Review, buy Vampires: This Darkness [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Hunger: Vampires [1998], Pure Blood [2002], Vampire Call Girls/Battle of the Colossal Women (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance [1975] (NTSC), Dracula: The Dark Prince [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Bram Stoker's Dracula's Curse [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Dracula: The Satanic Rites [1974] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Fiancee of Dracula [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Breed [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Frost: Portrait of a Vampire [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Revamped [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Bucket of Blood/My Son the Vampire (REGION 1) (NTSC), Nosferatu [1922], Dracula vs. Frankenstein [1971] (NTSC), Spooks Run Wild [1941] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Blood Spattered Bride [1972] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Gravedigger [1987] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Mr. Vampire [1986] (NTSC), Blade II [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

The Satanic Rites of Dracula-the final film in which Christopher Lee played Dracula-is a bleak, even poignant affair. The vampire and his adversary Lorimer Van Helsing reach the end of the line amidst the desolate, rain-streaked concrete city scapes of the early 1970s. Dracula has, it seems, allowed his contempt for humanity to reach its logical conclusion: no longer content with drinking blood, he has gathered together a group of scientists and created a plague which will eradicate all life on earth. This quasi-medical plot admits a certain element of Avengers-style techno-kitsch-all the more uncanny, then, that Joanna Lumley here takes over Stephanie Beacham's role as Van Helsing's grand-daughter Jessica-yet it's all off-white enamel and Formica rather than lights and dials. There is an extraordinary scene in which Dracula, masquerading as a property tycoon, is confronted by Van Helsing in his office. He is no longer the brooding, elemental figure of yore, but instead lurks in the shadows behind his desk, having become little more than a shifty businessman, while Van Helsing seems to realise that the two of them are nothing more than tired old men fighting a battle which has become meaningless. Fascinatingly odd. The video comes with some nice behind-the-scenes fact cards. -Roger Thomas.

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Review Shriek Show / Fiancee of Dracula [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Fiancee of Dracula [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Shriek Show)

Actors & Directors

Magalie Madison
Jacques Orth
Jean Rollin
Sandrine Thoquet
Cyrille Iste
Thomas Smith (III)

Release date: 2002-08-27
Run time: 95 min.
Price: £9.23

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Review Columbia TriStar / The Breed [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

The Breed [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Columbia TriStar)

Actors & Directors

Ling Bai
Bokeem Woodbine
James Booth
Péter Halász
Michael Oblowitz
Adrian Paul

Release date: 2001-11-20
Run time: 91 min.
Price: £3.24

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Review Tva Films / Frost: Portrait of a Vampire [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Frost: Portrait of a Vampire [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Tva Films)

Actors & Directors

Melissa Rasmussen

Release date: 2007-10-25
Creator: Matt Steinauer
Price: £6.42

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Revamped [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC) (MTI Home Video)

Actors & Directors

Martin Kove
Reggie Bannister
Billy Drago
Mickey Jones
Jeff Rector
Dennis Hayden

Release date: 2008-02-19
Run time: 90 min.
Creator: David Traugh
Price: £8.69

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Bucket of Blood/My Son the Vampire (REGION 1) (NTSC) (GT Media)

Release date: 2002-12-17
Run time: 140 min.
Price: £26.95

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Nosferatu [1922] (Vidtape)

Actors & Directors

Karl Etlinger
John Gottowt
Wolfgang Heinz
Alexander Granach
Gustav Boltz

Release date: 2004-09-28
Run time: 81 min.
Creator: Hans Erdmann
Price: £9.19

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Review Troma / Dracula vs. Frankenstein [1971] (NTSC)

Dracula vs. Frankenstein [1971] (NTSC) (Troma)

Actors & Directors

Forrest J. Ackerman
Jim Davis
Regina Carrol
Jr. Lon Chaney
Anthony Eisley

Release date: 2001-02-27
Run time: 90 min.
Creator: William Lava
Price: £12.95

Review Dracula vs. Frankenstein [1971] (NTSC) / Troma:

In the late 1960s and early 70s, a bizarre alliance between the Filippino movie company Hemisphere and the American exploitation outfit Independent International yielded a series of weirdly interconnected horror movies, most of which work the word Blood into the title. The Filippino items are strangely fascinating vampire and mad scientist pictures with oddball colour effects and a mix of naive serial-style thrills and extreme-for-the-era sex and gore; the American efforts, from director Al Adamson, are shoddier, thrown together from offcuts of previous pictures, and are lead-paced but nevertheless curiously appealing. Gaze in awe at mutant killer trees, slobbering hunchbacked servants, faded matinee idols, stripper-turned-actress heroines with concrete blonde hairdos, evil dwarves, John Carradine or Lon Chaney, footage cut in from completely different films, Dracula and Frankenstein meeting hippies and bikers, red filters when the vampires attack, chanting natives! Plus lots of exclamation marks! Plus lurid trailers! "The kings of horror battle to the death" in Dracula vs Frankenstein. The last of the Frankensteins (J Carrol Naish) works in a carnival horror house with his sidekick Groton the Mad Zombie (Lon Chaney Jr). A Frank Zappa-like Dracula (Zandor Vorkov) and a monster with a face like a big mushroom slug it out. The film also features Russ Tamblyn as a beach biker and a Vegas showgirl heroine on LSD. This Region 2 DVD is sadly bereft of the extras found on the US Troma Region 1 disc. -Kim Newman.

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Review Alpha Video / Spooks Run Wild [1941] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Spooks Run Wild [1941] (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Alpha Video)

Actors & Directors

Ernest Morrison
Huntz Hall
Leo Gorcey
Bobby Jordan
Bela Lugosi
Phil Rosen

Release date: 2002-06-04
Run time: 65 min.
Price: £2.06

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Review Anchor Bay / The Blood Spattered Bride [1972] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

The Blood Spattered Bride [1972] (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Anchor Bay)

Actors & Directors

Maribel Martín
Alexandra Bastedo
Dean Selmier
Simón Andreu
Ángel Lombarte
Vicente Aranda

Release date: 2000-05-23
Run time: 101 min.
Price: £71.18

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Review Terra / The Gravedigger [1987] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

The Gravedigger [1987] (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Terra)

Actors & Directors

Keth Uh Land
Godfrey Ho
Elton Chong
Wang Li

Release date: 2007-02-13
Price: £6.04

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Review Tai Seng / Mr. Vampire [1986] (NTSC)

Mr. Vampire [1986] (NTSC) (Tai Seng)

Actors & Directors

Ricky Hui
Siu-hou Chin
Ricky Lau
Ching-Ying Lam
Moon Lee
Billy Lau

Release date: 2000-06-27
Run time: 94 min.

Review Mr. Vampire [1986] (NTSC) / Tai Seng:

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Review New Line Home Video / Blade II [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Blade II [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC) (New Line Home Video)

Actors & Directors

Kris Kristofferson
Leonor Varela
Norman Reedus
Guillermo del Toro
Ron Perlman
Wesley Snipes

Release date: 2004-02-03
Run time: 117 min.
Price: £3.64

Review Blade II [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / New Line Home Video:

Aptly described by critic Roger Ebert as "a vomitorium of viscera", Blade II takes the express route to sequel success. So if you enjoyed Blade, you'll probably drool over this monster mash, which is anything but boring. Set (and filmed) in Prague, the plot finds a new crop of "Reaper" vampires threatening to implement a viral breeding program, and they're nearly impervious to attacks by Blade (Wesley Snipes), his now-revived mentor Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), and a small army of "normal" vampires who routinely combust in a constant conflagration of spectacular special effects. It's up to Blade to conquer the über-vamps, and both Snipes and director Guillermo del Toro (Mimic) serve up a nonstop smorgasbord of intensely choreographed action, creepy makeup, and graphic ultra-violence, with the ever-imposing Ron Perlman as a vampire villain. It's sadistic, juvenile, numbing, and-for those who dig this kind of thing-undeniably impressive. -Jeff Shannon.

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Models & Brands:
This Darkness [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Hunger: Vampires [1998], Pure Blood [2002], Vampire Call Girls/Battle of the Colossal Women (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance [1975] (NTSC), Dracula: The Dark Prince [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Bram Stoker's Dracula's Curse [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Dracula: The Satanic Rites [1974] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Fiancee of Dracula [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Breed [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Frost: Portrait of a Vampire [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Revamped [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Bucket of Blood/My Son the Vampire (REGION 1) (NTSC), Nosferatu [1922], Dracula vs. Frankenstein [1971] (NTSC), Spooks Run Wild [1941] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Blood Spattered Bride [1972] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Gravedigger [1987] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Mr. Vampire [1986] (NTSC), Blade II [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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