Vampires
The ultimate in movie monsters, vampires have been in film since cameras first started rolling. From the 1922 classic 'Nosferatu' (pictured) to the modern-day Russian take, 'Nightwatch', these blood-suckers have never gone out of style. Below is Alice's collection of the undead, from the camp ('Dracula A.D. 1972'), to the erotic ('Fascination'), the humourous, ('Vampire's Kiss'), to the downright weird ('Blacula'), you're sure to find something to, er, sink your teeth into...
Fright Night (1985)
7.1/10
Director: Tom Holland
Starring: Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse
What would you do if you thought your new next door neighbour was a vampire, and his next victim could be you? An entertaining, old-fashioned horror o... Read more
Mr Vampire (1985)
7.6/10
Director: Ricky Lau
Starring: Ching-Ying Lam, Ricky Hui, Siu-hou Chin, Li Choi Fung
The first of a popular comedy/horror series featuring the Chinese version of a movie vampire, a more corpse-like creature than his Western counterpart... Read more
The Hunger (1983)
6.7/10
Director: Tony Scott
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon
Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie star as the lovers who need fresh blood to survive in the modern world. However, when Bowie starts to rapidly age, r... Read more
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
7.6/10
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Bruno Ganz, Isabelle Adjani, Klaus Kinski
A reverential remake of Murnau's classic by the perversely talented Herzog. Klaus Kinski's Count cannot match Schreck's original for sheer terrifying... Read more
Salem's Lot (1979)
6.8/10
Director: Tobe Hooper
Starring: Lew Ayres, Lance Kerwin, James Mason, David Soul, Bonnie Bedelia, George Dzundza
This story of vampires in modern-day New England is one of the better adaptations of Stephen King's novels on film. Some real chills go along with an... Read more
Thirst (1978)
7.2/10
Director: Rod Hardy
Starring: Chantal Contouri, David Hemmings, Henry Silva
The strange, stylish, chilling tale of a girl who is taken to a vampire farm where some people are raised to be victims, while other clients drop by f... Read more
Count Dracula (BBC) (1977)
5.8/10
Director: Philip Saville
Starring: Frank Finlay, Bosco Hogan, Louis Jourdan, Susan Penhaligon, Judi Bowker
Widely regarded as one of the best adaptations of the classic Bram Stoker tale, the BBC version benefits from a critically-acclaimed performance from... Read more
Martin (1976)
8.4/10
Director: George A Romero
Starring: John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel, Christine Forrest
Martin believes he may be an 84-year-old Romanian vampire without fangs. So, naturally, he uses razor blades to extract blood. A grand mixture of hor... Read more
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (Blu-ray) (1974)
6.5/10
Director: Brian Clemens
Starring: Caroline Munro, Shane Briant, Horst Janson, John Carson
Captain Kronos (Horst Janson), a vampire hunter and expert swordsman who, with the assistance of the beautiful gypsy Carla (Caroline Munro; The Spy Wh... Read more
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)
6.6/10
Director: Brian Clemens
Starring: Caroline Munro, Shane Briant, Horst Janson, John Carson
Captain Kronos (Horst Janson), a vampire hunter and expert swordsman who, with the assistance of the beautiful gypsy Carla (Caroline Munro; The Spy Wh... Read more