Fright night 2011, directed by craig gillepsie lars and the real girl begins with a night time murder of an unknown teenage boy and his family in their spacious suburban home. Amy peterson was the girlfriend of charley brewster. Why the criminally underrated fright night is a near. A washedup actor who has just been fired from his job as the host of a late night horror show, vincent is not about to believe in the rantings of an impressionable teen. Fright night by john skipp and craig spector is a vampire novel you must read, closely correlates with the movie. Jerrys the one who first ravishes amy, transforming her from a virginal. Fright night is a 1985 vampire movie directed by tom holland no, not that tom. Fright night is what good horror fiction is all about, the chilling suspense, the insidious dread, the creepy characters and the twisted scenery, all of it and more covers these pages.
The makeup process varied depending upon which scene they were shooting and how full into the vampire transformation jerry had evolved. The common rules for a vampire is that they have the ability to shapeshift into bat, mist and wolf the old traditional term and as it is seen in fright night, jerry transforms into a bat, and then stepping out from the mist. So here came this film that not only was about a vampire, but a traditional, very draculalike vampire making his way in the modern world. Trying to make a living, vincent conceived the fright night tv show and traveled with it to various syndicated markets in the united states. Spin off comic based on the two 1980s fright night vampire movies, following the adventures of the movies vampire slayers, charlie brewster and peter vincent, as they take on other denizens of. Jerry prefers his drinks warm, red and straight from the jugular. True form transformation edit eds anger partially transforming him into an unstable vampire form jerry partially transformed by being wounded in his heart and placed into a feral haze which is reversed once he has drained a human of blood. Last year tennant hosted a night with a vampire audio series for bbc radio 4s book at bedtime. Why the criminally underrated fright night is a nearperfect horror remake movies legendary entertainment and nerdist partner for 3film, 3week monsterverse watchalong. Amanda bearse as amy peterson in fright night transformed. Bloody disgustings guide to over 30 bingeworthy horror shows you can and should stream right now. Like the homoerotic interview with the vampire neil jordan, 1994, theres a subplot concerning brewster loosing interest in his girlfriend and obsessing over the good looking man next door.
Fright night by john skipp, craig spector nook book. Ed was the servant of jerry dandridge and partner of billy cole. Fright night is a 1985 american horror film written and directed by tom holland in his. Aug 10, 2015 after being chased by jerry colin farrell through the desert, charlie anton yelchin finally decides to confront him after their car crashes. Cushing high school and became charley brewsters wholesome girlfriend, tolerating his love for horror films and frequently denying him of sexual intimacy. Fright night 1985 clip this feature is not available right now. Two rightfully revered vampire movies with a curious number of parallels, but who wore the cape better. Fright night 1985 vs fright night 2011 wicked horror. Monsterbabecentral night with a vampire 3 porn cartoon. The film was subsequently novelized in 1985 by john skipp and craig spector. Tom holland on his seminal vampire flick fright night.
Night fright 2 20 this feature is not available right now. Fright night is a novelization of the movie of the same name. It is like the movie fright night but with deleted scenes in the book which if. A remake of the 1985 original, fright night tells the tale of teenager charley brewster, who guesses that his new neighbor, jerry dandrige, is a vampire responsible for. Vampire original timeline for vampires that appear in the 2011 remake see. Fright night predates the scream trilogy by over a decade and does a much better job of combining the chills and jokes with tongue in cheek all the way. According to the fright night wiki, he was a vampire servant. Once feared creatures of the night, these dark immortals are now the stars of hundreds upon hundreds of romance novels, and while thats all well and good, we need to bring some of that fear back. Fright night was originally adapted into a novelization in 1985 by horror writer john skipp. Cushing high school, and that peter vincent is close friends with actor roddy mcdowall, who portrayed the character in the movie. Fright night novelization fright night wiki fandom.
Anne rice, who did so much to define the modern vampire, had turned her titular bloodsucker lestat into a rock star the same year fright night was released, changing the vampire game yet again. Spooky castle, creaky floor who is opening the door. Sep 01, 2002 fright night flight laura krauss melmed, henry cole on. With no one to help him, charley turns to the one man he knows has faced the wrath of the undead and lived, the fearless vampire killer peter vincent roddy mcdowall. None of the actors from the previous film reprise their roles, and the plot is similar to both the original fright night and its remake. Fright night 1985 roddy mcdowall in fright night 1985 william ragsdale in. Chris sarandon, william ragsdale, roddy mcdowall, amanda. The original fright night was already a cult classic which makes this remake unnecessary. It is like the movie fright night but with deleted scenes in the book which if were added to the movie would make the film last longer. The films genesis came in tom holland wanting to do a vampire story crossbred with the boy who cried. This fright night book is a novelization of the original movie of the same name, based on director tom hollands screenplay, and first collaboration ever of authors john skipp and craig spector, pioneers and founders of splatterpunk horror fiction 80s movement.
The book follows the story of the film but includes additional details about the characters and their relationships. Fright night by john skipp and craig spector is a vampire novel you must read. A sequel, fright night part 2 1988 was released in 1988. Trivia roddy mcdowalls idea for the fright night tv show within the movie was that peter vincent had had minor success playing a vampire killer in a series of films in the 1960s, but his career puttered out 15 years before the movie takes place. Jerry dandrige is a fictional character from the fright night, a vampire who first appears in the 1985 film fright night portrayed by chris sarandon, which was later spunoff into a comic book series that used sarandons likeness. A fascinating book about wortv nyc channel 9s longrunning saturday night horror movie show fright night and the fun of watching monster movies. Definitely one worth reading if youre a fan of the genre. Read fright night a one direction vampire story from the story fright night by louisthetommo1 hannah with 106,468 reads. During the movie charlie mentioned billy wasnt a vampire because billy was seen walking around in the sunlight.
Review of fright night since the fright night remake starring colin farrell is now out on dvd i was finally able to give it a watch and i wasnt disappointed. Adult comics pictures book of monsterbabecentral night with a vampire 3. Why the updates far more oldfashioned than the classic. In 1989, a bollywood remake was produced in hindi entitled wohi bhayakar raat, starring kiran kumar as the vampire. Vampire alt timeline vampires are immortal predators that survive by feeding on the blood of humans. Fright night part 2 regines final transformation 01. In preparation for the release of the film, authorpartners john skipp and craig spector had a one month deadline to compose a novel based on tom hollands screenplay. Its fright night, a horrific howl starring chris sarandon as the seductive vampire and william ragsdale as the frantic teenager struggling to keep jerrys deadly fangs out of his neck. That vampire is regine in the mouth of madness julie carmen, an eccentric performance artist turned new horror host of fright night. Vampire alt timeline vampires are undead predators that survive by feeding on the blood of humans, they are the main antagonists in the fright night series, appearing in every. Fright night was a surprise hit, eventually becoming the secondhighestgrossing horror film of 1985, outpaced only by freddy krueger.
Fright night part 2 is a 1988 american horror film directed by tommy lee wallace and starring william ragsdale, roddy mcdowall, traci lind, and julie carmen. It tells of a nice teenager, played by william ragsdale, who becomes alarmed at the. A vampire servant is someone who has been bitten by vampire and made into a loyal protector. Writerdirector tom holland was adamant that he wanted the vampires eyes to glow, and it was initially planned that the studios rotoscoping department would animate glowing eyes, but this proved impractical. During the era when the film was made, soft, flexible. A teenager discovers that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire. Apr 20, 2017 a washedup actor who has just been fired from his job as the host of a late night horror show, vincent is not about to believe in the rantings of an impressionable teen. The plot follows a teenaged boy who discovers that his neighbor is actually a vampire, which culminates in a battle.
Tom holland is writing fright night 3 book, but amazon. The vampire in this movie a bloodlicker named jerry, played by reallife. Oh, by far one of my most favorite filmsthe cheese of it all. Fright night 1985 vampire bat mark wilson randy cook roddy mcdowall. They can survive in the sunlight like an ordinary person. Vampire original timeline fright night wiki fandom. All currently known vampires kill and feed as once someone becomes a vampire, they need blood to survive and due to conversion being done by simple biting, vampires have to kill their prey to prevent them turning. The book does go like the movie, but there are some extra tidbits in the book that werent included in the movie, and upon reading the book, there were more thrills and chills. Nobody thinks hes telling the truthuntil evil ed becomes a vampire and amy is dragged into his nextdoor neighbors evil, foulsmelling house of death. Tom holland has faith that his fright night iii novel will work. The first two issues simply adapt the film, but after that the plots are original. It is a directtovideo sequel to the 2011 remake of fright night.
Vampires have the ability to transform into hideous creatures, they often do this when in danger or for intimidation. Exacerbating the time crunch, skipp later revealed that spector was still green. A remake of the first movie, also titled fright night 2011, was released in 2011. He was the vampire alter ego as well as nickname of edward thompson. It was about fans of vampire films and it broke down the conventions of vampire. He was portrayed by stephen geoffreys in the original and christopher mintzplasse in the remake, who also played. But his turn in fright night wasnt his only foray into the world of vampires. Scream and the movies that followed it owe everything to fright night. Trying to make a living, vincent conceived the fright night tv show and traveled with it to various.
More often than not vampires are romantic beings that steal our hearts and make us wish for nights of lusty passion. Dandrige, portrayed by colin farrell, also appears in the 2011 remake, in both of which he is the main antagonist. Fright night flight laura krauss melmed, henry cole on. It seems to be a process of the transformation as she regains her pupils after. Which film deserves to reign as dark ruler of befanged 80s nostalgia. Anckorn in 1985, vampire flick fright night was released upon an unsuspecting world, with the lost boys stalking close on its heels in 1987. Fright night 1985 in many ways, fright night is a film ahead of its time. David tennant reads vampire stories for bbc 4s a night. The film follows young charley brewster, who discovers that his nextdoor neighbor jerry dandrige is a vampire. Vampire 2011 timeline for vampires that appear in the 20 alternate remake see. Fright night is a 1985 vampire movie directed by tom holland no, not that tom holland, starring chris sarandon, william ragsdale, amanda bearse, and roddy mcdowall charley brewster ragsdale is a teenage boy who loves watching horror movies on late night television while making out with his girlfriend amy bearse, whom he pretends is helping him study. The first bad ass jerry the vampire from the 1985 original fright night dropped a piece of batshit insane knowledge on us during our exclusive interview. It came from the 80s vampires, werewolves, and flaming. Exacerbating the time crunch, skipp later revealed that spector.
But before inviting jerry in for a nightcap, theres just one thing you should know. The original screenplay and film credits spell his. Fright night, as a franchise, has grown to include a sequel, fright night part 2, in 1988, and a remake in 2011, which was in turn followed by fright night 2. Its here that the lost boys really begins to flex its mtv credentials. New blood is a remake unfairly masking itself as some sort of sequel, slowly revealing itself to simply be an inferior, unnecessary production compared to 2011s surprisingly. In fright night 1985 billy cole is described as jerry dandriges day guard. Roddy mcdowalls idea for the fright night tv show within the movie was that peter vincent had had minor success playing a vampire killer in a series of films in the 1960s, but his career puttered out 15 years before the movie takes place. It was metafictional at least a decade before that became popular.
It was charley brewster 17th birthday and he was getting ready to go party with peter vincent its friend and blood brother who helped fight jerry the vampire master who in the end bit peter turning him into a vampire. Chris sarandon explains the insane reason why fright nights. In the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires, we get a little retro going back to those wonderfully fun bloodsucker moves and books of the 1980s and 90s. Tom holland is writing fright night 3 book, but amazon listing is fake. For evil eds transformation scene, a full size wolf puppet was made. For vampires that appear in the original fright night see. In the infamous dance sequence the actors chris sarandon and amanda bearse were actually swaying to the theme song come to me by brad fiedel on the set to give the seduction scene that comes later extra ambiance. It stars william ragsdale, chris sarandon, roddy mcdowall, amanda bearse, jonathan stark, dorothy fielding, stephen geoffreys, and art evans. As part of the climax, peter vincent shoots billy in the head and several other places, but billy doesnt stop until charlie stakes him in the heart which causes billy to melt, turn to sand and then explode. And although on the one hand, fright night is quite dated, it also captures the atmosphere and the essence of the 80s. Tom holland has faith that his fright night iii novel will.
It is the sequel to the 1985 film fright night, with ragsdale and mcdowall reprising their roles. Fright night is a 1988 comic book series published by now comics. But on a serious note, the film takes a more traditional approach to vampire transformations with the whole getting bit, but it doesnt happen as quickly as iwav and it can happen anywhere, unlike byzantium. I purchased the book on amazon the book was very similar too the movie.
New blood is a 20 american comedy horror film directed by eduardo rodriguez. After being chased by jerry colin farrell through the desert, charlie anton yelchin finally decides to confront him after their car crashes. Transformations fright night wiki fandom powered by wikia. Best vampire movies, movies of the 80s, near dark, stage play, fright night, lost boys, horror films, pittsburgh, rage tales from the crypt mini poster signed by tom holland terror time ec comics tales from the crypt fright night happy reading movie collection tom. Evil ed was a supporting antagonist in the 1985 horror film, fright night and the secondary antagonist in the 2011 3d remake of the same name. The only one who can help him hunt them down is a washedup actor, peter vincent, who hosts charleys favorite tv show, fright night. Fright night is a 1985 american horror film written and directed by tom holland in his directorial debut and produced by herb jaffe.
If you like fright night you are looking for scary, humorous and suspenseful movies about with vampire, suspicion, supernatural, gory, supernatural power, young heroes and sunrise themes of comedy and horror genre shot in usa. Chris sarandon explains the insane reason why fright night. The plot follows a teenaged boy who discovers that his neighbor is actually a vampire, which culminates in a battle between the two. August 2 marked the 30th anniversary of hollands vampirenextdoor horrorcomedy. The maven considers differences in socially relevant vampire themes 26. Two men move in next door, and for charley with his horror movie experience, there can be no doubt that their strange behavior is explained by the fact that they are a vampire and his undead day guardian. Transformations are the makeup and visual effects utilized to turn actors from the original fright night into monstrous beasts.
They are not made into full vampires, but they have great strength and seem to survive nearly everything a vampire can. Fright night is based on a screenplay by american film director tom holland, who also directed this movie. The swedish version cinema and video misses the following. Jan 26, 2017 fright night was remade to ride the coat tales of twilightsparked vampire mania. Charleys last chance is to enlist the help of peter vincent, vampire killer, star of a hundred horror movies and host of tvs fright night.
That means theres a sly sense of humor mixed with our very graphic horror. Amy peterson was a resident of rancho corvalis, iowa. The special effects are good for 1985 and unlike where in modern films the sfx are the main point in the movie, here they add to the already present chilling atmosphere. Sep 22, 2016 fright night 1985 clip this feature is not available right now.
The film spawned a sequel, a remake, and a sequel to the remake, as well as a 80s comicbook series. His transformation from bitter, selfimportant fop to fearless slayer of all things evil is a joy to behold. Fright night has a lot more personality than the usual horror film, which is a distinctly mixed blessing. This one is of course the new version of fright night, it sort of follows some of the basic story of the original movie, but somehow i feel fails in the humour that was in the 1980s movie, in this one david tennant is the star, he at least is rather funny and his character is rather unexpectedly weak and eccentric, and flawed just as the one. A remake of tom hollands fright night, the films screenplay was adapted by marti noxon. Fright night fright night a one direction vampire story. Raymond giles, night of the vampire avon, 1969 originally posted 6nov2000 i picked this up because it had the same cover scheme as another avon horror paperback of the time, helen mccloys muchloved at least by me mister splitfoot.