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Subgenre Sampler

 
BlissBliss (2019)
Dir. Joe Begos
Feat. Dora Madison
Brilliant hallucinogenic splatter–fest following a painter hungry for inspiration who begins snorting a stimulant called Bliss and soon spirals…
Underworld: Blood WarsUnderworld: Blood Wars (2016)
Dir. Anna Foerster
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Charles Dance
Fifth installment in the blood–busting franchise sees death dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) attempting to stop the eternal war between Lycans…
Dracula UntoldDracula Untold (2014)
Dir. Gary Shore
Feat. Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon
Another definitely–not–untold Dracula story, revamped in typical Hollywood action–adventure style that may leave you yearning for…
Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, AGirl Walks Home Alone at Night, A (2014) Recommended
Dir. Ana Lily Amirpour
Feat. Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh
A languid and luscious Iranian immigrant take on the vampire myth set in the ghost–town of Bad City (filmed in California), where the remaining…
True Blood - Season 7 (TV Series)True Blood - Season 7 (TV Series) (2014)
Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell
Final episodes of the acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern…
Vampire AcademyVampire Academy (2014)
Dir. Mark Waters
Feat. Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, Gabriel Byrne
A half–human, half–vampire trains to be a guardian at an exclusive academy for the young and undead. Toothy vampire comedy pokes fun at…
What We Do in the ShadowsWhat We Do in the Shadows (2014) Recommended
Dir. Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement
Feat. Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Jonathan Brugh
Follow the lives of Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav – three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life’s obstacles, like being…
Only Lovers Left AliveOnly Lovers Left Alive (2013) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Anton Yelchin
Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston are sublimely cast as sophisticated vampire lovers who reunite after centuries in this stylish and imaginative new…
Originals, The (TV Series)Originals, The (TV Series) (2013)
Feat. Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Claire Holt
Spin–off of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES branches out the family tree of vamps and werewolves from small town Virginia to New Orleans. Season One: 22…
True Blood - Season 6 (TV Series)True Blood - Season 6 (TV Series) (2013)
Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell
Further episodes of the acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern…
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire HunterAbraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
Dir. Timur Bekmambetov
Feat. Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper
The Russian alchemist behind vampiric trilogy NIGHT WATCH directs this spectacular bastardization of the Lincoln legend, here re–imagined as a…
ByzantiumByzantium (2012)
Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Arterton, Sam Riley
Neil Jordan returns to the vampire genre with this stylish horror where the residents of a small coastal town learn, with deathly consequences, the…
Kiss of the DamnedKiss of the Damned (2012)
Dir. Xan Cassavetes
Feat. Joséphine de La Baume, Milo Ventimiglia, Roxane Mesquida
A luxurious Gothic romance that puts undead amour ahead of vampiric bloodlust, this sexy, baroque twist on a now ubiquitous genre plays out the…
True Blood - Season 5 (TV Series)True Blood - Season 5 (TV Series) (2012)
Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell
Further episodes of the acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern…
Underworld: AwakeningUnderworld: Awakening (2012)
Dir. Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea, Charles Dance
When the human race wages war on both the Vampire and Lycan species, leather–clad warrioress Kate Beckinsale goes to battle in this routine…
VampsVamps (2012)
Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. Alicia Silverstone, Krysten Ritter, Sigourney Weaver
Charming horror comedy from director Amy Heckerling (CLUELESS) re–teaming with actress Alicia Silverstone, who plays a vampire in New York City…
Fright NightFright Night (2011)
Dir. Craig Gillespie
Feat. Colin Farrell, Anton Yelchin, David Tennant
Colin Farrell vamps it up in this prosaic remake of the 80's cult horror, with Anton Yelchin the hapless teen convinced his neighbour is a vampire.…
Moth Diaries, TheMoth Diaries, The (2011)
Dir. Mary Harron
Feat. Sarah Bolger, Lily Cole, Scott Speedman
Rachel Klein’s vampire–themed young adult novel receives a curious adaptation from the dir. of AMERICAN PSYCHO, touching on the source…
StrigoiStrigoi (2011)
Dir. Faye Jackson
Feat. Constantin Barbulescu, Camelia Maxim, Catalin Paraschiv
Slow–burning horror, laced with dean–pan humour, has residents of a Romanian village contending with an outbreak of communist vampires.
True Blood - Season 4 (TV Series)True Blood - Season 4 (TV Series) (2011)
Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell
Further episodes of the acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern…
Let Me InLet Me In (2010) Recommended
Dir. Matt Reeves
Feat. Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Grace Moretz, Richard Jenkins
Justifiable American remake elevates the style and menace of the Swedish vampire hit with special attention paid to the relationship between a…
Stake LandStake Land (2010)
Dir. Jim Mickle
Feat. Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis
An unusually artful post–apocalyptic saga, centred on a handful of human survivors making their way across a desolate, vampire–infested…
True Blood - Season 3 (TV Series)True Blood - Season 3 (TV Series) (2010)
Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell
Further episodes of the acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern…
Twilight: EclipseTwilight: Eclipse (2010)
Dir. David Slade
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner
Torrid third installment in the saga has Bella forced to choose between Edward and Jacob as a series of mysterious killings grip Seattle.
We Are the NightWe Are the Night (Wir sind die Nacht) (2010) Recommended
Dir. Dennis Gansel
Feat. Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich
A fraulein vampire flick of sleek, urbane sensibility, centred on an alpha–female vamp (Nina Hoss) who descends on Germany in search of a soul…
SuckSuck (2009)
Dir. Rob Stefaniuk
Feat. Rob Stefaniuk, Malcolm McDowell, Jessica Pare
Heady horror–comedy follows the career highs and lows of a struggling band who find unexpected (but fraught) success when one of their members…
ThirstThirst (Bakjwi) (2009) Recommended
Dir. Park Chan-Wook
Feat. Kang-ho Song, Kim Ok-bin, Ha-kyun Shin
A voracious vampire movie not afraid to explore the corrupting and liberating power of being undead, starring THE HOST’s burly Song Kang–ho…
True Blood - Season 2 (TV Series)True Blood - Season 2 (TV Series) (2009)
Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell
Further episodes of the acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern…
Twilight: New MoonTwilight: New Moon (2009)
Dir. Chris Weitz
Feat. Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson
Succulent second helping of the Stephanie Meyer vampire saga finds pasty Edward no longer able to protect his beloved Bella, fleeing the country and…
Underworld: Rise Of The LycansUnderworld: Rise Of The Lycans (2009)
Dir. Patrick Tatopoulos
Feat. Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra
Latest in the long–suffering Underworld series focuses on the origins of the ancient feud between the vampires and the Lycans. This…
Vampire Diaries, The (TV Series)Vampire Diaries, The (TV Series) (2009)
Feat. Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder
The TWILIGHT zeitgeist is vamped up as a 90210–style serial in this melodramatic teen soap, about a troubled girl torn between her brooding…
Insanitarium Insanitarium (2008)
Dir. Jeff Buhler
Feat. Peter Stormare, Jesse Metcalfe
Jesse Metcalf (DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES) stars as a man who cons his way into a mental hospital to rescue his institutionalised sister, only to discover…
Let The Right One In Let The Right One In (2008) Aro Favourite
Dir. Tomas Alfredson
Feat. Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar
Sending many critics into raptures as a vampire flick to finally get excited about, this frost–bitten Swedish entry mixes social realism with…
Lost Boys 2: The Tribe Lost Boys 2: The Tribe (2008)
Dir. P.J. Pesce
Feat. Gabrielle Rose, Corey Feldman, Autumn Reeser
Belated sequel to the 80's blood–letting hit THE LOST BOYS, this time set in a California surf Mecca where a brother and sister get unwittingly…
QuarantineQuarantine (2008)
Dir. John Erick Dowdle
Feat. Jennifer Carpenter, Jay Hernandez, Steve Harris
American remake of Spanish horror [REC] follows a group of firefighters who discover something sinister lurking within an apartment building and have…
True Blood - Season 1 (TV Series)True Blood - Season 1 (TV Series) (2008)
Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell
Acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern society, and the…
TwilightTwilight (2008) Recommended
Dir. Catherine Hardwicke
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Billy Burke
The first installment of the uber–popular book franchise (by Stephanie Meyer) sees lonely teenage girl Bella fall in love with Edward, a…
30 Days of Night30 Days of Night (2007)
Dir. David Slade
Feat. Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston
Stylish vampire movie with a potentially great twist: it pits the citizens of an Arctic Circle town – plunged into darkness one month every…
Rise - Blood HunterRise - Blood Hunter (2007)
Dir. Sebastian Guitierrez
Feat. Lucy Liu, James D'Arcy, Michael Chiklis
Lucy Liu seeks revenge using a trusty silver crossbow against those who transformed her into a bloodlusty creature of the undead in this stylish…
Vampire Diary Vampire Diary (2007)
Dir. Mark James, Phil O' Shea
Feat. Anna Walton
Lusty, low–budget horror centred on a filmmaker who indulges in an affair with her documentary subject – a bloodthirsty real–life…
Day WatchDay Watch (Dnevnoi Dozor, Daywatch) (2006)
Dir. Timur Bekmambetov
Feat. Konstantin Khabensky, Maria Poroshina, Dima Martinov
The vampiric Muscovite forces of Good and Evil fight it out again in this frenetic, fantastic FX fantasy every bit as good as the first one (NIGHT…
Perfect CreaturePerfect Creature (2006)
Dir. Glenn Standring
Feat. Saffron Burrows, Dougray Scott, Leo Gregory
Ambitious, well–appointed Gothica set in a retro–alternate Aotearoa, where humans and their highly–evolved vampire colleagues…
Trinity Blood (TV Series)Trinity Blood (TV Series) (2005)
Centuries ago, Armageddon cast darkness across the world. From that darkness, the vampires emerged. Now humans and vampires tremble on the brink of…
Underworld: EvolutionUnderworld: Evolution (2005)
Dir. Len Wiseman
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Derek Jacobi, Bill Nighy
The slinky, rubber–clad Kate Beckinsale continues her Vampiric crusade against 'the Lycans' (Werewolves) in this obligatory sequel to the…
Night WatchNight Watch (Nochnoi Dozor, aka. Nightwatch) (2004) Recommended
Dir. Timur Bekmambetov
Feat. Konstantin Khabensky, Maria Poroshina, Dima Martinov
A mega–hit in its native Russia, this sci–fi–horror–action cocktail concerns a running battle on the mean streets of…
UnderworldUnderworld (2003)
Dir. Len Wiseman
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen
A sleek action workout in which cat–suited vampire Beckinsale fights an ongoing war with the other creatures of night, werewolves, but also…
Fiancée of DraculaFiancée of Dracula (2002)
Dir. Jean Rollin
Feat. Cyrille Gaudin, Jacques Orth, Thomas Smith
A late addition in the filmography of cult fantasy director Jean Rollin, who once again turns his attention to vampire mythology in this tale of a…
Hellsing (TV Series)Hellsing (TV Series) (Herushingu) (2002)
Adapated from his own manga comicbook by Kouta Hirano, this concerns the battle of survival of the Hellsing Organisation, a shadowy group which looks…
Kung Fu Vampire KillersKung Fu Vampire Killers (2002)
Dir. Phil Davison
Feat. Katherine Beresford
Low–budget genre–bender from Dunedin, takes the vampiric corpse of a 19th century Chinese goldminer and transfuses it with Hong…
Reign in DarknessReign in Darkness (2002)
Dir. Kel Dolen, David W Allen
Feat. Kel Dolen
A scientist, infected with a new virus, is transformed into an elite vampire who battles with bounty hunters for the fate of the Earth. Modern…
Vampire HuntersVampire Hunters (2002)
Dir. Wellson Chin
Feat. Ken Chang
Typically enjoyable and overblown Hong Kong mayhem, where five powerful warriors battle the Vampire King and his followers. Written and produced…
Blood - The Last VampireBlood - The Last Vampire (2001) Aro Favourite
Dir. Hiroyuki Kitakubo
A half–length feature that packs twice the punch of the average Anime, its astounding combination of CGI and cell–characters raises the…
Dracula 2000Dracula 2000 (2001)
Dir. Patrick Lussier
Feat. Christopher Plummer, Jonny Lee Miller, Omar Epps
Modern–day encounter with Drac, 'presented' by Wes Craven, occurs after the opening of high–security crypt inside Van Hesling’s…
Queen of the DamnedQueen of the Damned (2001)
Dir. Michael Rymer
Feat. Stuart Townsend, Lena Olin, Vincent Perez
Anne Rice’s literary vampire Lestat, last seen as Tom Cruise in INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, (here Stuart Townsend) shrugs off a 200 year sleep to…
Vampire Hunter D - BloodlustVampire Hunter D - Bloodlust (2001) Recommended
Dir. Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Feat. Hideyuki Tanaka, Ichiro Nagai, Koichi Yamadera
Raising the stakes in both style and story, this reworking of the original 1985 film spins the lone Vampire hunter's adventures in a different…
Drawing BloodDrawing Blood (1999)
Dir. Sergio Lapel
Semi–original horror from Troma (TOXIC AVENGER) about a gorgeous vampire with a penchant for sketching nude models and then drinking their…
Razor Blade SmileRazor Blade Smile (1998)
Dir. Jake West
Feat. Eileen Daly
Brazenly over–the–top, low–budget (12,000 sterling) vampire hokum about a bisexual vamp who moonlights as a mortal assassin.…
VampiresVampires (1998)
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Maximilian Schell
Continuing to purvey his dubious abilities, dir. John Carpenter (HALLOWEEN) sinks his teeth into another genre staple, with hideous spurts of blood…
Wisdom of Crocodiles, The (1998)
Dir. Po-Chi Leong
Feat. Jude Law, Elina Lowensohn, Kerry Fox
Suave vampire Jude Law cruises London looking for a cure to his soul–sickness in this slick–looking thriller with literary…
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series) - Season 1 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series) - Season 1 (1996) Recommended
Dir. Bruce Seth Green, Joss Whedon
Feat. Sarah Michelle Gellar
The TV followup to the 1992 movie, that slays its predecessor in wit and cult–appeal. Sarah Michelle Gellar plays the high–school teen…
Dracula: Dead and Loving ItDracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Leslie Nielsen
Another blockbuster spoof, three years too late from the once funny Mel Brooks in which Leslie Nielsen does his NAKED GUN–in–a–cape…
NadjaNadja (1995)
Dir. Michael Almereyda
Feat. Elina Lowensohn, Peter Fonda
A curious spawn of David Lynch and Hal Hartley, this audacious modern–day vampire pic makes up for its murky narrative with its uneasy…
Vampire in BrooklynVampire in Brooklyn (1995)
Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett
Eddie Murphy and the ever–dynamic Angela Bassett team up for horror specialist Wes Craven, who injects a mix of comedy and gothic romance into…
Interview With the VampireInterview With the Vampire (1994) Recommended
Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst
Tom Cruise rises to the much–touted role of Vampire Lestat, Brad Pitt invigorates the lifeless Louis, and Kirsten Dunst gives a child…
Innocent BloodInnocent Blood (A French Vampire in America) (1993) Recommended
Dir. John Landis
Feat. Anne Parillaud, Robert Loggia
Director Landis rekindles the AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON formula and almost reaches the heights of his classic predecessor. Scrummy Anne 'NIKITA'…
Bram Stoker's DraculaBram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves
Francis Ford Coppola's opulent and erotic update of the gothic legend. Gary Oldman's incarnation of the fanged one is most impressive here, as are…
SleepwalkersSleepwalkers (1992)
Dir. Mick Garris
Feat. Brian Krause, Madchen Amick, Alice Krige
Stephen King's first script conceived for the screen is a morbid indulgence about an incestuous mother/son team who grotesquely transform to suck the…
Fright Night Part 2 Fright Night Part 2 (1988)
Dir. Tommy Lee Wallace
Feat. Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, Traci Lind
William Ragsdale returns as Charley Brewster, now a college freshman who is tormented by the undead sister of the vampire from the first film. While…
Lair of the White WormLair of the White Worm (1988) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Sammi Davis
Dir. Ken Russell's campy masterwork combines many estranged ideas from his previous films for an outlandish horror spoof. As hilarious as it is…
Vampire's KissVampire's Kiss (1988) Recommended
Dir. Robert Bierman
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Maria Conchita Alonso, Jennifer Beals
Nicolas Cage gives a wildly uninhibited performance as a psychotic yuppie who thinks he's been bitten by a vampire. From the pen that wrote the…
Lost Boys, TheLost Boys, The (1987) Recommended
Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric, Corey Haim
Keifer Sutherland leads a pack of teen vampires who have a taste for fashion as well as that red liquidy stuff. A dynamic, stylish horror with a…
Near DarkNear Dark (1987) Recommended
Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
Feat. Adrian Pasdar, Lance Henrikson, Jenny Wright
The blueprint vampire–in–contemporary–clothing movie about a pack of young hedonists on the urban fringes afflicted with…
Return to Salem's Lot, AReturn to Salem's Lot, A (1987)
Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. Michael Moriarty, Samuel Fuller, Andrew Duggan
Notably weird and disimiliar sequel to SALEM'S LOT is blessed with the talents of writer/director Larry Cohen. Anthropologist Moriarty is lured…
VampVamp (1986)
Dir. Richard Wenk
Feat. Grace Jones, Chris Makepeace, Sandy Baron
Campy, neon–hued sex comedy–horror from the 80's in which two students travel to a sleazy bar in search of a stripper for their…
Fright NightFright Night (1985) Aro Favourite
Dir. Tom Holland
Feat. William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall
Terrific vampire satire in which a boy becomes highly suspicious of his new neighbours, led by a suave Chris Sarandon. The superb make–up…
LifeforceLifeforce (1985)
Dir. Tobe Hooper
Feat. Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay
London descends into chaos following an invasion of space vampires, in this 80's sci–fi box–office bomb from director Tober Hooper and…
Vampire Hunter DVampire Hunter D (1985) Recommended
Dir. Toyoo Ashida
Feat. Michael McConnohie, Kaneto Shiozawa
In a barren, distant future where vampires rule what remains of life on earth, a beautiful young girl hires an imposing vampire hunter known as…
Hunger, TheHunger, The (1983) Aro Favourite
Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon
Ultra–slick sci–fi vampire film featuring Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie as a couple of chic bloodsuckers. A sexy, stylish piece,…
Living Dead Girl, The (1982)
Dir. Jean Rollin
Feat. Marina Pierro, Francoise Blanchard, Mike Marshall
Rollin's dream–like visual style dominates this Gallic blood–lusting romp about a sexy vampire whose trail of gore engulfs her in bitter…
Encounters of the Spooky KindEncounters of the Spooky Kind (Gui da gui) (1980) Recommended
Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
A groundbreaking Hong Kong blend of martial arts action, horror, and slapstick humour, set around Hung's attempts to battle the voodoo and hopping…
DraculaDracula (1979)
Dir. John Badham
Feat. Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence
Elegant variation on the Bram Stoker classic tones down the horror elements and amps up the eroticism with Langella an exceptional Count.
NosferatuNosferatu (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani
Werner Herzog's remake is a surreal and truly sinister experience, embellished with a haunting soundtrack and a terrific Klaus Kinski as Nosferatu.
ThirstThirst (1979)
Dir. Rod Hardy
Feat. Henry Silva, David Hemmings
Stylish, if slight horror–thriller in which a Satanic cult kidnap a woman to convert her into a vampire of royal stock. Eerie atmosphere now…
Count Dracula (TV Mini-series)Count Dracula (TV Mini-series) (1977)
Dir. Philip Saville
Feat. Louis Jourdan, Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon
Faithful 70's adaptation of the classic horror novel by Bram Stoker, this critically–acclaimed BBC version utilises London's Highgate Cemetery…
MartinMartin (1977) Recommended
Dir. George Romero
Feat. John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel, Christine Forrest
Bizarre and original film about a young man who claims he is not a vampire, but has psycho–sexual penchants that would pale 'Nosferatu'.…
Zoltan, Hound of DraculaZoltan, Hound of Dracula (1977)
Dir. Albert Band
Feat. Michael Pataki, Jose Ferrer
Strange and not a little camp entry in the 'Dracula' series, has a canine incarnation unleash his fangs on Los Angeles while searching for family…
Chosen SurvivorsChosen Survivors (1974)
Dir. Sutton Roley
Feat. Jackie Cooper, Alex Cord, Richard Jaeckel
Sci–fi horror about a group of people who have been flown to a futuristic bomb shelter in the desert, after being chosen at random to survive…
VampyresVampyres (1974)
Dir. Joseph Larraz
Feat. Anulka , Marianne Morris
Riding on a mini–wave of lesbian vampire movies, this English sexploitation pic turns up both the flesh and blood quotient on the ‘Hammer’…
DraculaDracula (1973)
Dir. Dan Curtis
Feat. Jack Palance
Classy 1973 made–for–TV version, starring Jack Palance as a mournful Count.
Body Beneath, TheBody Beneath, The (Vampire's Thirst) (1972)
Dir. Andy Milligan
Feat. Gavin Reed, Jackie Skarvellis
Grindhouse dir. Milligan creates his best effort and the English equivalent of PLAN 9 into the bargain with this endearingly inept horror. Set…
Captain Kronos, Vampire HunterCaptain Kronos, Vampire Hunter (1972)
Dir. Brian Clemens
Feat. Horst Janson, Caroline Munro, John Carson
British cult TV writer Brian Clemens (THE AVENGERS) assumes directing duties on this spirited historical vampire romp he wrote for Hammer Studios,…
Dracula A.D. 1972Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
Dir. Alan Gibson
Feat. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing
Christopher Lee's Count incongruously schmoozes with the youth of the 1970s in his never–ending search for the red stuff. Peter Cushing turns…
Vampire CircusVampire Circus (1972) Recommended
Dir. Robert Young
Feat. Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters, Anthony Higgins
An even now brutal late Hammer set in plague–ridden 19th century Europe, where a small village unknowingly admits vampires disguised as a…
Daughters of DarknessDaughters of Darkness (Le Rouge aux Levres) (1971) Aro Favourite
Dir. Harry Kumel
Feat. Delphine Seyrig, Danielle Ouimet, Andrea Rau
Significant, sultry vampire horror, justly celebrated for its blend of understated dread, unusual eroticism and elegant trappings which has been…
Dracula vs. FrankensteinDracula vs. Frankenstein (Blood of Frankenstein) (1971)
Dir. Al Adamson
Feat. J. Carrol Naish, Lon Jr. Chaney, Anthony Eisley
J. Carrol Naish plays a mad scientist in a wheelchair who conspires with Dracula to resurrect Frankenstein, in this C–grade horror that finds…
Twins of EvilTwins of Evil (1971) Recommended
Dir. John Hough
Feat. Peter Cushing, Dennis Price
Final part of the 'Karnstein trilogy' (after THE VAMPIRE LOVERS and LUST FOR A VAMPIRE), climaxing in perhaps the most sexually–explicit of the…
Scars of DraculaScars of Dracula (1970)
Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman, Patrick Troughton
In search of his missing brother a man discovers the deadly lair of Count Dracula.
Taste the Blood of DraculaTaste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Christopher Lee
Fourth Hammer installment of the black–caped Christopher Lee, this time meeting with a genuinely imaginative end.
Vampyros LesbosVampyros Lesbos (1970)
Dir. Jess Franco
Notorious sexploitation–er from German bad boy dir. Jess Franco, peddles the softcore tale of a real estate agent trapped on an island ruled by…
Dracula Has Risen from the GraveDracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
Dir. Freddie Francis
Feat. Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee returns in fangs for a third Hammer bite at the vampire story.
Dark Shadows (TV Series) Dark Shadows (TV Series) (1966)
Feat. Jonathan Frid, Joan Bennett
A camp classic of 'Gothic soap opera', this long–running daytime melodrama centred on 175–year–old vampire Barnabas Collins and a…
Dracula: Prince of DarknessDracula: Prince of Darkness (1965)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee returns from the grave to intimidate a group of tourists in this belated sequel to HORROR OF DRACULA. Misses Peter Cushing, and the…
Last Man on Earth, TheLast Man on Earth, The (1964)
Dir. Sidney Salkow
Feat. Vincent Price
Rough but effective version of Richard Matheson's "I Am Legend" (also the basis for OMEGA MAN), Price playing the last living survivor of the human…
Kiss of the VampireKiss of the Vampire (1963) Recommended
Dir. Don Sharp
Feat. Clifford Evans, Noel Willman, Edward de Souza
An ominous and highly–regarded Hammer horror in which a honeymooning couple are stranded in Bavaria where they become embroiled in the…
Twice Told TalesTwice Told Tales (1963)
Dir. Sidney Salkow
Feat. Vincent Price, Sebastian Cabot, Beverly Garland
Triptych of horrors drawn from the work of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Ham actor extraordinaire Vincent Price is in ripping form here.
Return of Dracula (1958)
Dir. Paul Landres
Feat. Francis Lederer
Coinciding with Hammer studios revival of the Transylvanian count, this commendable effort has a long–in–the–tooth Francis Lederer…
Return of the Vampire, TheReturn of the Vampire, The (1943)
Dir. Lew Landers
Feat. Bela Lugosi, Frieda Inescort, Nina Foch
Serving as an unofficial follow–up to DRACULA (1931), Bela Lugosi plays another vampire called Armand Tesla, who encounters with an…
Son of DraculaSon of Dracula (1943)
Dir. Robert Siodmak
Feat. Lon Jr. Chaney, Robert Paige, Louise Allbritton
The toothsome Count (not the son, despite the title), here played by Lon Chaney Jnr, sinks fangs into a selection of Southern belles and their…
Dracula's DaughterDracula's Daughter (1936)
Dir. Lambert Hillyer
Feat. Gloria Holden, Otto Kruger, Marguerite Churchill
Worthy sequel to the Lugosi classic, substitutes female fangster Holden in the lead. Nice atmospherics.
Cry of the Bewitched / Vampire Bat, The (1933-1956)
Dir. Frank Strayer, Alfredo Crevenna
Feat. Fay Wray, Lionel Atwill, Melvyn Douglas
A double feature of low–rent but worthy horrors: The Vampire Bat (1933) Directed by Frank Strayer – An eerie suspenser in which a mad…
VampyrVampyr (1932)
Dir. Carl Dreyer
Feat. Julian West, Henriette Gerard
Seminal psychological horror film makes up for in atmosphere what it lacks in technical sophistication. Dream–like plot concerns a young man…
DraculaDracula (1931) Recommended
Dir. Tod Browning
Feat. Bela Lugosi
The role that immortalised Bela Lugosi – the original and most convincing Dracula ever committed to the screen. For sheer gothic ambience, look…
Mondo Lugosi
Feat. Bela Lugosi
A compilation of many great sequences in which Bela Lugosi appeared. The perfect bill for your next vampire masquerade party.

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