Let the Right One In (2008, dir Tomas Alfredson)
“Are you old?” ‘I’m Twelve. But I’ve been twelve for a long time.”
Let the Right One In is set in a quaint town in Sweden in the dead of Winter. The film masterfully explores loneliness, bullying, and revenge.
Blood & Donuts (1995, dir Holly Dale)
“Excuse me, any place around here… One can get… some liver?” “We sell donuts”
This quirky horror comedy has it all! Love, mobsters, and a crazy ex girlfriend. The film follows a vampire named Boya and his and his budding romance with a donut shop employee named Molly.
Near Dark (1987, dir Kathryn Bigelow)
“I’m afraid” “Don’t be. It’s just the sun”
This film follows Caleb, a mid-western farm boy who reluctantly becomes a member of the undead after falling for a vampire named Mae. Mae is involved with a rag tag group of vampires who wreak havoc while traveling through the south.
What We Do in the Shadows (2014, dir Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement)
“We’re Werewolves. Not Swear-Wolves”
The film follows vampire housemates trying to cope with the complexities of modern life as they show a newly turned hipster all of the perks of being undead.