Vampire movies: from best to worst
This list will be continuously increased as I watch more and more vampire movies.
See also a list for my favorite vampires and for the most ridiculous blood suckers.
See also a list for my favorite vampires and for the most ridiculous blood suckers.
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- DirectorTomas AlfredsonStarsKåre HedebrantLina LeanderssonPer RagnarOskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.I doubt that any day someone will be able to make a vampire movie better than this one. Much more than a vampire film, it is about bullying, friendship, love... The environment is cold as must be. The vampire is undoubtly a vampire, but not an obvious one, athough we can see all the traits.
- DirectorAlê CamargoA vampire tries to sleep, but a terrible predator approaches.Review: What a brilliant short animated film from Brazil! In an expressionist São Paulo, we may explore the intimate life of a Nosferatu, which uses not to be shown in books or movies about vampires. The monster will have problems when he meets another blood-sucker! Everything is extremely nice in these six minutes that worth more than most of feature length films. Story is extremely clever and make spectator laugh all the time. Animation is very well done, heavily inspired in German Expressionism, as a spoof/tribute comedy. Crazy credits and intertitles are also hilarious - at least for Brazilians, as they make several references to popular culture and foreigners may not understand many of those jokes. The drawing style and action merge old silent movies and modern surrealist cartoon in a very amusing way.
Watch it here: http://portacurtas.org.br/filme/?name=a_noite_do_vampiro - DirectorShimako SatoStarsJulian SandsSuzanna HamiltonKenneth CranhamCondemned to life without end, and to an undying passion for a lost love he can never find, a vampire stalks a beautiful young woman.What a wonderful atmosphere for a vampire movie! A film for those who like vampire tales, not for those only interested in fast thrillers following an obvious formula. That perhaps explains the absolutely unfair bad users' rating in IMDB for this deep psychological British vampire film.
- DirectorE. Elias MerhigeStarsJohn MalkovichWillem DafoeUdo KierThe filming of Nosferatu (1922) is hampered by the fact that its star Max Schreck is taking the role of a vampire far more seriously than seems humanly possible.Very innovative vampire film which tells a story about the shooting of "Nosferatu". Willen Dafoe is astonishing playig Max Schreck!
- DirectorAbel FerraraStarsLili TaylorChristopher WalkenAnnabella SciorraA New York philosophy grad student turns into a vampire after getting bitten by one, and then tries to come to terms with her new lifestyle and frequent craving for human blood.
- DirectorJuan PadrónStarsFrank GonzálezManuel MarínIrela BravoA vampire family from Cuba is preparing for a showdown between the USA vampires and the Eastern European vampires. But with the aid of a scientist, they need a type of vaccination where they can live in daylight.Very funny and clever animation film from Cuba.
- DirectorDennis GanselStarsKaroline HerfurthNina HossJennifer UlrichIn Berlin, a cop closes in on an all-female vampire trio who just took in a new member, Lena.Probably, the best "vampire action film" I have watched. Good acting, good plot, good characters.
- DirectorGenndy TartakovskyStarsAdam SandlerKevin JamesAndy SambergDracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count's teenaged daughter.Another funny and smart animation movie (off course being Cuban or from the United States makes "Vampiros en la Habana" and "Hotel Transylvania" completely different films).
- DirectorErdal CeylanStarsMeelah AdamsA girl's just taking a selfie for her boyfriend when something really creepy happens.This horror short film has less than 2 minutes but was a viral with amazing success. It is supposedly about a zombie but that may be about a vampire. Watch it hee: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/zombie-only-appears-selfies-viral-6462231
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJack MacGowranRoman PolanskiAlfie BassA noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.Very funny and well done parody! Instead of Prof. Van Helsing and Count Dracula, we have Prof. Abronsius (together with his henchman, Polanski's Alfred) and Count von Krolock.
- DirectorRob StefaniukStarsRob StefaniukJessica ParéPaul AnthonyA comedy centered on a rock 'n' roll band that will do anything to become famous.What a funny Canadian dark comedy! Clever and innovative, well filmed and visually stunning. The stop motion trips by car or plane and the craziness of Jen's vampirization or blood abstinence footage are very cool and sophisticated cinematographic solutions. Beautiful Jessica Paré's character Jennifer is one of the most charming vampiresses I have ever seen, perhaps the most. Characters portrayed by music stars, such as Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, and punk rock Black Flag's Henry Rollins are very entertaining and captivating. Off course the same may be said about hard rock guitarist Dimitri Coats's master vampire Queeny, who is really creepy. None of the guys from the rock band does a bad job, but after Jessica Paré's Jennifer I would highlight as the second best Chris Ratz's Hugo, a very funny version of Bram Stoker's character Renfield. Seeing Clockwork Orange's Malcolm McDowell as an eyepatch wearing Van Helsing was also great. Soundtrack, as it was supposed to be, is nice. Rob Stefaniuk, who is the film director, the screenplay writer and one of the leading role actors (the leader of the looser band "The Winners"), deserves public appreciation. This is one of the best vampire films I have watched, probably one of my top 10.
- DirectorCarl Theodor DreyerStarsJulian WestMaurice SchutzRena MandelA drifter obsessed with the supernatural stumbles upon an inn where a severely ill adolescent girl is slowly becoming a vampire.Great atmosphere in this old film. Quite nice fairy filmmaking. Few words (it is a quasi-silent movie), many shadows. Deffinitely, this is not an ordinary film. In my opinion, it is much better than Nosferatu or Dracula.
- DirectorTony ScottStarsCatherine DeneuveDavid BowieSusan SarandonA love triangle develops between a beautiful yet dangerous vampire (Catherine Deneuve), her cellist companion (David Bowie), and a gerontologist (Susan Sarandon).A vampire thriller beautifully filmed, starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie and Susan Sarandon in a love triangle of life and death.
- DirectorXan CassavetesStarsJoséphine de La BaumeChing Valdes-AranMilo VentimigliaA beautiful, lonely vampire falls in love with a screenwriter and transforms him into one of the undead, but their budding romance is threatened by her vivacious, troublemaking sister.While most of the vampires in the film try to control their nature, it is shown as marked by lust, brutality, power, and some weaknesses, just as they it is supposed to be. It is a very nice vampire movie! The scenes of hunt and of biting are great. There is possibly also the best vampirization scene I've ever seen! Very sensual! Characters are well developed and particularly the three main vampiresses are great. The story starts amazingly, perhaps becomes less interesting after the first turning point, but afterwards goes back to its greatest moments. The strength of the vampires may be their weakness, and all of them may face it anytime.
- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsJohn AmplasLincoln MaazelChristine ForrestA young man, who believes himself to be a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a Pennsylvania small town where he tries to redeem his blood-craving urges.A very different and psychological vampire movie. Is Martin really a vampire? He and his cousin believe that. And you?
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsBrad PittTom CruiseAntonio BanderasA vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.A contemporary classic. Are vampires able to love?
- DirectorHoward StormStarsLauren HuttonJim CarreyKaren KopinsA vampire Countess needs to drink the blood of a virgin in order to keep her eternal beauty. It seems that all is hopeless, until she bumps into Mark Kendall.As the movie below, this is an unpretensious and funny teenager movie. Starred by Jim Carrey, the film shows beautiful and mature Lauren Hutton doing a good job in the role of vampiress Countess. It is campy in the precise degree for great laughs.
- DirectorFran Rubel KuzuiStarsKristy SwansonDonald SutherlandPaul ReubensFlighty teenage girl Buffy Summers learns that she is her generation's destined battler of vampires.Unpretentious and funny high school action movie. Very beautiful young Kristy Swanson does a good job playing charismatic and initially futile Buffy. The same can be said about Donald Sutherland in the role of her tutor, Merrick. The film gets campy sometimes, but it is not a flaw. Seeing Hillary Swank in her very first movie playing one of Buffy's best airhead friends is something to be highlighted. The same can be said about having Rutger Hauer as the comic master vampire.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsKlaus KinskiIsabelle AdjaniBruno GanzCount Dracula moves from Transylvania to Wismar, spreading the Black Plague across the land. Only a woman pure of heart can bring an end to his reign of horror.A great update for the classic "Nosferatu" from 1922.
- DirectorBob KelljanStarsWilliam MarshallDon MitchellPam GrierThe vampire Mamuwalde (a.k.a. Blacula) is resurrected by voodoo and forced to kill again.
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsSaoirse RonanGemma ArtertonSam RileyResidents of a coastal town learn, with deathly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought shelter at a rundown hotel.
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsJason PatricCorey HaimDianne WiestAfter moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires.A little bit kitsch (well, it's a film by Joel Schumacher...) but still a good movie. The 1980's undisguised stamp is there. Nice end!
- DirectorJim JarmuschStarsTilda SwintonTom HiddlestonMia WasikowskaA depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, which has already endured several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.Beautifully filmed, nice historical revisionism and cultural references.
- DirectorJorge FurtadoStarsIlana KaplanAntônio Carlos FalcãoFlavia MoraesA humored sketch from the TV show "Dóris para Maiores" (1991). A fake documentary about the fictional German filmmaker Volker Freunden talking about his fake pioneer horror film shot in the 1920's in the city of Novo Hamburgo in Porto Alegre.
- DirectorCraig GillespieStarsAnton YelchinColin FarrellDavid Tennant"Fright Night" - A new neighbor moves in next to Charley, who discovers that he is an ancient vampire who preys on the community. Can he save his neighborhood from the creature with the help of the famous "vampire killer", Peter Vincent?Great remake, perhaps slghly better than the original. Collin Farrell is an excellent Jerry Dandrige.
- DirectorMarco BellocchioStarsRoberto HerlitzkaPier Giorgio BellocchioLidiya LibermanBalancing between the past and the present, the darkness and the light, within the musky stone walls of Santa Chiara's 17th-century convent prison in Bobbio, a sinful Sister and a cultivated night owl Count are somehow linked together.
- DirectorJuan PadrónStarsIrela BravoFrank GonzálezManuel MarínPepín, Pepe's little son, is a gifted child who, despite his young age, develops a new magical drink more powerful than Vampisol, which he calls Vampiyaba because it is made from guava. Mobsters, vampires, Soviet spies and even a Nazi commando arrive in Cuba in search of this new drink and its creator. So Pepe has to save his son, his marriage from failure and his club, Pepito's, from ruin. But when everything seemed to be lost, Von Dracula returned from his afterlife and reestablished the new world vampires order.
- DirectorTom HollandStarsChris SarandonWilliam RagsdaleAmanda Bearse"Fright Night" sees a teenager believing that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire. He turns to an actor in a television hosted horror movie show for help to deal with the undead.A classic from the 80's. Peter Vincent, the vampire hunter, is great.
- DirectorJohn BadhamStarsFrank LangellaLaurence OlivierDonald PleasenceIn 1913, the charming, seductive and sinister vampire Count Dracula travels to England in search of an immortal bride.A better version of dracula than the ones made afterwards. It deserved to be acknowledged. The opening scene in the boat is excellent.
- DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsIngrid PittPippa SteelMadeline SmithSeductive vampire Carmilla Karnstein and her family target the beautiful and the rich in a remote area of late eighteenth-century Gemany.Great vampire flick made by Hammer. It is not cheesy or trash, it is very well done, with appropriate mood and nice costumes and scenario. Though, at least two characters needed more explanation and development: the mother of Marcilla and the dark-haired male vampire.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsGary OldmanWinona RyderAnthony HopkinsThe centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land.The film is good, but fastly moves from excellent moments to ridiculous ones, and then to another fantastic scene, and so forth. There is a heterodox filmmaking, which mixes many different styles alternatively, that works properly. The problem is that while some scenes are visually astounding (like the Brides of Dracula, the powers of the vampire, the women possessions), there are also many ridiculously kitsch ones (why the hell the hemoglobin?! Why showing those Dracula eyes in the sky?).
- DirectorStephen NorringtonStarsSean ConneryStuart TownsendPeta WilsonIn an alternate Victorian Age world, a group of famous contemporary fantasy, science fiction, and adventure characters team up on a secret mission.If you have one vampire, it's a vampire movie. In this story, Mina Murray has divorced Jonathan Harker, has not been cured of her vampiric curse and now has a crush with another Victorian Age imortal. Nice and underrated film.
- DirectorDavid SladeStarsJosh HartnettMelissa GeorgeDanny HustonAfter an Alaskan town is plunged into darkness for a month, it is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires.Curiously, vampire movies are usually dramas, comedies/spoof or action/adventures. This is not the case: "30 days of night" is pure horror!
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsJehanne d'AlcyJules-Eugène LegrisGeorges MélièsWith the help of a magic cauldron, Mephistopheles conjures up a variety of supernatural characters.This short film by brilliant Georges Méliès is the oldest of this list. The tricky devil-vampire Mephistopheles transforms himself in a bat, he is able to make creatures appear or disappear, and he hates the crucifix.
You can see this old gem here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPmKaz3Quzo - DirectorChris PrynoskiStarsPaul GiamattiDavid Hyde PiercePatton OswaltA Civil War-era secret agent with an extraordinary special power serves under president Abraham Lincoln protecting America from supernatural foes. Unsold animated TV pilot adapted from a short comic book from the creator of Hellboy.Patience is a quite interesting character!
- DirectorWolfgang GroosStarsMarta MartinLaura Antonia RogeChristiane PaulA tale of two 12-year-old vampire sisters who have to adapt to the human world after their family decides to emigrate to Germany.A children's comedy, "Die Vampirschwestern" is funny and smart .
- DirectorAnna FoersterStarsKate BeckinsaleTheo JamesTobias MenziesVampire death dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) fights to end the eternal war between the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her.Perhaps this is the best film from Underworld franchise, full of plot twists besides the good action we are accustomed to and the nice new characters.
- DirectorMåns MårlindBjörn SteinStarsKate BeckinsaleMichael EalyIndia EisleyWhen human forces discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan clans, a war to eradicate both species commences. The vampire warrior Selene leads the battle against humankind.Until I watched "Blood Wars" I considered "Awakening" as the best film from the franchise. The "Purge" beginning is very nice. Indeed, if that environment had been kept until the film finished, it would be one of the best vampire movies ever. Kate Beckinsale shines (if it is possible to say that about a vampire!) once again in the charismatic leading role. I liked to see "Tywin Lannister" Charles Dance with vampire teeth too. India Eisley, the girl, also does a good job and has some creepy quasi-"The Exorcist" moments. The first part of the movie is by far the best. Unfortunately, it looses most of its dramatic impact afterwards, becoming a conventional action thriller. Though, it is still an entertaining flick until the end. Selenes's final fight is great.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer sells his soul to the Devil for a donut, Bart contends with a gremlin on the side of the school bus which only he can see, and the family discovers that Mr. Burns is a vampire.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsEddie MurphyAngela BassettAllen PayneA Caribbean vampire seduces a Brooklyn police officer who has no idea that she is half-vampire.
- DirectorAntoine de CaunesStarsGuillaume CanetAsia ArgentoGérard LanvinAntoine is a social wannabe who drops an elusive aristocrat's name to get into an exclusive party. The name - Jordan - gets him whisked by two burly bodyguards into the office of the host, von Bulow, who won't accept Antoine's admission of lying, gives him $100,000, and promises $900,000 more when led to Jordan. Enticed by the money, Antoine, with the help of his friend Étienne, begins his search. He follows trails through Paris's night scene, gets beaten up and bitten, and meets Jordan's sister, Violaine. After a surreal night, he's hooked on her charms but leery of continuing his pursuit of Jordan. Von Bulow insists. Can he find Jordan, get his reward, and attract Violaine?Nice and underrated flick, a mix of a comedy and a thriller. There are some nice characters even in minor roles, but I shall highlight Guillaume Canet as the funny and opportunist party crasher and fast talker, Gérard Lanvin as his crook scoundrel adult-entrepreneur friend Étienne, and Asia Argento as the creepy and sexy vamp.
- DirectorJenõ HódiStarsCorey SevierIrena VioletteChristopher LambertIn the Seventeenth Century, while Hungary is fighting the Turks, the population of a small village in the Carpathian Mountains faces the evil Countess Elizabeth Bathory, accused of drinking and bathing in blood of virgin women. Count Thurzo imprisons the Countess in the tower of a monastery and brings her daughter to live with him. In the present days, Keith is writing a book about Countess Elizabeth Bathory and traveling through Hungary with his friends J.J. and Kim researching her life. While trying to find the monastery, he meets the gorgeous and seductive Elizabeth, who guides the trio to the place. Keith and Elizabeth fall in love for each other, and after a car accident, they have a supernatural journey with revelations and fatalities.IMDB users' rating is very unfair! Although this is a low-budget film with some problems you may expect (special effects, some bad actors), the story entertains. Christopher Lambert does a great job portraying a very convincing vampire, Constantine Thurzo, who has some inspired quotes! Scenario sometimes is too artificial, particularly in open places, but at other times it fits well a Hammer-style horror mood. The films becomes better after the victim kids enter the castle and the horror begins. The very end is funny. This is not amazing film but surprises positively.
- DirectorJorge NavasStarsEliza AgudeloLuis Fernando BuenoMaría CardonaIn this silent style short, filmed in black and white with intertitles instead of spoken dialog, a precocious little girl surrounded by Tv violence and bloody church images of Catholicism, yearns to stay alive forever, as a vampire.https://vimeo.com/91353018
- DirectorJemaine ClementTaika WaititiStarsJemaine ClementTaika WaititiCori Gonzalez-MacuerViago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are struggling with the mundane aspects of modern life, like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts.
- DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsVincent PriceJohn CarradineAnthony SteelA writer of horror stories is invited to a "monster club" by a mysterious old gentleman. There, three gruesome stories are told to him; between each story some musicians play their songs.
- DirectorLucas FratiniStarsIsis Mendes TávoraMarcela RebelIn downtown Rio, Liz feeds from men she encounters through a relationship app. At the club she works at nights, Liz meets Marina, whom she will start an impossible relationship.
- DirectorLiz MarinsStarsLiz MarinsCheli UrbanFernando Oliveira
- DirectorLen WisemanStarsKate BeckinsaleScott SpeedmanShane BrollySelene, a vampire warrior, is entrenched in a conflict between vampires and werewolves, while falling in love with Michael, a human who is sought by werewolves for unknown reasons.A nice action movie. Kate Beckinsale's Selene is a charismatic character. Bill Nighy's Viktor is also very convincing (he would be an excellent Count Dracula in a more traditional vampire movie).
- DirectorBrian ClemensStarsHorst JansonJohn CarsonShane BriantA master swordsman and former soldier and his hunchbacked assistant hunt vampires.The film is one of the best made by Hammer, for sure. Although less "natural" than it would be the ideal, it has a nice environment, interesting scenes, good ebough characters. It is a different kind of vampire, as it is explained that there are many different kinds. A swashbuckler (fight scenes could have better choreographies; instead, very little is shown) and a hunchback will challenge them!
- DirectorMichael RymerStarsAaliyahStuart TownsendMarguerite MoreauIn this loose sequel to Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), the vampire Lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the equally beautiful and monstrous queen of all vampires.Due to the negative critics and to the bad IMDB rating, I expected an awful film. It is not. Not brilliant, but not bad either. I don't know how much the original story has been distorted, but it worked. Furthermore, Stuart Townsend did a good job in the role of Lestat.
- DirectorHarry KümelStarsDelphine SeyrigJohn KarlenDanielle OuimetWhile passing through a vacation resort, a newlywed couple encounters a mysterious, strikingly beautiful countess and her aide.The film is much better than people may expect, although there are some serious drawbacks: all the deaths are badly filmed and edition is quite cheesy sometimes. Anyway, the characters are interesting and appropriate.
- DirectorLen WisemanStarsKate BeckinsaleScott SpeedmanBill NighyPicking up directly from the previous movie, vampire warrior Selene and the half werewolf Michael hunt for clues to reveal the history of their races and the war between them.You can expect good action, with some interesting characters and a sometimes confusing story. Kate Beckinsale does a good job in this sequel again. She is as charming as in all other films from the franchise, but here she is sexier than ever. There are many scenes with an erotic flavor, pure eye candies. I also like the lycans and the hybrid forms, visually interesting, particularly Marcus's. I just did not like the cheesy way chosen to show flashbacks.
- DirectorWolfgang GroosStarsLaura Antonia RogeMarta MartinChristiane PaulTeen half vampire Dakaria falls in love with rock singer vampire Murdo. Dakaria, her friends and family have to face vampire Xantor who has dark plans.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppMichelle PfeifferEva GreenAn imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.Perhaps not as good as it could be, but still a funny film.
- DirectorFernando CeylãoStarsTessy CalladoFernando CeylãoDrika MattosA vampire reveals his secret to his girlfriend and she suggests they could be rich if he sells his bytes to socialites who want to be young forever.Funny and smart.
- DirectorRichard WenkStarsPeter LoewyBarry GomolkaKaren TullDracula travels to New York for a change of scenery.Funny short film.
- DirectorHarald ZwartStarsLily CollinsJamie Campbell BowerRobert SheehanWhen her mother disappears, Clary Fray learns that she descends from a line of warriors who protect our world from demons. She joins forces with others like her and heads into a dangerous alternate New York called the Shadow World.
- DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsMax SchreckAlexander GranachGustav von WangenheimVampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.A major classic, very influent.
- DirectorTod BrowningKarl FreundStarsBela LugosiHelen ChandlerDavid MannersTransylvanian vampire Count Dracula bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a London estate where he sleeps in his coffin by day and searches for potential victims by night.Another classic, better than Christopher Lee's.
- DirectorJoss WhedonStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonRiff ReganBuffy Summers arrives for her first day at a new school, and already weird things are happening. She investigates a dead body that is found in the girls' locker room, and, with the help of her new friends Willow and Xander, she fights a gang of vampires. Also, she meets Cordelia and her friends, and Giles, her new Watcher, tells her more about her destiny.Some nice dialogs in this unaired pilot of the successful TV show.
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsWesley SnipesKris KristoffersonRon PerlmanBlade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.I have not watched all the film, only different parts of it. My provisory opinion is that this is the best one of the franchise. The vampires seem to be more interesting than the other ones. Probably, the director made the difference.
- DirectorGeoff AndersonStarsCollin MacKechnieJulia Sarah StoneAmy MatysioA boy unwittingly adopts a 600 year old talking vampire dog and soon discovers that when they face their fears they can do anything.A cute film for children. The dog is a vampire (as you have noticed by reading the title!) and, as a pet from Transylvania, it has problems with sunlight, is gifted with superstrenght and superspeed, and speaks. Though, (bizarrely) it does not drink blood, but eat red jelly. Well, it's for children...
- DirectorUwe BollStarsKristanna LokenBen KingsleyMichelle RodriguezIn the eighteenth century, a vampire escapes from the freak show, in which she once participated, and teams up with a group of vampire slayers to kill the man who raped her mother.I simply cannot understand why critics are so fierce against this movie. Off course it is not outstanding and, full of clichés, has some quite silly dialogues, but there are so many awful vampire films, so much worse than "BloodRayne"... What I see is that the same problems are very often forgiven in some movies and condemned in others, but that is not fair. I do not know the game that inspired the movie, but it seems that Rayne is much less powerful in the film than the character originally was. Though, that is a problem only for the hard videogame fans, not for someone who is just watching a vampire film, not expecting to have the game transported to the movies. Indeed, perhaps if Rayne were able to jump hundreds of meters the film would be worse! I consider "BloodRayne" was bloody enough, with some nice scenes, and its plot, although far from good, is not below the average for a vampire film either.
- DirectorSuzi TerrorStarsMirte EggenkampMerith HarkinkThe very thing that should give the vampire life is repelled by her own body.Very creative, both in the story and in its visual effects, which emulate old silent horror films. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/q20gDGm701g
- DirectorRodrigo AragãoStarsWalderrama Dos SantosMayra AlarcónKika OliveiraA young couple returns to their homeland to find their relatives upset by the mysterious death of the farm animals and the old feud between two enemy families.Very nice bloody Brazilian independent horror film. It comes from a region in the country (Espírito Santo state) which does not use to
produce movies. It is very well filmed, in spite of the low budget. The traditional family struggle is interesting, there are some nice
dialogs, and acting is far from brilliant but is not bad either. I also
liked the Chupacabras ("goat-sucker"), the vampire-like monster that drinks the blood of animals... and of humans. The old sack man ("velho do saco") is even creepier, extremely disturbing, and could have been better used in the story. Besides him, my favorite characters are the two mothers and the Silva father. If there were not the exploitation footage full of spouting blood and green vomiting, the film would have been even better. The unrealistic reaction of many characters, particularly in Carvalho family, to the dire slaughtering is another drawback that I shall mention. - DirectorTim TrachteStarsLaura Antonia RogeMarta MartinChristiane PaulMihai Tepes kept it from his vampire family as long as possible, but prepared the defense of his half-human baby son Franz, a rare cross just suited as successor for the Transsylvanian queen of the black castle, Antanasia. Alas, his budding junior daughter's clumsy first attempts to use magic turn him and his wife Elvira into babbling idiots. So the queen can easily steal the boy, leaving only daughters Dakaria and Silvania to rescue him, leaving their human knave protectors Ludo and Jacob to babysit their parents. Dakaria flies thereto and teams up with befriended vampire rock star Murdo, but starts doubting if Franz wouldn't be well off as adopted heir to the throne. Silvania seeks help from vampire nurse Ursula, but she's pregnant and deputizes her unsuspecting devoted husband, clumsy vampire hunter Dirk van Kombast, who ignores he's helping a vampire family. At least the castle staff are fools.
- DirectorTimur BekmambetovStarsKonstantin KhabenskiyVladimir MenshovMariya PoroshinaA fantasy-horror set in present-day Moscow where the respective forces that control daytime and nighttime do battle.This is a nice film, with an interesting plot, but is is unnecessarily confusing. I lost the first half hour and I will watch it complete when I have the chance.
- DirectorNick CorirossiCharles IngramStarsCasper Van DienJake BuseyMark DacascosA very ironical and clever satyre to the extremely silly idea of puting Abrahan Lincoln as a vampire hunter, following the movie that dared. Watch the spoof here: https://youtu.be/SJC_aliKYMo
- DirectorAaron PutnamStarsAnthony GiordanoSarah LiphamNathaniel MasonIn a town terrorized by a creature every night, three people must decide whether or not to help a friend who is trapped outside.Well done short film! Very convincing fear atmosphere! Watch it here: https://youtu.be/WxEpvWGcXpc
- DirectorHenry SelickStarsDanny ElfmanChris SarandonCatherine O'HaraJack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.Not a true vampire movie, but there is a group of those blood-suckers, as you can see in the right of this picture., below the pumpkins
- DirectorCirio H. SantiagoStarsJohn CarradineBruce FairbairnTrey WilsonCarradine is an aged vampire who has a bevy of vampiric beauties who lure many of their customers back to his lair. A pair of virile young Navy sailors get mixed up in their shenanigans.Entertaining exploitation vampire flick.
- DirectorGeisla FernandesFelipe M. GuerraStarsMonica MattosHenrique ZanoniDaniela MonteiroA beautiful vampire-girl works as a prostitute on the famous Augusta Street (in São Paulo, Brazil), because it's an easy way to get food. But suddenly her path intersects with another monster that attacks at the same address, the "Augusta Street Ripper" - a serial killer who is killing prostitutes in that region.
- DirectorMichael GoguenTae Ho HanSeung Eun KimStarsRino RomanoPeter StormareTara StrongBatman faces off against the original creature of the night, Count Dracula, who has been unintentionally resurrected by the Penguin.
- 1973–197926mTV-PG7.2 (14)TV EpisodeDirectorRoberto Gómez BolañosEnrique SegovianoStarsRoberto Gómez BolañosMaría Antonieta de las NievesRamón ValdésA woman introduces her new boyfriend -a Count- to her father, but actually, he is a criminal. / Dr. Chapatín suspects that his wounded patient and his friend are bank robbers. / A woman, her father and Chapulín fight against a vampire.The third segment is about a "vampire". This original episode is from 1972 and there is an almost identical remake from 1974, in which the daughter is Florinda Meza instead of María Antonieta de las Nieves, the father is Edgar Vivar instead of Ramón Valdés, and the vampire is Rubén Aguirre instead of Ricardo de Pascual. There is no reason to rate both versions differently. I watched the former in the Portuguese dubbed version and the remake in the original Spanish version.
- DirectorAdam FriedmanStarsScott ValentineCharlie SpradlingRichard ZobelScott Valentine is a vampire who is torn between his need to feed and his desire to learn about the world of humans. But when he kidnaps Nina, a beautiful but troubled stripper, his world is turned upside down. For after she discovers that he cannot be hurt physically, Nina tries a new tactic -- seduction.The films begins seeming quite amateur and that annoys. It is ridiculous that Nina does not become seriously harmed after the violent pushes the vampire makes against her a couple of times. Though, the relation between both characters involves the spectator and she/he gets accostumed to it, being entertained. That does not mean that actors do a fantastic job. Charlie Spradling is very sexy and charming, but not a brilliant actress. Scott Valentine is worse than her, but after irritating a little in the beginning, this mix of naive and irrscible behavior of his character becomes nicer too. To resume, in spite of the significant drawbacks, the average outcome is OK.
- DirectorStefan MarcinekChris WeberStarsRicard AnufrievMaximilian FlickerTom FlickerLost while being on a drive to a meeting a man is having an accident with mysterious consequences.It is not clear if the misterious creatures from the movie are vampires, but the Romanian folklore fiends named moroi use to be seen as vampires. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/lbMWhUi0Njc
- DirectorNick CorirossiCharles IngramStarsTony LiebetrauIan GotlerDrew HowertonYou would not believe the amount of work that went into this sketch video.Incredibly short. You may watch it here: https://youtu.be/hchjQK2lLVo
- DirectorRay PattersonStarsDon MessickCasey KasemHamilton CampShaggy is turned into a werewolf, and it's up to Scooby, Scrappy and his girlfriend to help him win the contest.This creepy version of wacky races is a strange film in Scooby-Doo tradition. Not only the monsters are real (that is why the movie is in this list, off course: Count Dracula is the leader of all monsters in Transylvania), but also Shaggy is weirdly gallant: car racing champions and has a very beautiful girlfriend. The rest of the crew is not there either: just Scooby, Shaggy, Scooby-Loo and the foxy love affair. Instead of classic Mistery Machine, they have a red sports car.
- DirectorMarcelo SantiagoStarsRenata DaviesFausto FawcettMichele HayashiThe plot is set in the dark side of the city of Rio de Janeiro, where vampires deal vampire powder, which provides its users with a small taste of immortality. They work for Limbo Corporation, a company dedicated to the shady business, whose CEO is Limboman. Vlak and Michele, his partner in vampire activities, reign supreme in the city. But Vlak has a restless spirit and decides to yank from his gums the fang chip through which he is monitored by Limboman. He has a mental blackout and starts to roam the city streets. Michele, searching for a new partner, meets Draco, a decadent vampire and former nemesis of Vlak. Their meeting encourages Draco to go back to the streets where he meets Daphne, a ripper psychopath who attacks her victims with a chainsaw. Draco joins her to find Vlak and avenge himself. Vlak, however, is abducted by Wang Su, a Chinese woman that is ruling the underworld in Rio. Wang Su wants to use Vlak to defeat Limboman and take over the command of the shady business.
- DirectorChuck JonesMaurice NobleStarsMel BlancBen FrommerJulie BennettBugs is given a room for the night at the castle of Count Bloodcount in Transylvania.https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6vjxu7
- DirectorKaryn KusamaStarsMegan FoxAmanda SeyfriedAdam BrodyA newly-possessed high-school cheerleader turns into a succubus who specializes in killing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?Not a good film, but not awful either. In the beginning, it seems to be worse (the high school silly stuff helps to give that impression), but after some time I understood that it was not meaningless as the screenplay initially looked like. The approach is in between the blood-sucking vampire tradition and the "vamp" femme fatale. The latter was quite common in early depictions of vampires in the movies, very different from the supernatural undead that we use to understand as that evil creature. In spite of having many flaws (like the ridiculous and unrealistic reaction of the people to the murders and burning), this film has been able to merge the two traditions in vampire film history, what is quite interesting. OK... I cannot help but mention the kiss scene is also very interesting...
- DirectorMel BrooksStarsLeslie NielsenMel BrooksPeter MacNicolMel Brooks' parody of the classic vampire story and its famous film adaptations.Not very funny, unfortunately. At least it has the merit of following closely the book in spite of being a spoof. Besides that, there are also true (although not numerous) funny moments, like this dialogue:
Lucy Westenra: Jonathan, let me kiss you... Let me show you the deep, raw, passion of unbridled sexual frenzy...
Jonathan Harker: But, Lucy! I'm British! - DirectorAmando de OssorioStarsAnita EkbergGianni MediciDiana LorysA beautiful virgin inherits a castle, but when she arrives at it, she finds that the inhabitants include a strange nobleman and a bevy of beautiful women she suspects may be vampires.I watched the English-language version, not the one in Spanish.
- DirectorMatt ReevesStarsKodi Smit-McPheeChloë Grace MoretzRichard JenkinsA bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.Watch the original "Let the right one in", not this worsened remake.
- DirectorWilliam CrainStarsWilliam MarshallVonetta McGeeDenise NicholasAn 18th-century African prince, turned into a vampire by Dracula, finds himself in modern-day Los Angeles.Interesting film but full of problems: many badly made scenes (look at Gordon's gloves and at vampire's face all along graveyard scene, for example).
- DirectorGary ShoreStarsLuke EvansDominic CooperSarah GadonAs his kingdom is being threatened by the Turks, young prince Vlad Tepes must become a monster feared by his own people in order to obtain the power needed to protect his own family, and the families of his kingdom.Not a bad film, but... revisionist approach of Count Dracula too untrue to character's original version and inspirations, and ridiculous portrayal of Turks. I liked Charles Dance's vampire.
- DirectorDario PianaStarsCorey FeldmanCasey B. DolanTanit PhoenixMulti-arrow crossbow? Check. Holy water grenade launcher? Ready. Stake-shooting M134? Got that, too. Edgar Frog is locked and loaded for his bloodiest badass battle yet with the undead.This is an irregular B film, that has as its best moments the references to 1987 "Lost boys" and the ironic implicit reference to a woman writer of a bad-quality best seller which romaticizes vampires.
- DirectorJoe ChappelleStarsRudolf MartinJane MarchChristopher BrandThe dramatized story of Dracula, looking at the historic events rather than the Hollywood version.In spite of its good action scenes and its obviously good plot, this revisionist historical film is, as some critics argue, a soap opera-style melodrama.
- DirectorPatrick TatopoulosStarsRhona MitraMichael SheenBill NighyA prequel centered on the origins of the centuries-old feud between the race of aristocratic vampires and their former slaves, the Lycans.What a difference between Kate Beckinsale's Selene and Rhona Mitra's Sonja! The former is by far much more charismatic. This film - a prequel to the previous movies of the franchise - is not bad but doesn't catch the attention either. Being visually well-done is not enough.
- DirectorAnders BankeStarsPetra NielsenCarl-Åke ErikssonGrete HavnesköldVampires terrorize a city in Norrbotten.Not good, silly, bad visual effects, but with some dark humor moments which work.
- DirectorScott StewartStarsPaul BettanyCam GigandetMaggie QA warrior priest disobeys church law to track down a pact of vampires who have kidnapped his niece.A post-apocalyptic (huge destroyed skyscrapers, ravaged landscape) vampire steampunk Western (lot of dust, a sheriff, gunfights, a railroad, cowboy costumes...) with tattooed (a cross stamped on the forehead) fighting priests, crosses converted in shurikens, armed badass motorcycles, "Matrix" martial arts, pale bald jumping hive insect-like organized bloodsuckers and, off course, a lot of CGI and slow motion.
- DirectorTimur BekmambetovStarsBenjamin WalkerRufus SewellDominic CooperAbraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He makes it his mission to eliminate them.The movie is visually very interesting, but the idealization of Abraham Lincoln is ridiculous (why not just create a new character who had his mother murdered by a vampire and therefore began a revenge against the bloodsckers?) and the story and the text are not good. Some visual effects are a bit kitsch but the vampires are well done. The excess of slow motion is a plague of Hollywood... The stupid idea of puting Lincoln as a vampire hunter is satyrized in the short "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Sequels" above.
- DirectorStephen NorringtonStarsWesley SnipesStephen DorffKris KristoffersonA half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.This film is a conventional and very violent action and sci-fi film, far from the darkess of the best films of the vampire genre, but also better than most of the action movies about the blood-suckers. The visual effects often suck (sorry for the pun). The villains are neither frightning nor interesting or charming. It is not epic or impressive to allow vampires stay under sunlight because they're wearing full biker suit with helmet covering all their body or are applying sunscreen. This film from 1998 is much better than Blade III, but worse than Blade II.
- DirectorDavid BlythFelipe M. GuerraStarsRon SelistreFrancis K.Michel MunhozIn this music video, a horror story unfolds during a concert of the band Damn Laser Vampires. A Evil Beggar attacks a guy, spreading a contamination that turns people into demons. When the guy attacks a defenseless girl in the middle of the show, the band decide to save her from the forces of Evil.If it were simply a short film it would be "meh", but, taking into account that this is a music video of a Southern Brazilian "post-punk" or "punk-polka" psychobilly band, it is a nice and well done one. There are vampires on the streets of Porto Alegre town and they are on the prowl at night, for sure. That is just the time when underground people go out and have a good time in the concert of their beloved band. In spite of their dark outfit - at least for the two guys as I cannot consider as dark a sexy batgirl suit - the Damn Laser Vampires trio are on the good side, performing macabre but sacred rituals in order to restrain vampirization, and also kicking bloodsuckers' asses when it is necessary. Biting necks? That is OK... but not in their concert! New Zealander horror films director David Blyth was able to transmit an adequate athmosphere and, that is very important to say, so did the music, which is good! Trivia: the first album of the batgirl's band was called "Gotham Beggars Syndicate".
Watch it here: https://youtu.be/nCCm0RLKnms - DirectorChris R. NotarileStarsJosh RothmanChristian ChaseRoberto LombardiWhen Jack, a rough and tough vampire slayer, is bitten by his arch-nemesis Monty, he has but one day left to live before he becomes the very thing he has been hunting for most of his life.It is neither a great short film, nor a bad one. There is nothing terribly made in it, but the story is not special, and acting could be better. Beautiful vampire Heather is the element that interested me the most. As vampire movies are very often horrible, "Turned" may be considered successful, as it is better than many films with much higher budget. Watch it here.
- DirectorFederico CurielStarsLucha VillaCésar del CampoEric del CastilloIn this partial remake of "Dracula, Prince of Darkness," a handsome vampire named Draculstein is resurrected by his manservant, Igor, so that Draculstein may avenge himself against the son of the man who killed him years earlier.I just watched the first 20 minutes, but I can already say: Interesting Mexican vampire movie. In spite of some overacting, dated visual effects and a too repetitive story, the film has merits, such as intense fight/escape scenes (in which the vampire is not very powerful) and well done vampire visual (fangs, clothes, behavior...).
- DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsSong Kang-hoKim Ok-binChoi Hee-jinThrough a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways.The general idea is very interesting, but the film becomes increasingly bizarre.
- DirectorDan BerkRobert OlsenStarsConnor PaoloNick DamiciLaura AbramsenWhen his home of New Eden is destroyed by a revitalized Brotherhood and its new Vamp leader, Martin finds himself alone in the badlands of America with only the distant memory of his mentor and legendary vampire hunter, Mister, to guide him.Like the first film of this franchise, this sequel is a generic post-apocalyptic flick with many clichés and nothing special.
- DirectorJim MickleStarsConnor PaoloNick DamiciKelly McGillisIn a world of vampires, an expert vampire hunter and his young protégé travel toward sanctuary.The unimaginative film does not attract the spectator, who needs to do an effort to watch it until the end.