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Three students get caught in the struggle between a good vampire and his evil brother in the Transylvanian mountains.

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King Vladislav
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Radu
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Mara
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Michelle (as Laura Tate)
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Lillian
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Karl (as Ivan Rado)
Mara Grigore ...
Rosa
Adrian Vâlcu ...
Ian (as Adrian Vilcu)
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Stefan
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Old Crone
Ion Besoiu ...
Doctor

Directed by

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Ted Nicolaou ... (directed by)

Written by

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Charles Band ... (based on an original idea by)
 
Jack Canson ... (screenplay by) (as Jackson Barr) and
David Pabian ... (screenplay by)

Produced by

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Charles Band ... executive producer
Ion Ionescu ... producer (produced by)

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Stuart Brotman ... (music composed by)
Richard Kosinski ... (music composed by)
William Levine
Michael Portis ... (music composed by)
John Zeretzke ... (music composed by)

Cinematography by

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Vlad Paunescu ... director of photography

Editing by

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Bert Glatstein ... (edited by)
William Young ... (edited by)

Editorial Department

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Tom Barrett ... associate editor
Cindy Fret ... first assistant editor
Andy Horvitch ... additional editor
Carol Oblath ... additional editor
Jason Rosenbaum ... second assistant editor

Casting By

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Perry Bullington ... (casting by)
Robert MacDonald ... (casting by)

Production Design by

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Radu Corciova

Art Direction by

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Lucian Nicolau

Costume Design by

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Oana Paunescu ... (as Oana Tofan)

Makeup Department

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Roland Blancaflor ... special effects makeup crew: Cannom Creations
Daniela Busoiu ... makeup artist (as Dana Busoiu)
Greg Cannom ... special makeup effects
Madalina Coanda ... makeup assistant
Lucica Iordache ... makeup assistant
Todd Tucker ... special makeup effects artist

Production Management

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Alexandru Iclozan ... unit manager (as Alexandru Iclozan)
Gretchen G. Wieland ... post-production supervisor

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Carmencita-Antoaneta Marin ... assistant director

Art Department

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Viorel Ghenea ... assistant art director
Dorin Grigorescu ... property master
Marilena Ionescu ... assistant art director
Mihai Ionescu ... assistant art director
Tudor Maldea ... property master (as Tudorel Maldea)
Gabriel Nechita ... assistant art director
Ica Varna ... assistant production designer

Sound Department

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Tiberiu Borcoman ... sound engineer
Cheryl Boyce ... foley recordist
Sarah Brady ... adr editor
John Brasher ... sound re-recordist
Anghel Defta ... sound assistant
Gary Forbes ... dialogue editor
Adriane Marfiak ... sound re-recordist
Nicolae Perianu ... sound assistant
Phillip Raves ... sound effects editor
Doug Reed ... foley editor (as Douglas Reed)
Reinhard Schreiner ... sound effects editor
Lauren Stephens ... assistant sound editor

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Anthony Allen Barlow ... effects crew
Steven Barr ... effects crew
Razvan Calvocorescu ... special effects: Romania
Randall William Cook ... effects crew (as Randy Cook)
Bob Cooper ... effects crew
John Davis ... effects crew
Keith Edmier ... special effects: Romania
Dennis Gordon ... effects crew
Louis Gutierrez ... effects crew
Mark Killingsworth ... effects crew
Shimpei Kitamura ... effects crew
Donna Littleford ... effects crew
Mark Rappaport ... mechanical supervsior
Mark Sisson ... effects crew
Kirk Skodis ... effects crew

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David Allen ... visual effects director

Stunts

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Dicu Aurel ... stunts
Ion Carangea ... stunts
Viorel Plavitiu ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Calin Constantin ... electrician
Nica Constantin ... first assistant camera
Sorin Dumitrescu ... assistant camera
Lita Stelian ... gaffer

Casting Department

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Helen Hull ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Georgeta Balan ... wardrobe assistant
Cornelia Ciuru ... costume assistant
Doina Raducut ... costume assistant

Music Department

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Kyrian Corona ... additional music by
William Levine ... additional music by (as Bill Levine)

Script and Continuity Department

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Pusa Ionita ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Valentin Barbu-Basarab ... production assistant (as Valentin Barbu)
Steve Blum ... production assistant: USA
Ty Bradford ... production coordinator: USA (as Thomas Bradford)
Bennah Burton-Burtt ... assistant: Charles Band
Jeffrey Court ... production controller: USA
Monica Heitmann ... publicity coordinator
Damian Ion ... production assistant
Claudia Istrate ... production assistant
Mickey Kaiserman ... executive controller
Heather Leavitt ... projectionist
Stelian Nicolescu ... production assistant
Marian Popa ... production assistant
Daniel Schweiger ... promotions
Stan Vasile ... production assistant
Catherine Walker ... marketing executive
Christopher Wheeler ... accounting liaison to Romania

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Plot Summary

The evil vampire villain Radu returns to his hometown Prejnar, after spending years in exile. He steals the precious blood stone which is said to be bleeding from all saints, from his father and kills him. Meanwhile two American schoolgirls team up with a local girl for work on Romanian culture. Radu becomes attracted to them but runs into trouble when his brother Stephan helps the girls. Written by Staffan Linder

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Taglines The night has fangs. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Creatures of the Night (France)
  • Subspecies - In the Twilight (Germany)
  • Diener des Bösen (Germany)
  • Subspecies - Das Original (Germany)
  • Podvrsta (Serbia)
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  • 83 min
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Trivia This was the first American film to be shot in Romania, particularly in the aftermath of the fall of Communism in Romania. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Full Moon Fantasy (1993). See more »

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