Vampires - My own peculiar proclivities of the vampiric, emanating from the cinematic realm of the undead.
I tend to make lists as complete as possible but on this particular subject there are allready so many wonderful lists that I will limit myself to my personal favorites here. My love for vampires started with the game Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen back in the 90's. Thus subconsciously as well as consciously, I tend to prefer vampire films which invoke that similar feel and epicness, be it visually or through storytelling. Vae victis!
For a wonderful and complete source of knowledge on the subject, do seek out the blog 'Taliesin meets the Vampires' on the web.
For a wonderful and complete source of knowledge on the subject, do seek out the blog 'Taliesin meets the Vampires' on the web.
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- 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.This magnificent work of art is the best adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic story in my book. And obviously an enormous inspiration for the Legacy of Kain.
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsBrad PittTom CruiseAntonio BanderasA vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.Also one of my favourite films to date with a brilliant cast. Tom Cruise's Lestat is fantastic.
- DirectorTed NicolaouStarsAngus ScrimmAnders HoveIrina MovilaThree students get caught in the struggle between a good vampire and his evil brother in the Transylvanian mountains.This great Full Moon vampire series by Ted Nicolaou brings an incredibly original lore to the table with the Bloodstone and the demonic minions amongst other things. It also introduces one of my favourite vampires of all time; Radu.
- DirectorTed NicolaouStarsAnders HoveDenice DuffKevin SpirtasKillers of vampires hunt a particularly bad one with a folklore scholar and her sister, back in Transylvania.The second installment in the Subspecies Series is as good as the first. I love the Nosferatu shadowplay, atmosphere and look of these films.
- DirectorTed NicolaouStarsAnders HoveDenice DuffKevin SpirtasStill in the thrall of the evil vampire Radu, Michelle yearns to be taught the skills of the vampire. Meanwhile, her sister Becky tries to free her from his evil clutches, and this time, she's brought some help.The third part of the Subspecies series is equally enoyable.
- DirectorTed NicolaouStarsAnders HoveDenice DuffJonathon MorrisA woman and her friends face a wave of vengeance and war with the undead as the most evil vampire master awakens to forcefully take back the night.The fourth part is the final part in the saga. It would take 25 years before Ted Nicolaou made another installment in the series.
- DirectorTed NicolaouStarsAnders HoveDenice DuffKevin SpirtasStolen by crusaders on the night of his birth, he has no knowledge of his bloodline: his mother is a demon; his father is a vampire. Trained and exploited by a brotherhood of mystic monks to slay all enemies of the church, fate brings him back one night to the castle of his father, armed with the monster-slaying Sword of Laertes, to destroy the vampire Vladislas and reclaim a holy relic: The Bloodstone. The events of that night turn Radu from a noble man into a vampire with no master, setting him on a centuries-long quest for sustenance, and companionship, for the treacherous one who stole him from the sun, and for the Bloodstone he hopes will bring him peace. Spanning 500 years in the life of the vampire Radu Vladislas, this long-anticipated prequel to the Subspecies series chronicles Radu's descent from a noble warrior for the Church to a depraved creature of the night.The fifth part is actually a prequel to the series. I loved it just as much as the first four and it shows Ted Nicolaou still has the magic after all these years.
- DirectorTed NicolaouStarsJonathon MorrisDavid GunnKirsten CerreAvenging vampire stalks a king of the vampires in Eastern Europe, slaughters anyone who gets in his way.This excellent spin of from the Subspecies series is actually my favourite in the series. It tells the tale of Ash the Musician. Obviously inspired by Interview with a Vampire but easily stands proudly on its own.
- DirectorIan CaseBrian ClementTheodore TroutStarsTheodore TroutDavid McPhersonAmanda LismanTransylvania 1872: Jonathon Harker finds himself the unwilling guest of an Undead Medieval Warlord who believes himself to be the Saviour of Men, on a Mission from God to share the gift of eternal life with the inhabitants of contemporary London. Once in England, Dracula cuts a swathe through the population, including Lucy Westwood, best friend of Harker's fiance Mina Murray. Rising from the dead to feed on the blood of the living, Lucy must be euthanised by her own fiance, Dr. John Seward. Led by the obsessive Professor Van Helsing, the company pursue the Vampire back to his castle in Transylvania, there to confront him with the greatest weapon of all: the Truth.A wonderfully original adaptation of Bram Stoker's gothic novel with a silent film era look to it which pays homage to the 1922 classic Nosferatu but also brings it's own quirky artfulness. The very admirable effort, with the small budget it had, makes this one of my favourite adaptations of Dracula.
- DirectorDaniel FalickiStarsApril BasileDaniel FalickiJason RothFleeing a cataclysm of unimaginable origin, Catherine Murnau finds herself trapped in a nightmare while holed up in a crumbling warehouse where a cryptic classified "human predator," has been accidentally set free. Catherine soon realizes that she is in fact not alone - coming face to face with the last Vampyre who is starving from being imprisoned in a weakened state for decades. Catherine begins to fear that she may have stumbled into her own tomb, but reaches within herself to engage with the creature learning more about human history than the world outside would dare to face, a truth so alarming and illusion shattering that it could only be told by the last Vampyre on Earth.A very interesting film which is actually a long, but never boring, dialog between the last vampire on earth and one of the last human survivors in the wake of the apocalypse. The vampire, simply known as The Last is an incredibly intriguing character splendidly portrayed by Daniel Falicki.
- DirectorStefan SchwenkStarsDustin SemmelroggeRalph StieberMatthias ReichsteinIn Germany, more and more people are disappearing. Behind the mysterious missing person cases are no suspected wolf attacks, but vampires, which have their origin in the Middle Ages.A very impressive epic tale spanning hundreds of years, originating in the Middle Ages and chronicling the existence of the vampire Montrak. There's a lot to like here for the lovers of the vampiric fantasy epos. This is actually a remake of the 2002 movie Montrak - Meister der Vampire
- DirectorBryan FerriterStarsBryan FerriterNick MilodragovichKailey Michael PortsmouthHumans massacred their race, wrote them out of history, and pushed them into myth... Now in the midst of a Vampire civil war, an exiled Vampire prince has escaped into the mountains of the new America, building a hidden army for revenge against his family. Years later, in the dead of winter, a group of grad students start their research on the disappearance of wildlife in those very mountains. When they come close to the truth, they begin the fight for their own survival. As the fight escalates, the Vampire prince descends upon the conflict. He is forced to visit his dark past as the fates of the student's are decided.I love this little know but grandiose fantasy epos telling the story of the Vampire prince Elric.
- DirectorRobbie LopezStarsDave SheridanFelissa RoseMasuimi MaxMedieval Vampire Horror on a Planet Ruled over by the Vampire King worlds oldest and most cruel vampire, his chained female servants terrorize as Soelene the outcast finds mortal love taking care of her sick human Mother.
- DirectorPearry Reginald TeoStarsLuke RobertsKelly WenhamBen RobsonIn his search for the Lightbringer, Dracula crosses paths with a beautiful crusader named Alina who bears a remarkable resemblance to his murdered bride. One look at her and Dracula is immediately smitten. Could Alina be the reincarnation of his long-dead love? Dracula has Alina kidnapped and brought to his castle where the Beast must now try to win his Beauty's heart.
- DirectorChris StoneStarsAnthony MilesRachel ShentonJohn James WoodwardIt is 1897 and a city is in turmoil; poor souls are being taken, vanishing without a trace. When the local doctor disappears, word travels to his brother, a young country vet by the name of Newlyn Howell. Spurred on to discover the macabre truth by the enigmatic Alexander Pyre, Newlyn stumbles into a twisted web of deception, murder - and villainous vampires.'
- DirectorSophia CacciolaMichael J. EpsteinStarsChloé CunhaMary WidowSeth Chatfield2000 years after the Vampire Bathor has established the village of Bathory, superstition and religious violence take over as the men and women battle for control.A very interesting and original fantasy tale about a world long devoid of humans and now just inhabited by waring vampire clans. All trying to live according to their own interpretation of the word of the long vanished vampire Bathor.
- DirectorGünther BrandlStarsGünther BrandlOliver MaurerMartin EhererA village somewhere in Bomhemia in the 19th century: Seven citizens were found mutilated within a very short space of time. The dignitaries are at a loss. Does it have something to do with the mysterious stranger who recently came to the village? Is he a messenger of the devil? In any case, he doesn't seem to have come alone. Eerie apparitions frighten the residents, and a werewolf is supposedly up to mischief in the woods. Is it all just a fantasy? Not at all. For the stranger gathers his ambassadors around him to raise the dead. It's time for his revenge.
- DirectorAndré ØvredalStarsCorey HawkinsAisling FranciosiLiam CunninghamA crew sailing from Varna (Bulgaria) by the Black Sea to England find that they are carrying very dangerous cargo.
- DirectorBrian ClemensStarsHorst JansonJohn CarsonShane BriantA master swordsman and former soldier and his hunchbacked assistant hunt vampires.A Hammer classic which has some surprisingly interesting and original lore.
- DirectorRoy Ward BakerCheh ChangStarsPeter CushingDavid ChiangJulie EgeIn China, Professor Van Helsing helps eight kung fu-trained siblings reclaim their ancestral mountain village, now the domain of seven powerful vampires and their army of undead slaves.
- DirectorMark PaviaStarsMiguel FerrerJulie EntwisleDan MonahanA reporter is on the trail of a vampiric murderer who travels by plane.
- DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsMax SchreckAlexander GranachGustav von WangenheimVampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.
- 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.
- DirectorAugusto CaminitoKlaus KinskiStarsKlaus KinskiBarbara De RossiYorgo VoyagisProfessor Paris Catalano visits Venice, to investigate the last known appearance of the famous vampire Nosferatu during the carnival of 1786.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsFederico LuppiRon PerlmanClaudio BrookA mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.
- DirectorGlenn StandringStarsDougray ScottSaffron BurrowsLeo GregoryThe vampire myth is given a stylish 1960s treatment, where a human cop partners with a vampire cop to stop a vamp bent on creating a war between the two "separate but equal" races.
- DirectorRichard LowryStarsGreg TravisCean OkadaVictoria SteadmanOn the eve of Judgement Day, predatory cannibals abduct two young vagabond women harboring a shocking secret - they are ancient Vampires. Following a bloody clash, the Vampires are suddenly confronted with an apocalyptic crisis as soul-stealing alien creatures invade and attack humanity, turning their victims into flesh eating Zombies. The forces of evil collide in a cataclysmic battle for dominance.
- DirectorEdward DouglasStarsAndrew DivoffJason CarterTom SaviniTells the story of a vampire relic with occult powers that falls into the hands of a grief-stricken young woman who will do anything to contact her dead brother.
- DirectorDietrich JohnstonStarsBrennan ElliottMichael Bailey SmithBrad DourifRip is a cop whose life falls apart as he peruses an indestructible vampire. Unknown to him, the vampire is a clandestine hitman from CIA. They must unite to stop a Russian nuclear bomb.
- CreatorMike FlanaganStarsKate SiegelZach GilfordKristin LehmanAn isolated island community experiences miraculous events - and frightening omens - after the arrival of a charismatic, mysterious young priest.
- CreatorJason FilardiPeter FilardiStarsAdrien BrodyEmily HampshireJennifer EnsIn the 1850s, Captain Charles Boone relocates his family to his ancestral home in the small, sleepy town of Preacher's Corners. Charles will soon have to confront the secrets of his family's history and fight to end the darkness.
- CreatorRolin JonesStarsAssad ZamanJacob AndersonSam ReidBased on Anne Rice's iconic novel, follow Louis de Pointe's epic story of love, blood and the perils of immortality, as told to the journalist Daniel Molloy.
- CreatorGuillermo del ToroChuck HoganStarsCorey StollDavid BradleyKevin DurandA mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism ravages the city of New York.
- CreatorAgustinRaul Alarcon Jr.StarsChayanneAngélica CelayaJuan David FerrerGabriel is a vampire who after loosing his human friend of a lifetime to old age seeks a priest's help to redeem his soul.
- CreatorJohn LeekleyStarsStacy HaidukErik KingPatrick BauchauJulian Luna, the undead Prince of the City, leads the Vampire Clans as he falls in love with Caitlin, a human reporter.
- CreatorBarney CohenJames D. ParriottStarsGeraint Wyn DaviesCatherine DisherNigel Bennett800-year-old vampire Nick Knight quests for redemption as a cop in Toronto, trying to hide his vampiric nature from the rest of the world.
- DirectorFarhad MannStarsRick SpringfieldJohn KapelosRobert HarperWhen a detective tries to cure himself of his vampirism, he is confronted by the monster whose curse turned him into a blood-sucking creature.
- StarsDavid SoulJames MasonLance KerwinA novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.
- DirectorLarry CohenStarsMichael MoriartySamuel FullerRicky Addison ReedA man and his son vacation to the quiet vampire populated town of Salem's Lot.
- StarsRob LoweAndre BraugherDonald SutherlandWriter Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot and discovers that it is being terrorized by vampires.
- DirectorScott StewartStarsPaul BettanyCam GigandetMaggie QA warrior priest disobeys church law to track down a pact of vampires who have kidnapped his niece.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsThomas KretschmannMarta GastiniAsia ArgentoAsia Argento stars in horror legend Dario Argento's sexy spin on the classic tale about the sharp-toothed count who craves human blood.
- 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.
- DirectorShaky GonzálezStarsMaria StokholmMette Louise HollandTomas Villum JensenRebecca inherits her grandmother's gothic mansion and celebrates by bringing her best friend and her boyfriend for a weekend. While exploring the crypts, they find an old dusty book, which gives a detailed description of a vampire's life.
- DirectorNeil GaimanStarsJohn O'MahonyMarcus BrigstockeCarolyn BackhouseA documentary film crew takes a look at the inspirations behind artist John Bolton's paintings.
- DirectorGlenn DanzigStarsDevon SawaJulian SandsKim DirectorIn the Wild West, the mysterious Death Rider enters a dangerous Vampire Sanctuary where the price of admission is one female virgin.
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsHarvey KeitelGeorge ClooneyJuliette LewisTwo criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in a truck stop populated by vampires, with chaotic results.
- DirectorScott SpiegelStarsRobert PatrickBo HopkinsDuane WhitakerFive career criminals gather in Mexico to pull off a bank heist. They soon realize that they are up against far more frightening creatures than the police pursuing them.
- DirectorP.J. PesceStarsMarco LeonardiMichael ParksAra CeliSet 100 years ago in Mexico, this horror/western is the story of the birth of the vampire princess Santanico Pandemonium.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsJames WoodsDaniel BaldwinSheryl LeeRecovering from an ambush that killed his entire team, a vengeful vampire slayer must retrieve an ancient Catholic relic that, should it be acquired by vampires, will allow them to walk in sunlight.
- DirectorTommy Lee WallaceStarsJon Bon JoviCristián de la FuenteNatasha Gregson WagnerA vampire hunter and a priest fight a band of the walking dead in Mexico.
- DirectorMartin Jay WeissStarsColin EgglesfieldStephanie ChaoRoger YuanAn American muay-thai fighter in Thailand must join forces with a group of vampire hunters to track down and kill a vampire lord who has kidnapped his gilfriend.
- DirectorNick BoxStarsNeil AndersonStephen AndrewsPhil BarretA Ninja is sent to the moon to defeat Count Dracula who is hiding there