Vampire Hookers

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Vampire Hookers
Vampire Hookers (1978) poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Cirio H. Santiago
Written by Howard R. Cohen
Produced byRobert E. Waters
Starring John Carradine
Bruce Fairbairn
Trey Wilson
Karen Stride
Lenka Novak
Katie Dolan
Music by Jaime Mendoza-Nava
Production
company
Cosa Nueva
Distributed byCaprican 3
Release date
  • 1978 (1978)
Running time
88 minutes
CountriesPhilippines
United States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.2 million [1]

Vampire Hookers is a 1978 sexploitation horror film [2] [3] directed by Cirio H. Santiago and written by Howard R. Cohen. An international co-production of the Philippines and the United States, the film stars John Carradine as a vampire named Richmond Reed, who recruits three female vampires who pose as prostitutes in order to lure victims to their lair. The other members of the cast include Bruce Fairbairn, Trey Wilson, Karen Stride, Lenka Novak, and Katie Dolan.

Contents

Vampire Hookers is also known by a number of other titles, including Cemetery Girls, [4] Night of the Bloodsuckers, [5] Sensuous Vampires, [5] and Twice Bitten. [4] The film has received mixed reviews from critics.

Cast

Production

Vampire Hookers was filmed in Manila, Philippines in 16 mm. [4]

Critical reception

Paula Mejia of Newsweek included Vampire Hookers on a list of ten "excellent cheesy horror movies", and wrote that "the one-liners are atrocious, as is the movie's cringeworthy theme song". [5] In his book Vampire Films of the 1970s: Dracula to Blacula and Every Fang Between, writer Gary A. Smith also noted the film's use of one-liners, writing that they "seem positively brilliant when compared with the fart humor which abounds." [4] Smith wrote that the film "defines the term 'grindhouse cinema,'" and goes on to call it "poorly photographed in 16mm complete with the harsh lighting, post-synched dialogue and generally wretched performances so prevalent in '70s exploitation movies." [4]

Home media

In September 2013, Vampire Hookers was released on DVD by Vinegar Syndrome as a double feature with the 1978 film Death Force , which was also directed by Santiago. [6] In August 2018, Vinegar Syndrome released the film on Blu-ray as part of their 5 Films 5 Years Volume #4 set, a release which also contains four other films. [7] Squanch Games licensed the film to be used in their 2022 video game High On Life , in which the player can view the film in its entirety. [8]

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