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Night People – review
Director: Gerard Lough Release date: 2015 Contains spoilers This is a portmanteau film, made on a low budget and set in Ireland. The surround concerns itself about two criminals, the older Mike...
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World Vampire Congress 2016
I am a regular visitor to the Bram Stoker International Film Festival, held annually in Whitby. Indeed, I have been attending since its inception. This year the organisers have decided to do something...
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War of the Staffs – review
Authors: Steve Stephenson & K.M. Tedrick Release date: 2016 Contains spoilers The Blurb: The goddess Adois brings a powerful vampire warlock named Taza through the void to turn Muiria into a planet...
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Honourable Mention: ABCs of Death 2 ½
I like the ABCs series, but for those who are unfamiliar with the series I should explain that the first two films gave us 26 short films by different directors with each short being named for a...
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Honourable Mention: Faces of Schlock
Faces of Schlock was an anthology collection of absolutely Z grade horror shorts, and not a single one was vampire related. So you may be wondering why the Honourable Mention? Quite simply for the...
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American Horror Story: Hotel – review
Directors: Various First Aired: 2015 Contains spoilers I have to open this review with the admission that I have not been watching American Horror Story as a series. I watched the first couple of...
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Blood Reunion 2: Madeline – review
Director: Jim DeVault Release date: 2015 Contains spoilers I reviewed Jim DeVault’s Blood Reunion a little while ago and whilst it wasn’t the greatest film ever made, I did enjoy watching it. Thus this...
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Honourable Mention: Castlevania: Hymn of Blood
It might seem odd to some of you that I would give this an honourable mention rather than a review. However, despite some professional talent involved, this is a fan film that was originally released...
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Hiatus
Well my friends, it is that time of year again when I put the blog on a short hiatus and head over the Pennines to Whitby and the annual Bram Stoker International Film Festival. A reminder that the...
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Blood Dragons – review
Author: Rosemary A Johns First published: 2016 The Blurb: In a paranormal London, Light is the sexy rebel vampire of the Blood Lifer world. Since Victorian times he’s hidden in the shadows with Ruby -...
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Short Film: Odd Creatures Among Us
This short, directed by Peter Hajmaji, was subject to a Kickstarter that I mentioned on this blog and backed myself. Getting to see the short was a perk of backing the film. And so, the promised...
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The Slayers – review
Director: John Williams Release date: 2015 Contains spoilers This was a film first seen by myself at the 2016 Bram Stoker International Film Festival and for me it was probably the highlight film of...
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Honourable mention: Blood Countess 2: The Mayhem Begins
This 2008 release, directed by Lloyd A. Simandl, is a slice of Czechploitation but, despite it being the second film, it is actually a prequel to Blood Countess. Set in Spring and Summer 1576, the...
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I, Bathory, Queen of Blood – review
Author: Carole Gill First Published: 2016 Contains spoilers The blurb: Born in 16th century Hungary, Damita wasn't always known by her current name. A human monster with absolute power, she murdered...
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Honourable Mention: Blood Countess (2015)
Also known as Lady of Csejte, this 2015 film that was directed by Andrei Konst was released as Blood Countess on UK DVD. The cover taglines the film with “Satanist * Serial Killer * Vampire”, which...
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From Dusk till Dawn – season 3 – review
Directors: various First aired: 2016 Contains spoilers For noting; the previous season reviews can be found: Season 1 and Season 2. By the end of Season 2 (heavy spoilers if you haven’t watched season...
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Short Film: Interview with a Greek Vampire
This short film, coming in at under 10 minutes, was directed by Maria Modopoulos and dates to 2013. What is most interesting about it is the fact that Marina (Katerina Tarrant) is not just any old...
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Vamp or Not? Thirst (2015)
I suppose it’s natural that the name Thirst, for a film, summons up the concept of vampire movies. Indeed, the name has already been used a few times. There was the unusual Australian film, Thirst...
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The Count of Monte Cristo: Gankutsuou – review
Director: Mahiro Maeda Release date: 2004 Contains spoilers The connection between Alexandre Dumas, père’s the Count of Monte Cristo and vampires is fairly obvious to anyone who has read the text....
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Vampire: A Wild Story in Scraps and Colors – review
Author: Hanns Heinz Ewers Translator: Joe E. Bandel First Published: 1921 (German Language)Contains spoilers The Blurb: Vampire is the third book in the Frank Braun trilogy and originally written in...
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