Baseshment
I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
Odelecol
Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.
Fleur
Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
Uriah43
This movie essentially begins with a man named "Dr. Matt Campbell" (Wood Romoff) being discovered in his laboratory by a delivery boy and in need of serious medical attention. Upon being notified "Dr. Paul Beecher" (John Beal) immediately rushes to the house but Matt dies only a couple of minutes later. However, before he dies Matt mumbles something totally incoherent and gives Paul a small bottle of pills in the process. Not long afterward, Dr. Beecher develops a migraine and accidentally takes the pills Matt gave him by mistake. The next day Dr. Beecher gets a call that a woman named "Marion Wilkins" (Ann Staunton) is extremely sick and this prompts him to go to her house right away. However, upon attempting to examine her she becomes extremely agitated by his presence before suddenly dying of an apparent heart attack. It's at this time that Paul discovers two bite marks on her neck--and it isn't long before more people begin to die of the same thing. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a different type of vampire film which bore a definite affinity to the "Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde" scenario. That being said, it didn't quite have the same character one might expect of a traditional vampire film but even so it was still entertaining to a degree and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Average.
Rainey Dawn
Dr. Paul Beecher asked his daughter one night to get him some aspirin out of his coat pocket. She did as he asked but she gave him the wrong pills accidentally - he had forgotten the other pills where still in his coat pocket. The other pills were experimental - a way to regress humans in hopes to reverse them into something that could help humans progress. These regression pills that Dr. Paul Beecher took were made from blood of a vampire bat that turn him into "The Vampire".This is a fun vampire film that has a slightly different twist. It's entertaining to those that enjoy the older styles of horror films.6.5/10
LeonLouisRicci
More unseen than underrated, this is a well acted Movie that is odd and quite engaging. A misleading Title because it has little to do with typical Vampire lore. This is a chemically induced modern incarnation of the Myth that can be read as a take on Drug Addiction as much as anything else.it is at times heartbreaking, and manages to be unconventional and empathetic. Suffering from a low-budget it emerges from the restraint by believable Characters and effective suspense. The Creep Factor is present throughout and the fine Cast rises above this throw-away Movie and delivers a surprising realism that is not usually found in this type of Product.A forgotten and until recently hard to find Film, it deserves a look for its offbeat and sincere attempt to make this much more than it should have been.
joshuafriedman
John Beal's character, Dr. Paul Beecher, makes an (albeit brief) appearance in the next Landres/Fielder outing "The Return of Dracula". Though Beecher is this time played by Robert Lynn, the exterior of his practice looks exactly the same as it did in "The Vampire" (no doubt via stock footage from that film). In that Beal's Beecher dies by the end of "The Vampire", can we now consider "The Return of Dracula" as it's prequel?! The fact that the "Midnite Movies" DVD release of the films has "The Return... " headlining the double-bill would seem to support this, however... this fact is not made mention of anywhere (not where "Midnite Movies" usually has a "Fun Fact" listed, not on any of IMDb's trivia listings or user comments till now). Anyone out there agree or disagree?
