10 Obscure VAMPIRE Horror Movies to Check Out

[@GreyhawkGrognard]

Loved both Kolchak movies and the series, and yes I was a kid at the time. Still watch them every year or two.

[@kimwestwood8840]

The Night Stalker is amazing. Darren McGavin is fantastic

[@Freakaboogie]

The Night Stalker is one of the coolest movies ever. the Conspiracy angle ramps it up several notches for me.

[@mikomon309]

It's well known it inspired the X-Files.

[@geoffreyfyfe2248]

​@@mikomon309 Darren McGavin even appeared on "X-Files."

[@TheMollyPitchers]

​@@mikomon309 And Supernatural

[@bonnielbailey]

100% on The Night Stalker. I was five when it first aired. Loved the movie and Kolchak series.

[@MichaelMagroJr]

12:23 My dad loved The Night Stalker too and showed me this as a kid ❤

[@DankT9705]

Growing up, we had a German shepherd named Kolchack after the night stalker. My dad loved it!!!

[@MarkBessenger]

Episode 4 of the Night Stalker TV show, “The Vampire,” is a sequel to the first TV movie, I believe, with Kolchak hunting down a woman who was one of the victims of the vampire in Las Vegas, who is now a vampire herself.

[@geoffreyfyfe2248]

And it also has Mr. Feeney showing up! 😂

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

That’s a really good and creepy episode.

[@lepertic]

You have a great channel, Daniel.

[@kriitikko]

Nice to see "The Night Stalker" here, in the category of TV vampire movies it is second only to Tobe Hooper's "Salem's Lot". There is a Swedish vampire movie called "Frostbitten" from the 2000s that I think you might enjoy.

[@Gojirosan]

My ginger cat Kolchak was delighted that you included "The Night Stalker".

[@WretchinWilson]

I LOVE My Best Friend Is a Vampire. I had it recorded on BETA and watched it all the time when I was a kid.

[@srpyle]

On Love at First Bite, Richard Benjamin, the Van Helsing character, was a big star at the time this movie was made. He also had a starring role in Saturday, the 14th around this time. Great video!

[@MichaelMagroJr]

I’ve been wanting to rewatch Saturday the 14th! lol

[@kristinebautz1859]

I think he's hilarious in love at first bite. "Who's that for?! Haha! That's not for me! GET THE AIR BUBBLE OUT!"

[@davidschecter5247]

Darren McGavin is a treasure.

[@borisfw]

Another fun list. Put me down as a big Kolchak fan. Watched it when it originally came out and have introduced my kids to it over the years.

[@jojodancer1961]

Oh yeah "Boys from County Hell" was fantastic! Was so glad you mentioned this one because I didn't know the name of it, caught it one night but never finished it.

[@brianthornber3319]

literally watched "The Night Stalker" last night. Great timing. McGavin makes the movie, and his scenes with Simon Oakland are priceless.

[@glenmcculla6843]

Another Irish vampire movie I'd recommend checking out is 'From the Dark' from 2014.

[@agentprvctr]

From the Dark is astounding and I also highly recommend. A lot of the time vampire films aren’t really scary, but they made a real horror film here.

[@peaceknot]

My mom was the biggest Night Stalker fan. I remember being a kid watching this late at night.

[@joseluisherreralepron9987]

From "Love at First Bite": "Children of the night...shut up!" Man, I haven't seen it in 40 years or more and have fond memories of it. I just received my Indicator box of those two vampire films and am looking forward to seeing both of them.

[@Desiareajohnson]

Thank you for your recommendations, I found two movies I'm getting 🎉

[@calvinkatt662]

Another Love at First Bite fan here. It makes a nice 1970's double feature when watched back to back with Young Frankenstein.

[@dragoonraptor]

The night stalker is good because darren mcgavin plays his character so well. all the mannerisms and his determination sell him as an enjoyable character to follow around. loved hearing you talk about these, will try and check some of the out soon!

[@kristinebautz1859]

Ok KZbin is weirdly timed. "I love you and I can give you eternal life..." Cut to commercial "Get liberty mutual" Cut back to movie "Shit an insurance salesman i knew it, I already have prudential" 😂😂😂

[@cobwebschannel]

That’s amazing. 😂 Seriously though, I can’t believe Liberty’s marketing budget. I see their ads constantly.

[@ErrolConner-p8p]

Daniel, I remember seeing the broadcast of “ The Night Stalker “ in 1972. ABC Movie of the Week “. It was a BIG deal. The talk of most of High School the next day. I heard people say it scared them to death. One girl-friend of mine said “ I’m *never* walking to my car alone in the dark again!”.ha!! The scene where the police chase Yanos to the pool and fall in was done at “ Columbia/Warner Ranch “. When they close in, you can see Samantha and Darrin Stevens’ house for a few seconds. Also “ The Night Strangler “ the year after. You are right. The television horror-mystery movies made around that time had a certain feel to them. Glad I grew up in that era. Saw ‘ Love at first Bite “ in the theater when it came out. The disco scene with Alicia Bridges singing “ I love the Night Life “ was one of the high lights of the movie. I watched it in a packed theater, there were a lot of laughs.

[@pjangels609]

Vampire Circus is amazing, atmospheric and fun

[@hunterrobinson2846]

I love Emma Cohen so I have to check out Night of the Walking Dead. She’s excellent in The Other Side of the Mirror, the only Jess Franco movie I truly love. She’s also in a euro western called Cut-Throats Nine that’s worth checking out. It has some Fulci style gore. The Night Stalker was directed by John Llewelyn Moxey who also made City of the Dead(1960) and he made a movie you might want to watch during the holidays. It’s a made for tv holiday horror flick called Home for the Holidays. It’s a good time.

[@AVAPopCulture]

I love "My Best Friend is a Vampire" but I havent seen it in a long time! that Vestron release is cool! need to re-watch for sure! great video as always my friend!

[@MBlacklaw]

"Renfield! You schmuck!" Love at First Bite is a gem, so many cheesy lines and incidental scenes. You just have to accept it for what it is. I am one of the Night Stalker Generation. I was 14, and it totally blew us away. You have to appreciate how bland most made for TV movies were back then to really get it. It really traumatized my younger sister.

[@craterous]

Vampire Journals: Amazing acting.

[@ricksuddarth7200]

Great video as always. I remember a vampire made for TV movie called ' I , Desire ' starring David Naughton from 1982. Very fond memories of that . Not sure it ever got a physical release but I know it's on KZbin.

[@toastyburger]

As a result of this list, I ordered Vampire Journals, Pale Blood, and El Vampiro.

[@teacherinrecovery]

Vampire Journals is great!!!

[@Premium610]

Thanks for the suggestions

[@michaelengle1413]

I can’t believe you left out Count Yorga, Vampire and it’s sequel the Return of Count Yorga from the 70s! They both are fantastic classics.

[@jameswesterman9283]

They scared the crap out of me as a kid,, I have no idea why my parents let me watch them when I was 7 and 8 years old

[@MarkSczygelski]

Great video Daniel! I’ve been enjoying the channel a lot over the past year or so. Congratulations on 50,000 subscribers! A few additional vampire movies to check out (if you haven’t already)- Blood and Roses 1960 directed by Roger Vadim. The Return of Dracula 1958 starring Francis Lederer. The two Blacula movies: Blacula and Scream Blacula Scream. The two Count Yorga movies: Count Yorga Vampire and The Return of Count Yorga. The three movies which make up the Bloodthirsty Trilogy from Toho studios in the early 70s: The Vampire Doll, Lake of Dracula, and the Evil of Dracula. and finally Black Sunday 1960 directed by Mario Bava.

[@kristyparlor7849]

Great list. I love Vampire movies. One of my fave obscure 90s vampire movie is Children of the Night.

[@d.christophertatum2936]

“Nick Knight” was a fun pilot for a series that later made it to air as “Forever Knight.” I remember enjoying “To Die For 2.” The first “To Die For” wasn’t that good, but I liked the second one. “Dance of the Damned,” later remade as “To Sleep With a Vampire” might be worth a look. “Midnight Kiss” from 1993 was fun. I mainlined vampire pop culture in the 1990’s.

[@hotterblood]

“Forever Knight” did a much better job with the material than “Nick Knight,” particularly with the characters of Janette and LaCroix, which IMHO is a big reason why it finally got picked up. (In one of the episodes of “Forever Knight,” they make fun of the “tan vampire” in “Love at First Bite.”) It was a shame that CBS killed their “Crimetime After Primetime” lineup; there was some fun stuff there.

[@toastyburger]

Forever Knight was a good series. Moonlight hit a similar vein with its vampire PI.

[@MrKSardonicus]

Great choices my friend! A few of my choices would be Bliss, Blood Vessel, The Addiction, and The Night Flier.

[@78Mustang]

Aaaahhh...Night Flier 👍🏻👍🏻😊

[@jojodancer1961]

Finally "The Night Stalker" my favorite go to of all time !!!!

[@marcraygun6290]

My friend adored my best friend is a vampire and had it on vhs backwhen we were in school in late 80s

[@EddieBloecher]

My Best friend is a Vampire came out my senior year in high school lol. It made it to HBO a year or so later and I watched it many times. Good fun

[@MrMetalminded]

Thanks for making this! Vampires are my favorite monster. There were quite a few on your list I had never heard of. It will be fun to check them out! I recently watched The Vourdalak. What a great recommendation that was! I watched it with subtitles and think leaving it in French adds to it. What a great ending too!

[@geoffreyfyfe2248]

6:22 - Even funnier in "Love at First Bite" is the reason WHY Dracula is kicked out of his home; the Communist Romanian government plans to turn Castle Dracula into a training facility for Olympians.

[@dirkdiggler9482]

With the passing of David Lynch, it’s worth mentioning that he actually did a vampire film that’s quite watchable called “Nadia” or “Nadja” (I think). It might still be available right here on YT.

[@MontagTheMagician]

my favorite obscure vampire movie is Dracula's Widow (1988), starring the original Emmanuelle herself, Sylvia Kristel. And if you're into Mexican horror, check out all the "Santo" Mexican wrestler horror movies. Especially Santo Vs The Vampire Women. Another great one is Night Of The Bloody Apes. One of the rare Mexican horror films with lots of gore and nudity.

[@RobertBowen-kv4oo]

Excellent list, a few you mentioned I've not seen. Good to see Pale Blood on the list, the movie was out of print for a long time, glad to get the reissue. A few of my favorite low budget obscure choices include Nightlife 1989 starring Ben Cross. A made for Cable movie, I have a VHS, so far not released to DVD. Geroge Romero's Martin might not be obscure, but it's a great take on the vampire genre. Count Yorga Returns 1971 a rare better sequel.

[@JMartin-s5b]

I absolutely love The Night Stalker tv series. It scared the crap out of me as a kid. The pilot movie is still unavailable on Amazon to buy, and so is the great sequel, The Night Strangler. Love them both Another great TV horror movie that scarred my young mind was The Norliss Tapes...also still unavailable on streaming Amazon as far as I know though you can pick it up in DVD. Dan Curtis was awesome!

[@J.I.Lourenco]

Hello I am Jardel and I am from Brazil, thanks a lot I did not know what watch this weekend now I know, I like so much the creatures of the night, thank you again!

[@josephclark4186]

Have you seen Daughter of Darkness from 1990? Anthony Perkins gives a great performance...

[@JacobWilliams-y5t]

I watched Jakob's Wife, The Shed, and Blood Vessel as a vampire triple feature a few years ago on Shudder. Enjoyed all 3.

[@PeteHawthorne]

David Gunn who plays the lead in Vampire Journals also plays Saul in The Convent from 2000 and is absolutely hilarious in it!

[@scloftin8861]

George Chakiris -- sounded like you were saying "Takiris" ... Good actor and still with us. Just re watched the Kolchak series and the first movie. Holds up well. I believe I've seen The Vampire on late night TV a long time ago. It wasn't bad. Don't recall if it was the one where the two vampires at a family gathering/party spend most of their time huddled together next to the punch bowl which was much funnier than I think it was supposed to be. Good selection.

[@paynephilip]

Love at first bite is one my favorites ! I liked Richard Benjamin in the film, but I think he is good in every film!

[@jweidenfeller311]

love pale blood one of my favorite underated vampire movies great soundtrack

[@weretacotm207]

Oh, I'm gonna watch Boys from County Hell this weekend, great vid!

[@cobwebschannel]

Nice! Thanks!

[@jonsmith792]

Hi Daniel, I am a long time horror movie fan and have recently discovered your channel. I love it. I've been watching horror movies since I was a kid way back in the early seventies. One thing I love about your videos is that you have introduced an old guy like me to new movies. This list is a perfect example of that. Night of the Devils and The Night Of the Walking Dead are totally new to me and I will be checking them out soon. Great job.

[@jjen5045]

I always suspected My Best Friend is a Vampire was cashing in on Teenwolf. Same vibes.

[@Philbert-s2c]

It's funny to see "The Night Stalker" on a list of obscure movies because when it premiered in 1972 it was the most watched television film ever made up to that point. Just about everybody growing up in the 1970's in the US saw it at one point or another. God, I'm old.

[@chronovore3726]

Nice list. There are certainly others. I always liked the Crypt of the Vampire (1964), also known as "Terror in the Crypt" or "La cripta e l’incubo". It's a Spanish-Italian production in black and white that might not be the highest quality but has a certain feel.

[@WaverBoy]

One of my fave videos of yours yet! I haven’t seen seven of those and they’re now all on my list! Thank you sir!

[@marksmith4128]

I always love the rather bloody "House Of Dark Shadows" and "Count Yorga, Vampire". "Blacula" was pretty fun too.

[@re10shun1]

Innocent Blood . Robert Loggia, and Don Rickles as vampires is not to be missed.

[@OrangeElixir]

After they knocked down his tan, George Hamilton made a great comic Dracula. Arte Johnson was a scream as Renfield. And I agree about casting Richard Benjamin as Van Helsing. He gave me a pain. Your movie list in the video is excellent. I was hoping, though, that you would have mentioned Count Yorga, Vampire and Lemora.

[@fredbergstrom4866]

Great video. I just saw Night of the Walking dead recently and I enjoyed it. Another one to check out is Saga of the Dracula's. Made around same time and similar vibe. As a fan of euro 70s horror it maybe right up your alley. Another that flies under the radar for made for 70s tv is The Vampire from 79. Richard Lynch portrays a vampire revived in modern time. Check them out!

[@TomFrichek]

Vampire's Coffin is just as good! My favorite Mexican horror from this era is Curse of the Crying Woman by a mile. It's the original interpretation of La Llarona, which is appropriate as it's a Mexican folk tale. Thanks for the video, my dude 10/10 fricheks

[@jamesjimbob71]

I had love at first bite on vhs when i was a kid, boys from county hell i a good film

[@Dalekzilla]

Two vampire movies which have become rather obscure and forgotten by many are also two of the very best vampire movies ever made.....Larry Fessenden's Habit and the Lili Taylor vehicle The Addiction. Can't believe you missed both of those.

[@TonyThompson1981]

The Forsaken, from 2001, is one of my favorite underrated vampire movies. It's probably one of my favorite vampire movies... period.

[@blacklotus654]

The 2 guys who played alien brothers from outer space in a tv series called "Roswell". Their last names are very similar.

[@darkstarr2540]

I'm suprised Beverly Hills Vamp never had a blu-ray release. Great picks.

[@alanmacfarlane8674]

Here's one I wonder if you've seen or heard of: The Shrine. Made in 2010. It's probably an indie, lower-budget movie. I'm spoiling a little by saying it's a vampire movie, but that's what makes it so awesome because it starts as one thing and ends as another. I never see anyone talk about it, but I thought it as actually brilliant.

[@thecosmicplayerstv4637]

Great video! Idk if you've reviewed Vampir 2021 yet but it's one of those that got lost in the shuffle. I saw it recently and thought it was a pretty good indy slow burn.

[@frankb821]

How did I not know about "Pale Blood?'' I swear, you're always one step ahead of me brother!

[@alexbastani9150]

one of the seventies kids - i grew up on 'Love at First Bite', so I always thought George Hamilton was the prefect parody of the dark Frank Langella who was the Dracula of that decade Also, though Richard Benjamin as the Van Helsing descendent was hilarious - I guess you had to be there.

[@thevampiregabriel]

Vampire Journals is my favourite vampire movie. Also a big fan of Pale Blood! My recommendations for obscure vampire films/tv movies are: “Kiss of the Damned” (2012) starring Milo Ventimiglia from Heroes, Dance of the Damned (1989) starring Starr Andreeff who played Iris in Vampire Journals, Graveyard Shift aka Central Park Driver (1986), To Die For (1989 and its sequel Sons of Darkness: To Die for II), Blood Ties (1991) starring Michelle Johnson, Nightmare Classics: Carmilla (1989) starring Meg Tilly, and finally Grave of the Vampire (1972).

[@janeburkhart4051]

Great video. I love a good vampire movie!

[@brianomara978]

I finally watched Jacob’s Wife. What a blast!

[@fredbergstrom4866]

I really am starting to enjoy vintage Mexican horror. They really nail a gothic look. First one I ever saw was the Santo Vampire woman MSTK movie. I really enjoyed it more than I should have

[@nathanowen1328]

Near Dark may be a bit bloody for you, but its a great slice of 80's nostalgia for me. Also, if you like My Best Friend, an early Jim Carrey vehicle called Once Bitten has very similar vibes. Finally, Robert Sean Leonard grew up to be Wilson on House.

[@AntonyEvershed]

Thanks for these, there are a few I haven't seen, I started watching Vampire movies from around the world, and recommend Livide(2011,France), Rigor Mortis (2013, Hong-Kong), Dead & Beautiful (2022, Taiwan), All The Moons (2020, Spain), Frostbitten (2007, Sweden) and Night Watch (2004, Russia)

[@shampooh8r]

There is this vampire movie made in Canada and it had Alice Cooper in it as a bartender who turns out to be an ancient vampire. It is called Suck and it's about a failing rock band who became a big success because their female guitarist and singer got turned into a vampire by a powerful vampire named Queenie.

[@vonVile]

Byzantium (2012) is a must see with a unique take on vampire lore. Vamp (1986) is the 80s vampire movie nobody talks about.

[@darkstarr2540]

O negative is much sweeter then B positive. I find it goes down smoother lol.

[@Animalover205]

I'm not from the 70's, but I have seen The Night Stalker, as well as the series, Kolchek, the night stalker. It was an amazing series

[@davidjones6470]

Excellent upload sir, Great Thumbnail,

[@loulou7963]

I so love the night stalker. The Norliss tapes too is so creepy

[@shannondore]

I was so happy to see "Love at First Bite" and "Kolchak: the Night Stalker" on your list two of my favorites. Kolchak also investigated a female vampire in season 1, episode 4. It was a good episode. If you haven't seen it already, "Blood and Donuts" (1995) was pretty good. Also, look up the Korean film "Thirst" (2009) it's great.

[@aesgaard41]

Here's a few more vampire flicks you might not know about: Lemora (1973), Desire (1982), Embrace of the Vampire (2005), Countess Dracula (1971), Twins of Evil (1971), Castle of Blood (1964) and Crypt of Vampires (1963)

[@agentprvctr]

Just watched Lemora this past wknd. Not what I expected at all. The end sort of dragged, but the performances were great and they nailed the southern gothic creepiness even though it was filmed in Pomona.

[@aesgaard41]

@@agentprvctr It's one of my favorite movies. Less horror, more plot and the ending is kind of open to interpretation. I guess it's not everyone's type.

[@raulcruz716]

A few of my insights: I never considered the David Warner character in MY BEST FRIEND IS A VAMPIRE as "evil" perse, more like misguided and gung ho about his beliefs about vampires being evil, THE NIGHT OF THE DEVILS, I've seen this dubbed into Castilian and I think the movie might have resonated alot with Spanish audiences because that country has a real huge social divide between urban folk and the rural communities that ties in deeply with the Spanish civil war, countries like Spain, Italy and Mexico seem to have parts of their countries that exist in different time periods as big cities were modern and industrialized while you go to the rural towns and it's still common to get around by horse drawn wagons, in that respect it has a lot in common with Mexico's EL VAMPIRO, that film's hero played by Abel Salazar is a big city doctor who goes to a small village which seems stuck in the 1880s, he's in fact more out of place there than the European count played by German Robles. As for LOVE AT FIRST BITE perhaps you don't realize that Richard Benjamin who plays the Van Helsing descendant was a pretty big comedy star in the 70s, though unfortunately forgotten about by modern audiences. It shouldn't be surprising that the studio would want to focus plenty of screen time on him. As for THE NIGHT STALKER it was based on a now obscure story by Jeff Rice with quite a bit of notable changes, some due to network "requests" and others to make certain characters more appealing to the audience, particularly Carl Kolchak himself who is nothing like he is in the tv movies and series, Darren McGavin plays the character as the unsung hero who even though the system will beat him down he'll still rise to the occasion and save the day, the Jeff Rice Kolchak is a sleezy, down on his luck and drunk reporter who thinks if he can crack a serial killer case he'll be back on top not realizing that the killer is a vampire. The story uses the sleezy underbelly of the Las Vegas nightlife as the background to the story and ABC had some reservations about some of the concepts and characters in the book so they were either toned down or left out of the tv movie, however when the ratings came back big ABC wanted a sequel right away and this time they allowed Dan Curtis a bit more leeway and he got to use some characters from the original story not seen in the first tv movie.

[@Vates104]

I love Kolchak! I was a kid then. I love the other movie and the series too.

[@Eoraptor1]

One movie I thought never got enough love was Only Lovers Left Alive. It dealt with how, as a practical matter, a vampire got along in the modern world, what with forensic investigation - you can't just drain and dump people, blood born diseases, depression, and needing to travel any long distances as a vampire. As much as a loved the original Fright Night, I couldn't imagine Jerry Dandridge existing for hundreds of years without EVERYONE knowing there was a vampire living in the neighborhood. Same thing in Buffy the Vampire Slayer; how does everyone in Sunnydale not know there are vampires? Also, add me to the list of people who found Richard Benjamin annoying in Love at First Bite. JAMES

[@stefanjakubowski8222]

@@Eoraptor1 my wife introduced to that movie, I grew to really like it

[@davidj.thompson]

Jerry Dandridge was just moving in at the film's start.

[@Eoraptor1]

@@davidj.thompson Yes, I realize this. In Fright Night 2 his sister says he had been a vampire for centuries. I just wonder how he lasted that long rolling the way he did. He bit a semi-nude fashion model fangs out right in front of a window. JAMES

[@davidj.thompson]

@@Eoraptor1 Yeah, fictional semi-immortals seem to get away with a lot...like Heinlein's "Lazarus Long" who often, to me, seemed like a dick. But, he was a "lovable rougue", too wonderful to take a bullet to the head for ignoring social norms. Don't get me wrong: I like "Time Enough for Love", which doesm't make much sense with my earlier complaints, I'm sure... Ah, hell...I just turned 69 and want to live forever, too!

[@KyleWessels-c8z]

Loved the "Night Stalker" series when I was a kid. Looked forward to every episode, and was disappointed when it was cancelled. They never gave them a budget that would of made it easier to suspend disbelief. The corporate executives set this up to fail, and it could have been an excellent show.

[@mikepercival7424]

I know its on KZbin but if you can find a better copy, Vampire (tv movie) from 1979 starring Richard Lynch was interesting. I saw it in the early 80's and the opening really stuck with me.

[@SFBenjaminK]

Children's of the night 😘

[@kpowers]

I will throw this out there since you had the Night Stalker TV Movie on your list. Another 70'S Vampires TV Episode is called "Space Vampire" from Buck Rogers in the 25th century. I highly suggest you check it out if you haven't already

[@Dennis-nm4qh]

Great list👍 the only one that I have seen is Love at first bite, must check out some of the other ones🤔 I don’t know if you have covered Innocent Blood from 1992 directed by John Landis but definitely check that one out😉

[@jedaplays]

The Fearless Vampire Killers was one of the first vampire movies I watched on TV as a preteen.

[@laristokrato106]

May I suggest, Children of the Night(1991), From the Dark(2014), Eternal(2004), and Dracula's Dog(1978).

[@Anebrd]

I love The Night Stalker tv show. I didn't know there was a movie! :D

[@dannystaton5386]

You would be surprised how many people have not seen THE NIGHT FLIER

[@SpartacusAudion]

The Night Stalker was a Dan "Dark Shadows" Curtis production.

[@hollywoodm316]

Love at first bite is a great movie. I Love It