Two friends, Jack Frost and Nat, survive the war in Afghanistan... but the intensity of the war changes both men in irreversible ways. Jack Frost becomes a masterful painter and con man. Nat becomes a vampire. These two former friends are now pitted against one another as these lifestyles naturally cause conflict to arise. A classic con-artist-has-to-kill-his-now-vampire-former-best-friend story. Also, Gary Busey is here as an art collector and advice distributor... for whole minutes at a time.—Zeke Zee
San Diego, present day: The murders are starting again. A girl hasbeen found with two holes in her neck and her body totally drained ofblood. Lt Dan Richardson [Shane Pliskin] knows what it is but doesn't believe it, so hecalls in blind art-dealer Micah [Gary Busey]. Micah confirms the lieutenant's suspicionthat a vampire is at work and reminds him of the previous lesson learnedby Jack Frost, who was forced to kill his best friend Nat McKenzie whenNat became a vampire.
Russian-occupied Northern Afghanistan, August 1989: Captain JackFrost [Jeff Manzanares] and his team of mercenary fighters were on a tour of duty inAfghanistan when they were confronted by several natives who asked them tokill and burn the body of a supposed "monster" who had just killed severalvillagers, including a little girl. While Jack debated what to do, hisbuddy Nat [Charles Lister] taunted the man and was unpleasantly surprised when the creepclamped onto his arm, biting him and drawing blood. Looking into themonster's eyes, Nat realized then and there that what the natives weresaying about the man being a monster was true, so Nat shot him on thespot. Later, they burned his body.
Mountaintop Mercenary Camp, Bacanora, Northern Mexico, a year later:Jack had returned to civilian life as a budding artist/writer, while Natand the rest of the mercenaries had taken a job helping some Mexicangeneral overthrow the Bacanora government. It was the night before theywere to return to the States, and they were having a little party tocelebrate their success when they found themselves the target of anambush. Everyone was massacred, except for Nat who managed to leap out awindow, falling hundreds of feet to his death in a mountain gorge.
San Diego, a week later: Nat's wife Nancy [Karen Bailey] learned that Nat was dead.She relayed the message to Jack, who learned from Micah that the ambushwas ordered by the general himself. Two days later, Jack infiltrated thegeneral's camp in Bacanora and killed them all. Unbeknown to anyone, Nathad survived his fall and was making his way north, back to San Diego. Hereturned home to Nancy but, when Nancy awoke one morning to see Natstanding over her with fangs bared and a hungry look on his face, sherealized that Nat had changed. She ran to Jack, taking with her a bookabout vampires that Nat had given her to return to Micah. It was then thatJack consulted Micah, who told him that, if Nat believed himself to be avampire, Jack would have to kill him. So, Jack went in search of Nat. Hefound him living in a cavern under an old church. Nat promised that, ifJack were to leave him alone, he wouldn't kill him. But, when Nat preyedon Nancy and on Jack's girlfriend Jill, Jack knew what he had to do. Hecommissioned Micah to fashion some bullets--brass with rosewood tips. ThenJack went looking for Nat. In an old cemetery, Jack was forced to shootand kill his buddy.
San Diego, present day: Micah and Lt Richardson are still standingover the body of the dead girl, wondering who could be the vampire. Jackhas already killed both Nat and Nancy. Micah explains that the tendency tobecome a vampire lies dormant until the carrier eventually dies, so itcould be someone that Nat bit years earlier. As Micah gets into his car,he takes off his sunglasses and looks out the window.
