Vampire Journals (1997) (V)

Director:

Ted Nicolaou

Writer:

Ted Nicolaou (written by)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

The hunt has begun...

Plot:

Avenging vampire stalks a king of the vampires in Eastern Europe, slaughters anyone who gets in his way.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Decapitation | Dream | Reverse Footage | Cemetery

Cast

Jonathon Morris	...	Ash
David Gunn	...	Zachary
Kirsten Cerre	...	Sofia
Starr Andreeff	...	Iris
Ilinca Goia	...	Cassandra (as Ilinka Goya)
Constantin Barbulescu	...	Vampire (as Costica Barbulescu)
Mihai Dinvale	...	Dimitri
Dan Condurache	...	Anton
Mihai Niculescu	...	Walter
Petre Moraru	...	General
Rodica Lupu	...	Rebecca
Floriela Grappini	...	Serena
Diana Lupan	...	Angelica
Maria Dimitrache-Caraman	...	Oracle (as Maria Caraman)
Elvira Deatcu	...	Dreamy Girl
Liliana Popovici	...	Prostitute
Alice Balaianu	...	Dreamy Young Girl 1
Crina Matei	...	Dreamy Young Girl 2
Cristina Oancea	...	Teenage Girl
Lucia Burcovischi	...	Janitor
Oana Florea	...	Friend of Sophia
Cosmin Sofron	...	Friend of Sophia
Alexandru Itcus	...	Foppish Vampire
Florin Irimia	...	Foppish Vampire
Constantin Draganescu	...	Croupier
Florinel Piersic	...	Alexander
Cristian Motiu	...	Doorman
Bogdan Voda	...	Young Man
Liviu Craciun	...	Older Man
Mihaela Mihai	...	Decadent Vampire
Antonella Zaharia	...	Decadent Vampire (as Antoaneta Zaharia)
Freddy Onofrei	...	Decadent Vampire
Gabi Andronache	...	Decadent Vampire (as Gabriel Andronache)
Tatiana Sorbala	...	Stunning Woman
Mihaela Bilisica	...	Stunning Woman
Anca Marcu	...	Stunning Woman
Luminita Pusca	...	Stunning Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Denish	...	Popescu (uncredited)
Gelu Nitu	...	Police captain (uncredited)

Directed by
Ted Nicolaou

Writing credits
Ted Nicolaou		(written by)

Produced by
Charles Band	....	executive producer
Kirk Edward Hansen	....	co-producer
Oana Paunescu	....	producer
Vlad Paunescu	....	producer

Original Music by
Richard Kosinski

Cinematography by
Adolfo Bartoli

Film Editing by
Gregory Sanders

Casting by
Perry Bullington
Robert MacDonald

Production Design by
Valentin Calinescu

Art Direction by
Viorel Ghenea

Costume Design by
Oana Paunescu

Makeup Department
Daniela Busoiu	....	key makeup artist
Mark Rappaport	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Gabi Antal	....	production manager: Romania
Radu Badica	....	unit production manager
Lazar Djokic	....	post-production supervisor
Kirk Edward Hansen	....	production manager: USA

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cristian Ciurea	....	first assistant director
Catalin Ciutu	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Ionel Popa	....	property master
Ionel Popa	....	propmaker
Ica Varna	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Keith Burhans	....	dialogue editor
Patrick M. Griffith	....	supervising sound editor
Lisa Hannan	....	sound effects editor
Chris M. Jacobson	....	foley artist
Eric Jaffe	....	sound effects editor
Michael Jonascu	....	sound effects editor
John Kohlbrenner	....	sound effects editor
P. Moran	....	dialogue editor
Paul N.J. Ottosson	....	sound effects editor
Debby VanPoucke	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Christopher Bergschneider	....	special effects (as Chris Bergschneider)

Visual Effects by
Michael F. Hoover	....	digital artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Calin Catalin	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mihaela David	....	assistant costume designer
Doina Raducut	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
David C. Whitten	....	color timer

Music Department
Tim Isle	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Eugen Dinca	....	production assistant
Cornelia Stefan	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Castel Film Romania
• Full Moon Entertainment
• Full Moon Studios

Distributors

• Full Moon (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Full Moon (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Full Moon (1997) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• VPS Film-Entertainment GmbH (????) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• New Video (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Wizard Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Mark Rappaport Creature Effects  makeup effects

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, and for nudity

Runtime:

82 min | 92 min (DVD)

Country:

Romania | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Castel Film Romania

Quotes:

Club Door Man:Sorry, sir, it's a private club.
Zachery:That's quite all right, gentlemen, I'm a private man.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Monsters Gone Wild! (2004) (V)

If you are into vampire films this is for you.

I found Vampire Journals to be the quality of a late 60s early 70s horror film. After watching it for the third or fourth time I discovered that I understood the plot line very well. For those who are into vampire films this is your movie, but if you are just passing by the horror section of your local video store and you think you would like to see this film I suggest watching Dracula first then come back to this movie, only then you would understand this film.