Director: Brad Twigg
Year: 2026
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Vampire; Horror/Comedy
Plot:
After their parents die, a couple learn they own a storage shed as an inheritance, which they learn contains a coffin of Count Dracula who begins a reign of terror in the city once he’s freed after feeding on the blood of a crack addict, forcing them to team up with hunters to stop him.
Review:
For the most part, this was a highly enjoyable and entertaining genre effort. Among the better elements featured here is the immensely likable and silly setup that allows the film to be a hilarious time. The central premise, offering the return of the Count after waking up in a storage shed and setting out on a rampage in the community after inadvertently feeding on a crack addict for the first meal post-awakening, which is what fuels the fun storyline interactions to come, offers the kind of gloriously goofy scenario that works well here. It works well enough to fit the kind of traditional genre story where it introduces the vampire hunter and his assistant, the cops on the trail of the crime spree of the vampire turning the local hookers into brides for him and his associates, letting this come together rather well.
More to the point, this makes the film perfect fodder for a slew of hilariously goofy and silly moments without ever making it seem out-of-place or stupid for the sake of the joke. With the sniveling assistant being ill-equipped to grab the intended victims who are always able to overpower or overwhelm him so it’s only through circumstance that he takes them away, the constant cracks about the guy’s lackluster lifestyle, or the incredibly hilarious gags involving the detectives interacting with the morgue attendants trying to piece together the different murders, the series of hilarious gags and setpieces here keep this one moving along incredibly well. As some of the other jokes involve the coincidences required to pull off battling the vampires or getting the next victim to meet the Count, everything has a fun touch to it.
With all the comedy, the rest of the action here comes off incredibly worthwhile and likable. The vampire action of taking over and seducing each of the strippers and hookers is a fun time, especially the encounter at the party where everyone in amorous scenarios is attacked and taken over one by one. The later scenes involving the vampire brides seducing other victims or the hunters going around taking down the vampire clan wrecking havoc is all immensely enjoyable, focusing on the different tactics to seduce and drain victims while using tentacles or hypnotizing glances to ensnare victims or the use of homemade weapons to melt the vampires or stake them in unconventional sprays or crosses gives this a lot to like including the great gore and fine nudity. The humor is a bit of a personal preference, and there are some overlong sequences that don’t need to be there, but that’s the main issue on display.
Overview: ****.5/5
An incredibly fun and silly genre comedy, there’s a lot to like here that manages to hold this one up as one of the better indie efforts in the style without much holding it down. Those with an interest in this style of indie feature, if you’re curious about it, or if you’re a fan of the creative crew, will have a lot to like here, while most others should heed caution.
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