The Vampyre's Crypt
Black Sunday (black &
white, 1960)
a.k.a. The Devil's Mask.
Barbara Steele plays a witch entombed two hundred years ago, now resurrected
as a vampire and hellbent on destroying her lookalike descendant. Well-acted
drama with eerie cinematography. Must see classic!
Black
Sunday (VHS)
Black
Sunday (aka The Mask of Satan) (DVD)
Blacula (1972)
Probably the most unusual black-sploitation
movie of the seventies. African Prince Manuwalde visits Count Dracula to
seek his help in ending the slave trade. Instead, he is cursed with the
affliction of vampirism and sealed in a coffin for 100 years. Now he's
loose in the twentieth century and out to feed his bloodlust. William Marshall
stars.
Blacula
(VHS)
Blade (1998)
Wesley Snipes stars in this
thrilling and stylish adaptation of the Marvel comic book. The half-human,
half-vampire Blade must stop the vampire Frost (Stephen Dorff) from summoning
the Great Vampire Lord and bathing the world in blood. Blood for Dracula's
Udo Keir also stars, with Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright, and Traci
Lords.
Blade
(VHS)
Blade-
New Line Platinum Series (DVD)
Blood for Dracula (1974)
Originally released as Andy
Warhol's Dracula. Joe Dallesandro and Udo Keir star in one of the most
erotic and also goriest treatments of the Dracula myth ever made. The Count
moves from Transylvania to Italy, seeking the virgin blood which he needs
to survive.
Blood
for Dracula (VHS)
Blood
for Dracula - Criterion Collection (DVD)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
(1992)
The most faithful adaptation
of the Bram Stoker novel to date, albeit in a tongue-in-cheek manner. Visually
stunning, with a stirring music score. Gary Oldman, Anthony Hopkins, Winona
Ryder, Keanu Reeves, and Cary Elwes star under Francis Ford Coppola's direction.
Bram
Stoker's Dracula (VHS)
Bram
Stoker's Dracula (DVD)
The Brides of Dracula
(1960)
Second installment in the Hammer
Dracula series. Peter Cushing returns as Professor Van Helsing, this time
hunting a vampiric baron prowling a girl's finishing school. David Peel
and Martita Hunt co-star.
The
Brides of Dracula (VHS)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
(1992)
The inspiration for the hit
television series. Kristy Swanson plays the high-school cheeleader
turned vampire slayer, with Luke Perry as the eye-candy boy and Donald
Sutherland as Buffy's mentor. Rutger Hauer (who Anne Rice wanted to play
Lestat) plays Buffy's vampire arch-enemy, with Paul "Pee Wee Herman" Ruebens
as his henchman. Check out the Buffy selection in our T.V. section!
Buffy
the Vampire Slayer (VHS)
Buffy
the Vampire Slayer (DVD)
Dracula (1931)
The classic that made Bela
Lugosi a star. Tod Browning's atmospheric treatment of the story of the
Transylvanian count who voyages to England in search of new prey. Dwight
Frye plays Renfield with Edward Van Sloan as Van Helsing.
Dracula
(VHS)
Dracula
(DVD)
Dracula (1979)
Frank Langella plays the Count
as a handsome romantic seducer. Laurence Olivier plays his arch-enemy Van
Helsing. Beautiful set designs and an excellent score. With Donald Pleasance
and Kate Nelligan.
Dracula
(VHS)
Dracula 2000
New release! Wes Craven brings
the Count into the third millenium! A group of thieves break into a chamber
expecting to find paintings, but instead they release the Count himself,
who travels to New Orleans to find his nemesis' daughter, Mary Van Helsing.
With Gerard Butler and Christopher Plummer.
Dracula
2000 (VHS)
Dracula
2000 (DVD)
Dracula, A.D. 1972
Dracula is resurrected by black
magick in the twentieth century. He begins to build a new vampire army
from the youth of swinging London, but with the grandson of Professor Van
Hesling fast on his heels! Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Caroline Munro,
and Stephanie Beacham star.
Dracula
A.D. 1972 (VHS)
Dracula Has Risen From
The Grave (1968)
Released from his icy tomb
by an unwitting priest, Dracula seeks his revenge on the monsignor who
has sealed his castle against him by seducing the monsignor's young niece.
Her handsome young lover is the only thing that stands in his way. Christopher
Lee, Barry Andrews, Rupert Davies, Barbara Ewing, and Ewan Hooper star.
Dracula
Has Risen from the Grave (VHS)
Dracula, Prince of Darkness
(1966)
Third installment in the classic
Hammer Dracula series. Four hapless travellers stay the night in a lonely
castle, not knowing that the previous owner was the King of Vampires himself,
Dracula! Blood from one of the travellers is used to resuurect the Count,
and another becomes his first new victim. The remaining two take refuge
in the local monastery, but once the Count is let in, "all the garlic in
the world won't keep him out." Christopher Lee, Andrew Keir, and Barbara
Shelley star.
Dracula
- Prince of Darkness (VHS)
Dracula
- Prince of Darkness (DVD)
The Fearless Vampire
Killers (1967),
Or Pardon Me, But Your Teeth
Are In My Neck. Dark comedy from Roman Polanski, director of Repulsion
and Rosemary's Baby. An eccentric vampire hunter and his young assistant
arrive in a Transylvanian village, where the local vampire count is about
to hold a grand vampire ball. This film features Polanski's beautiful wife,
Sharon Tate, who was later murdered by the Manson family. It also features
the first Jewish vampire (played by Are You Being Served 's Alfie
Bass), who responds to a crucifix with, "Oy! Have you got the wrong vampire!"
Also known as Dance of the Vampires.With Ferdy Mayne, Iain Quarrier,
and Fiona Lewis.
The
Fearless Vampire Killers, or Pardon... (VHS)
Horror of Dracula (1958)
First of the great Hammer Dracula
films. Jonathan Harker arrives under the guise of cataloging Count Dracula's
library. In fact he has come to destroy the vampire. When he fails, Dracula
journeys to Harker's hometown to prey upon his family. Enter Professor
Van Helsing to save the day, er, night. Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing
star.
The
Horror of Dracula (VHS)
Interview With the Vampire
(1994)
Based on the first novel in
Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicle series. The 200-year old Louis tells his
sad tale to a young human journalist. Haunting imagery and music.The fact
that Anne Rice herself endorsed this film in a full page Variety
ad says it all! Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Bandaris, and Kirsten
Dunst star. Directed by Neil Jordan.
Interview
With the Vampire (VHS)
Interview
With the Vampire - DTS (DVD)
Kiss of the Vampire
(1963)
a.k.a. Kiss of Evil. A
young couple honeymoon in the Carpathians and accept the hospitality of
a local nobleman. Unknown to them, he is the leader of a vampire cult and
seeks to recruit them as the newest members. Sorcery, not crucifixes and
garlic, proves the vampire's undoing in this one.
Kiss
of the Vampire (VHS)
The Last Man on Earth
(1964)
Based on the Robert Bloch story,
I
Am Legend. Vincent Price plays the lone human survivor of a plague
which has turned the rest of the world into vampires. He hunts them by
day, they hunt him by night. Classic!
Last
Man on Earth (VHS)
Haunted
Hill/The Last Man On Earth (DVD)
The Lost Boys (1987)
One of the hippest vampire
flicks ever made. New kid in town Jason Patric hooks up with a local biker
gang, only to learn that they're vampires and want him to join. Great soundtrack
and plenty of dark humor. Keifer Sutherland, Billy Wirth, Dianne Weist,
Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Barnard Hughes, Alex Winter, and Edward Herrman
star.
The
Lost Boys (VHS)
The
Lost Boys (DVD)
Mark of the Vampire
(1935)
Tod Browning's talking version
of his sadly lost silent classic London After Midnight. After a
man is found dead from what appears to be a vampire attack, mysterious
people are seen living (?) in the spooky house next door. Are they vampires?
Or is someone else the killer? Lionel Barrymore, Lionel Atwill, and Bela
Lugosi star.
Mark
of the Vampire (VHS)
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie
des Gravens (1922)
The first Dracula movie. The
vampiric Count Orlok voyages in search of new feeding grounds. Only the
ultimate sacrifice by the film's heroine can stop him. Directed by F.W.
Marnau.
Nosferatu
- eine Symphonie des Grauens (VHS)
Nosferatu
- Special Edition (DVD)
Nosferatu - Phantom
der Nacht (1979)
Klaus Kinski stars in this
remake of the silent classic. Beautifully filmed with a stirring music
score. Unusual in its sympathetic portrayal of the tragic Count.
Nosferatu
- Phantom der Nacht (VHS)
Rites of Dracula (1974)
Originally titled The Satanic
Rites of Dracula and Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride. The
Count is still alive and well in twentieth-century London and is plotting
to release a bacillus which will destroy the human race. Only Van Helsing
stands ready to stop him. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and Joanna Lumley
star.
Rites
of Dracula (VHS)
Count
Dracula and His Vampire Bride (DVD)
Scars of Dracula (1970)
Investigating the disappearance
of his brother, a young man finds that he has fallen victim to the resident
of the local castle - Count Dracula! Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman,
Jenny Hanley, and Dr. Who's Patrick Troughton star.
The
Scars of Dracula (VHS)
Scream, Blacula, Scream
(1973)
Sequel to Blacula. The
African prince turned vampire is resurrected by voodoo, and now seeks the
aid of a voodoo queen to be free of his vampire curse. But will his killer
instincts prove both their undoings?
Scream,
Blacula, Scream! (VHS)
Taste the Blood of Dracula
(1970)
A Satanic black mass resurrects
the Count, who now seeks revenge on those who dared disturb his rest. More
horrific fun from Christopher Lee and the folks at Hammer Studios.
Taste
the Blood of Dracula (VHS)
The World of Hammer
- Dracula and the Undead
Collection of the best from
the Hammer Studios, including scenes from the Dracula movies, plus Lust
for a Vampire,Twins of Evil, and more. With Peter Cushing and Christopher
Lee, plus Hazel Court, Andrew Keir, more.
The
World of Hammer - Dracula and the Undead (VHS)
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