As you read this you will notice that I left out the more popular films of the 1990s like Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Blade, Interview with the Vampire, and many others. That being said after reading the book VideoHounds Vampires on Film, I found these films that didn’t get the biggest publicity. Mainly because they aren’t as good as the ones I just stated but still deserve to be in a guide. So vampire fans this guide is for you. If you already known these films that’s great too.
Darkness
1992
Director: Leif Jonker
A low budget splatter film that is about a group of vampires who attack a small community. The sole survivor of this massacre becomes a superhero; his weapons include a shotgun, chainsaw, and holy water. On his way fighting these vampires, he finds a few survivors so he isn’t the only one. They assist him with the final fight with Liven, the vampire king.
Blood and Donuts
1996
Director: Holly Dale
A hungry vampire is looking for a rat snack when he accidently stumbles across an all night donut shop where a pretty cashier and a cabbie seek his help from a local mob boss.
Pale Blood
1991
V.V. Dachn Hsu
A serial killer in Los Angeles leaves his victim drain of blood. Michael Fury a real vampire is looking for this killer in hopes of finding another one like him.
Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey
1994
Jacqueline Sieger
James Grace has a problem he fell in love with a vampire named Alexandra. Not only is that a problem she bit him but was killed before he could drink from her which would have finished the transformation. His one hope is a doctor named Donna Park, a scholar who disappeared. While he’s searching, Legion (killed Alexander) the head of the vampires harasses him and ends in a showdown.
Children of the Night
1992
Tony Randel
An evil vampire named Czakyr comes to a Midwest town where he first attacks children and uses them as his blood bank. He then after hurting the children, he goes to the adults for nourishment. But a hero arises and won’t be a victim, it’s the town’s teacher.
Sundown
1991
Antony Hickox
A blend of western and vampire genres that actually makes a pretty good story and also a humorous one too. Dracula forms a town called Purgatory, where vampires lead a normal almost human life. They have artificial blood and such to make them seem more human. But a group of rebellious vampires who don’t like the town’s ways come and attack them. Just like in westerns it’s a showdown.
Project Vampire
1993
Peter Flynn
A vampire concocts a serum that will change humans in vampires in three days. His first subject or really guinea pig fights to stop the evil from destroying all of mankind.
Night Hunter
1995
Rick Jacobson
Jack Cutter’s vampire hunting parents are killed by a group of bloodsuckers, so he teams up with a reporter to destroy the last nine vampires. These vampires are in Los Angeles and have plans to multiply.
Hope these films help your cravings for vampire cinema.
Sources:
VideoHound’s Vampire on Video, J. Gordon Melton.
