Vampire Journals (1997) (V)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Ted Nicolaou

Writer:

Ted Nicolaou (writer)

Genre:

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 | Sword | Impalement | Bitten In The Throat | Severed Head

Cast

David Gunn	...	Zachery
Kirsten Cerre	...	Sofia
Starr Andreeff	...	Iris
Ilinca Goia	...	Cassandra (as Ilinka Goya)
Mihai Dinvale	...	Dimitri
Dan Condurache	...	Anton
Mihai Niculescu	...	Walter
Rodica Lupu	...	Rebecca
Floriela Grappini	...	Serena
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Constantin Barbulescu		(as Costica Barbulescu)
Maria Dimitrache-Caraman	...	Oracle
Jonathon Morris	...	Ash
Gelu Nitu	...	Police captain
Cosmin Sofron	...	Sophia's Friend

Directed by
Ted Nicolaou

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ted Nicolaou		writer

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
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
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)

Other Companies

• Mark Rappaport Creature Effects  makeup effects

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

92 min | Mexico:82 min

Country:

Romania | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Castel Film Romania

Quotes:

Cassandra: Take me out into the great Night, Master! I crave the hunt...

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Bloodlust: Subspecies III (1994) (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.