Vampires (1986 film)

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Vampires
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Directed by Len Anthony
Written by Len Anthony
James Harrigan
Produced by Len Anthony
Starring Orly Benyar
John Bly
Jackie James
Duane Jones
Kit Jones
Robin Michaels
Release date
  • 1986 (1986)(U.S.)
Running time
61 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Vampires, also known as Abadon, is a 1986 horror film directed by Len Anthony and starring Duane Jones, John Bly, Jackie James, Orly Benyar, Kit Jones, and Robin Michaels; it was the final film of Duane Jones. [1] The cinematographer was Ernest Dickerson, who later worked with Spike Lee and directed some episodes of horror TV show The Walking Dead. [2]

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The plot concerns mysterious events at a private girls' school in which the students' life-energy is drained by a mad scientist's machine. Subsequently the film was retitled Abadon and included in a double bill on VHS with Anthony's later film Fright House, under the title of the latter movie. [3] [4] It was released on DVD in 2016. [5]

Plot

Cast

Critical reception

HorrorNews.net called it "completely and utterly forgettable". [6] ComingSoon.net were equally critical, calling it a "bizarre, barely watchable direct-to-video mess". [1]

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References

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