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Honourable Mention: Ouvert 24/7
Despite its Troma release and the presence of Lloyd Kaufman in the film, this Thierry Paya directed film from 2010 has more in common with New Extremity from its native France than the normal fare from...
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Use of Tropes: bloodsucking darkness
Although this Junji Ito short, first published in 2002 and printed in the UK in the volume Smashed, is not a vampire story it does feature an incredibly clever (if strange) story and there is a blood...
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Curse of the Werehuahua – review
Director: Lucas Millhouse Release date: 2021 Contains spoilers A lycanthrope who changes into a Chihuahua, well it could only be a comedy and this is. It is perhaps a tad over-stretched to the concept...
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Crocodile Fury – review
Director: Godfrey Ho Release date: 1988 Contains spoilers It’s a Godfrey Ho and so you know what to expect – he has three films in my worst 100 (two in the worst 10) under pseudonym, them being Devil’s...
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Short Film: Monsters Crash the Pajama Party
Not a great film, this is a short from 1965 and was directed by David L. Hewitt but it was actually meant to be part of a show, apparently. At one-point monsters are sent out of the film and actors in...
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Interesting Short: The Mystery of the Haunted House
Back into the world of Juni Ito and not one, but actually two interesting shorts. This first was published in 2003, with the variant in 2004. I read them both in the UK collection Smashed. To start...
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Prisoner of the Dawn – review
Director: Michael Lazar Release date: 2023 Contains spoilers Despite appearing on Amazon VoD (and on Tubi also), this was definitely a film that snuck out – IMDb showing it as still in post-production...
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Ditch Boys – review
Directors: Louis Bellavia & Thomas Hatz Release date: 2023 Contains spoilers A mad scientist, a vampiric creation and a wood full of teen party goers. This should have been a fairly easy flick to...
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The Man in Half Moon Street – review
Director: Ralph Murphy Release date: 1945 Contains spoilers I mentioned this film, having seen it on a vampire filmography, when I looked at Hammer’sThe Man Who Could Cheat Death. The Hammer film is a...
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A Vampire in the Family – review
Director: Ale McHaddo Release date: 2023 Contains spoilers Its difficult to tell where this Brazilian film, which is viewable on Netflix, was pitched. It is certainly a comedy but it felt like it tried...
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Classic Literature: The Vampire of Vourla
When I featured the earlier version of The Bruxa: A Legend of Portugal I was pleased that the version had a much more obviously pre-Stoker bat transformation than its later version, and yet my...
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Honourable Mention: Viy: The Lost Tapes
The story Viy by Nikolai Gogol, published in 1835, is a vampire story. Within the tale you get hagriding, which is a form of psychic or energy vampirism, and blood drinking as well as the restless...
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Ravenwolf Towers (feature) – review
Director: Charles Band Release date: 2016 Contains Spoilers Modern Full Moon features have been a tad more miss than hit, with plenty of recycling. This is recycled from a series of the same name –...
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Blood Hunter – review
Directors: Chuck Ellis & Jack Shrum Release date: 1996 Contains spoilers I was at a Blu-Ray/DVD stall at Grimmfest 2023 and I managed to spot this – honestly I’d not even heard of the film (which,...
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Honourable Mention: Unveiling: The Horse Demon
This was a 2019 film by Neal 'Buboy' Tan, set between the Philippines (primarily) and the UK (at the head of the film) and despite some real story/continuity issues actually becomes quite a fair film...
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Vamps: The Complete Collection – review
Art: William Simpson Story: Elaine Lee First published: 2019 (collection) Contains spoilers The Blurb: Every nasty thought, evil impulse, or catty remark I ever choked down in my thirty-plus years has...
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Billie the Kid – review
Director: Paul Tomborello Release Date: 2022 Contains spoilers Billy the Kid once met Dracula, not a great film but it has a certain something that offers an enjoyment factor. This is not Billy but...
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Bite School – review
Director: James Balsamo Release date: 2015 Contains spoilers This is not a good film, by that I mean as a piece of cinema it does not rank particularly high. However, it doesn’t try to rank high...
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Honourable Mention: Uzumaki
The Blurb: Kurouzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or...
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Short Film: Il figlio di Dracula
This was a short by Corrado Farina from 1960 that hits the 20-minute mark. This is a much earlier film that his superb Hanno Cambiato Faccia (They Have Changed Their Face) and was included as an extra...
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