. Towards the end, Cushing‘s character flicks through a scrapbook containing photos of some the real actor’s most famous roles. You’d think that at this point someone would have twigged that something had gone terribly astray in the very production they were working on.

Daz Lawrence, HORRORPEDIA

Other reviews:

“Though the movie has a clear center (the horror vs. romance theme), it’s sometimes nearly impossible to tell what many of the surrounding scenes have to do with this theme, and for a comedy, I found it laughless. I think Cushing is giving a good performance, but in this mess it’s hard to appreciate.” Dave Sindelar, Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings

“There’s a silly song sung by Miou-Miou, a hallucinative dream-sequence involving a girl cut in half with her lower half still walking around the grounds, a strange butler, who used to be vampire’s wife’s husband, who seems handy with an axe, a sadistic vampire wife, shoehorned scenes involving gypsies and the vampire’s gravedigger father […] A definite oddity, but much more confusing than entertaining.” The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre

Cast and characters:

• Peter Cushing … MacGregor
• Alida Valli … Héloïse / Mabel
• Bernard Menez … Alfred
• Miou-Miou … Marie (as Miou Miou)
• Nathalie Courval … Madeleine
• Stéphane Shandor … Boris (as Stephane Shandor)
• Julien Guiomar … Le producteur
• Percival Russel … Abélard, le serviteur
• Brigitte Borghese … La secrétaire du producteur (as Brigitte de Borghese)
• Valentina Cortese … (uncredited)
• Robert Edwards … MacGregor as Child (uncredited)

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Darkness is a 1993 American supernatural horror feature film written, photographed, edited and directed by Leif Jonker.

Rue Morgue has reported that the “Final Cut” version of Darkness, will receive a hi-definition revamp by Arrow Video.

At the Texas Frightmare Weekend in Dallas, Leif Jonker and Arrow Video’s Ewan Cant announced an upcoming Blu-ray release , that will be taken from a new 2.5K overscan of the original camera elements. Artist Christopher Shy (Mandy; Harpoon; Godzilla: King of the Monsters) created the new imagery for the release (see above).

The Blu-ray will be packed with special features, which are still being assembled, although, Jonker said: “We will also have the untouched/unchanged original SD VHS version on the disc, and will be porting over the vast majority of extras, commentaries and/or alternate audio tracks I created for the Barrel release. We do plan to record one or two new commentary tracks for the Final Cut and at least one new feature shot in HD.”

In addition, the release will come with a 24-page mini-magazine created by horror-movie host Gunther Dedmund, a.k.a. Joel Sanderson, of The Basement Sublet of Horror podcast.

Before its Blu-ray release, the newly remastered version of Darkness will premiere in October at the ninth annual Oldtown Horror Festival in Wichita, Kansas.

Plot:

A small community is besieged by vampires. After he watches friends ravaged in a convenience store, a lone avenger goes off to do battle with the undead, armed with shotgun, chainsaw, and Holy water. Later, he finds other survivors and they try to stay alive long enough to do battle with Liven, king of the vampires…

Reviews:

“With Darkness and The Dead Next Door, Leif and J.R. have both made Super 8 epics surpassing many of their Hollywood counterparts’ 35mm efforts. They prove that by combining hard work with a true love for horror you can produce something deserving enough to be remembered decades down the road.” B-Independent

“The flick boasts all sorts of laughably entertaining splatter effects, whether it’s some poor schmuck getting his guts devoured or an unconvincing flock of the undead staging a mass-meltdown right there in the middle of a Wichita highway … this is a pretty goopy movie. But it’s not a particularly good one.” Scott Weinberg, DVD Talk

“My biggest complaint about the movie is the plethora of teenage non-actors in all the roles […] and the movie never really overcomes their amateurish acting (it’s tough to be afraid of a buncha vampires who look like they spilled ketchup on themselves at a high school football game). However, the blood spews beyond measure, and Jonker obviously harbors some real talent” Film Vault

“There is no plot hanging any of this together – just the various characters running around pursued by vampires […] Luckily for the film, it has been designed to work in an entirely visceral capacity and is not dependent on the acting skills of its cast.” Richard Scheib, Moria

“Not all the gore effects work as well as they might–there’s a chainsaw to the hand gag that really shows Jonker’s reach exceeding his grasp–but the sheer volume and enthusiasm of the gore forgives a lot. The Evil Dead influence is especially obvious when our heroes are doused in the blood of the vampires they dispatch. The red stuff is just everywhere in this movie, and it’s done with style.” Matt Bradshaw, Omega Channel

“The gore effects are hit and miss (sometimes too easily resembling red Kool-Aid, other times quite effective and nauseating-check out the ending meltdown sequence for example), and the movie itself is done with a lot of enthusiasm […] it’s still not a particularity good horror flick.” Joseph Howell, Talk of Horrors

“The good is that the over-the-top gore effects are moderately entertaining and some scenes are effective, the bad is that they are all teenagers that take themselves too seriously, the lighting has severe technical difficulties, and the plot and characters are non-existent.” The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre

Cast and characters:

• Gary Miller … Tobe
• Michael Gisick … Greg
• Randall Aviks … Liven
• Cena Donham … Kelly
• Steve Brown … Jodie
• Lisa Franz … Dianne
• Bill Hooper … Glenn
• Christopher Owen Michael … Steve
• Jake Euker … John
• Veronica Page Dennen … Cop
• Bob Lower … Bob
• Jodie Way … Customer
• Brian Cardwell … Vampire
• Michael J. Martin … Vampire
• Ross Boehringer … Vampire

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“Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi and Paul Simms have more than delivered on the high expectations of Shadows fans by adapting the cult classic for television and building a passionate base of new and returning fans,” said Nick Grad, co-president of original programming for FX Networks and FX Productions. “We also want to thank the rest of the creative team, including Scott Rudin, Garrett Basch and Eli Bush, and the incredible cast and crew for delivering such a fun and original series, and we look forward to working with them all on season two.”

What We Do in the Shadows is a 2019 comedy horror TV series based on the 2014 New Zealand feature film of the same name by co-creators Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. The series stars Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillen and Mark Proksch.

Plot:

The series follows three vampires who live together: Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), and Nandor (Kayvan Novak) — the former two are husband and wife. Also living with them is a fourth vampire named Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch), who’s an ‘energy vampire.’ Instead of blood, he sucks the energy out of his victims by boring them to death with mundane anecdotes and bad jokes. The office is his feeding ground, but his powers also work on his vampire roomies.

The three central three vampires receive notice that an ancient leader vampire named the Baron is coming to pay them a visit from abroad, purportedly to see how conquering America is going…

The What We Do in the Shadows series premieres on the FX Network on March 27, 2019.

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What We Do in the Shadows – New Zealand, 2014

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‘It’s a bloody night in the neighborhood’

The Beaumonts is a 2018 American vampire horror feature film written, produced, photographed, edited and directed by Jamie Sharps (Zombie Boy; The Bigfoot Diaries; Tucker’s Crossing). The movie stars George Standing Bear, Ali Currier, Kayli Currier and Maureen Downs.

Plot:

A family of vampires moves into a small town and tries to fit in. All goes well until Count Beaumont’s children start to feed on the locals. Vampire hunter Abe recruits average guy Joe to help him vanquish the Beaumonts once and for all….

Cast and characters:

• George Standing Bear … George Standing Bear
• Ali Currier … Talon
• Kayli Currier … Raven
• Maureen Downs … Chablis
• Matthew Dean Fletcher … Joe
• Alan Gilman … Abe
• Stephanie Gilson … Lucy
• Jared Horton … Dead body
• Vicki Horton … Auntie
• Sheri Lee … Carmilla
• Richard Miller … Dusty
• Dale Mottram Jr. … Mr. Dunfey
• James Parry … Count Vance Beaumont
• James Richardson … Edward

Technical details:

79 minutes

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