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The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)

The Fearless Vampire Killers, or Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck (shortened to The Fearless Vampire Killers; originally released in the United Kingdom as Dance of the Vampires) is a 1967 British comedy horror film directed by Roman Polanski, written by GΓ©rard Brach and Polanski, produced by Gene Gutowski and starring Polanski with his future wife Sharon Tate, along with Jack MacGowran and Alfie Bass, and featuring Ferdy Mayne. The film has been adapted into a musical, Dance of the Vampires (first adapted in German under the translated title "Tanz der Vampire"). source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fearless_Vampire_Killers A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061655/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Divided Verdict on a Polanski Classic KRASNAYA: Well, finally we have Transylvania ...

Ganja & Hess (1973)

Ganja & Hess is a 1973 experimental horror film written and directed by Bill Gunn and starring Marlene Clark and Duane Jones. It is one of only two films in which the lead role was played by Duane Jones, best known for starring in the 1968 film Night of the Living Dead (though he had bit parts in other movies). The film was screened at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival. The film was remade by Spike Lee in 2014 as Da Sweet Blood of Jesus. The script is credited to both Lee and Gunn. It has been described as "a remake — at times scene for scene and shot for shot — of Ganja and Hess. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganja_%26_Hess After being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor's assistant finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068619/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Non-Traditional, Arthouse Vampire Experience KRASNAYA: Today is our fourth day, and I ask again, will we see a mo...

The Hunger (1983)

The Hunger is a 1983 supernatural horror film directed by Tony Scott, starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, and Susan Sarandon. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and United States, the film is a loose adaptation of the 1981 novel of the same name by Whitley Strieber, with a screenplay by Ivan Davis and Michael Thomas. The film's special effects were handled by make-up effects artist Dick Smith. After premiering at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival, The Hunger was released in the spring of 1983 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Though it received a mixed critical response, the film has accrued a cult following within the goth subculture in the years since its release. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_(1983_film) A love triangle develops between a beautiful yet dangerous vampire (Catherine Deneuve), her cellist companion (David Bowie), and a gerontologist (Susan Sarandon). source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085701/ **...

Near Dark (1987)

Near Dark is a 1987 American neo-Western horror film co-written and directed by Kathryn Bigelow (in her solo directorial debut), and starring Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen and Jenette Goldstein. Despite performing poorly at the box office, critic reviews were generally positive. Over the years, the film has gained a cult following. Bigelow knew (and later married) director James Cameron, who directed Aliens (1986), a film that shares three cast members with Near Dark. A cinema seen in the background early in the film has Aliens on its marquee and Cameron played the man who "flips off" Severen. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_Dark A small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077914/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Divisive Neo-Western Vampire Cult Classic KRASNAYA: The second day and the second non...

Martin (1977)

Martin (also known internationally as Wampyr) is a 1977 American psychological horror film written and directed by George A. Romero, and starring John Amplas. Shot in 1976, Martin was Romero's fifth feature film and followed The Crazies (1973). Romero claimed that Martin was the favorite of all his films. The film is also notable as the first collaboration between George Romero and special effects artist Tom Savini. While a prosecution for obscenity did not result, the film was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_(1978_film) A young man, who believes himself to be a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a small Pennsylvania town where he tries to redeem his blood-craving urges. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077914/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** Vampire or Psychopath? The Mystery of Martin ...

We Are The Night (2010)

We Are the Night is a 2010 German vampire horror film directed by Dennis Gansel, starring Karoline Herfurth and Nina Hoss. The film explores themes of depression, self-harm, the consequences of immortality, suicide, and "explores" Valerie Solanas' idea of an all-female society. Two other endings were shot for this film, like with Gansel's previous film The Wave. Both were discarded to bring a more ambiguous ending to the film. We are the night flopped in German cinemas. Dennis Gansel stated in German press that the commercial failure hurt his soul because of all the work he and his co-workers put into the film. Dennis Gansel attributed the failure to the film opening the same week as The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and not able to compete with such an established franchise. The film fared better on DVD. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1692504/ In Berlin, a cop closes in on an all-female vampire trio who just took in a new member, Lena. source: http://www...

Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

Only Lovers Left Alive is a 2013 British-German romantic drama vampire film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, and Jeffrey Wright. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Jarmusch's band SQÜRL, primarily responsible for the film's score, opens the film with a version of Wanda Jackson’s 1961 song “Funnel of Love.” Other contributors to the soundtrack are Zola Jesus (a.k.a. Nika Roza Danilova) and Lebanese vocalist Yasmine Hamdan, while Dutch lute player Jozef van Wissem's compositions formed a core element of the film's overall aural aesthetic. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_Lovers_Left_Alive Adam, an underground musician, reunites with his lover of centuries after he becomes depressed and tired of the direction human society has taken. Their love is interrupted and tested by her wild and uncontrollable little sister (Mia Wasikowska). source: ...

Let The Right One In (2008)

Let the Right One In is a 2008 Swedish romantic horror film directed by Tomas Alfredson. Based on the 2004 novel of the same title by John Ajvide Lindqvist, who also wrote the screenplay. Alfredson, unconcerned with the horror and vampire conventions, decided to tone down many elements of the novel and focus primarily on the relationship between the two main characters. Selecting the lead actors involved a year-long process with open castings held all over Sweden. In the end, then 11-year-olds KΓ₯re Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson were chosen for the leading roles. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_the_Right_One_In_(film) Oskar, a bullied 12-year old, dreams of revenge. He falls in love with Eli, a peculiar girl. She can't stand the sun or food and to come into a room she needs to be invited. Eli gives Oskar the strength to hit back but when he realizes that Eli needs to drink other people's blood to live he's faced with a choice. How much can love forgive?...