The Vampire
With Halloween upon us, sink your teeth into this selection of films about everyone’s favorite blood-sucker: the vampire. With entries ranging from the comic to the political, and from the swoon-worthy to the truly terrifying, the vampire transcends genre.
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
(Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)
A reluctant vampire and a suicidal teenager concoct a plan.
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- Canada • 2023
- Director Ariane Louis-Seize
- Cast Sara Montpetit, Félix-Antoine Bénard, Steve Laplante, Sophie Cadieux, Noémie O'Farrell, Arnaud Vachon
- Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
The Count
(El Conde)
A black comedy reimagining Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a vampire.
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- Chile • 2023
- Director Pablo Larraín
- Cast Jaime Vadell, Gloria Münchmeyer, Alfredo Castro, Paula Luchsinger
- Genre Comedy, History, Horror
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Vourdalak
(Le Vourdalak)
Lost and without allies, the Marquis d’Urfe shelters with a strange family, encountering the vurdulak.
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- France • 2023
- Director Adrien Beau
- Cast Ariane Labed, Kacey Mottet Klein, Grégoire Colin, Vassili Schneider, Claire Duburcq, Gabriel Pavie
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
A lonely vampire preys on the depraved residents of Bad City — but finds love in another tortured soul.
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- Iran, United States • 2014
- Director Ana Lily Amirpour
- Cast Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh, Mozhan Marnò, Dominic Rains, Rome Shadanloo
- Genre Horror, Romance, Western
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
What We Do in the Shadows
Some interviews with some vampires.
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- New Zealand, United States • 2014
- Director Taika Waititi
- Cast Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Jonny Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stuart Rutherford, Ben Fransham
- Genre Comedy, Horror
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Only Lovers Left Alive
A depressed musician reunites with his lover in the desolate streets of Detroit.
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- Germany, United Kingdom, France • 2013
- Director Jim Jarmusch
- Cast Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin, Slimane Dazi
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Pluto TV
Thirst
(박쥐)
A priest finds himself torn between faith and bloodlust.
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- Korea, United States • 2009
- Director Park Chan-wook
- Cast Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-bin, Kim Hae-sook, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Young-chang, Mercedes Cabral
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Let the Right One In
(Låt den rätte komma in)
Oskar's new neighbor has been 12 years old for 200 years...and she's looking for a friend.
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- Sweden • 2008
- Director Tomas Alfredson
- Cast Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Karin Bergquist, Peter Carlberg
- Genre Horror, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, FlixFling, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, DistroTV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Shadow of the Vampire
The fictionalized tale of the making of Nosferatu (1922), and the lead actor’s quirky demands.
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- United Kingdom, United States, Luxembourg • 2000
- Director E. Elias Merhige
- Cast John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier, Cary Elwes, Catherine McCormack, Eddie Izzard
- Genre Drama, Horror
- Available on Amazon Video
Cronos
The more he uses the device, the younger he becomes...but nothing comes without a price.
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- Mexico • 1993
- Director Guillermo del Toro
- Cast Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook, Margarita Isabel, Tamara Shanath, Mario Iván Martínez
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Mr. Vampire
(殭屍先生)
A Taoist priest must stop a corpse that has come back to life as a vampire.
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- Hong Kong • 1985
- Director Ricky Lau
- Cast Lam Ching-Ying, Ricky Hui, Chin Siu-ho, Moon Lee, Huang Ha, Yuen Wah
- Genre Action, Comedy, Horror
- Available on Criterion Channel
Nosferatu the Vampyre
(Nosferatu - Phantom der Nacht)
A real estate agent seeks to buy property from Count Dracula, whose true interests lie in the agent's wife.
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- West Germany, France • 1979
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor, Walter Ladengast, Martje Grohmann
- Genre Drama, Horror
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor Amazon Channel, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
Daughters of Darkness
(Les lèvres rouges)
A newlywed couple passing through a resort crosses paths with a mysterious countess.
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- Belgium, France, West Germany • 1971
- Director Harry Kümel
- Cast Delphine Seyrig, John Karlen, Danielle Ouimet, Andrea Rau, Paul Esser, Georges Jamin
- Genre Horror, Thriller
- Available on Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free
Vampyr
(Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Grey)
After a vampire bites a young girl, Allan Gray is enlisted to save her life and kill the vampire responsible.
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- Germany, France • 1932
- Director Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Cast Nicolas de Gunzburg, Maurice Schutz, Rena Mandel, Sybille Schmitz, Jan Hieronimko, Henriette Gérard
- Genre Fantasy, Horror
- Available on Screambox, Screambox Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, FlixFling, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Plex, Plex Channel
Nosferatu
(Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens)
A symphony of horror.
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- Germany • 1922
- Director F.W. Murnau
- Cast Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder, Alexander Granach, Georg H. Schnell, Ruth Landshoff
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Screambox, Screambox Amazon Channel, FlixFling, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Cultpix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Freevee, Cineverse, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Public Domain Movies, Plex Channel, JustWatchTV, Darkroom