Comments on: Diversions :: The Happy Hollows Take On Vampire Flicks

By: JFK

JFK — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:11:02 +0000

Great list. I have read about and have seen clips from ‘Let the Right One In’, but have yet to see the whole thing, which I’m gunning to do soon, esp. with it being the top of the most here. Also agree with Stephan that the 1931 Dracula deserves a nod somewhere, even as a footnote.

By: Joe Chip

Joe Chip — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:03:29 +0000

Terrific list, Roddy McDowell is named “Peter Vincent” in Fright Night. Which alludes to both Vincent Price and Peter Cushing, both vampire hunters in those great Hammer films of the 1960s.

Sorry to be so nerdy. I think the last date I went on was to see “Fright Night”.

By: j. neas

j. neas — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:35:25 +0000

I’d like to throw in Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu, either the German or English language versions. Amazing!

By: Stephen Goodman

Stephen Goodman — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:18:43 +0000

Pah, no mention of Bela Lugosi! 1931. Dracula.

By: The Happy Hollows

The Happy Hollows — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:08:11 +0000

We did make an error with respect to Fright Night. No Vincent Price! I don’t know why I thought that. I think that the vampire fighter might be “based” in Vincent Price.

Just started watching True Blood recently but haven’t made up my mind yet.

Matt, what are these “facts” about vampires that you speak of????

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:49:08 +0000

no Twilight??? kidding. Lost Boys and Let The Right One In are great. Also, HBO’s True Blood might be one of the best takes on the vampire myth ever. Extremely original and the New Orleans setting is perfect.

also, a great recent vampire novel is the Historian. just listened to it on tape as I was driving cross-country. very heavily researched and based loosely on lots of facts.

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:24:57 +0000

salem’s lot and fright night are superb according to me bcos i liked only them

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By: Mark Fraser

Mark Fraser — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:10:01 +0000

No Christopher Lee?
Hollows…you disappoint me

By: johnny b

johnny b — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:02:15 +0000

fantastic list. i can’t argue with a thing on it. and thanks for actually giving Shadow its much-deserved props.

By: frazzled

frazzled — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:49:03 +0000

Great list. And if you are talking about the original “Salem’s Lot” mini series from the 70s… I’d like to point out that Tobe Hooper also directed that. I don’t recall Vincent Price in “Fright Night,” but do remember Roddy McDowall was in the film. Another great film worth mentioning was “Vampire’s Kiss” – a dark comedy with Nicholas Cage.

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:20:46 +0000

This is a brilliant list. But I have to say – Fright Night AFTER Lost Boys? That’s bold. Bold. You also put Shadow of a Vampire on the list though, so I guess that’s cool.

By: Log

Log — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:13:47 +0000

This whole Vampire fad has produced one nice side-effect: Near Dark getting some much-deserved praise way after the fact.