Summaries

A young man, born of a rape committed by a legendary vampire against a living woman, vows to locate and vanquish his undead father.

Details

Keywords
  • psychotronic film
  • vampire versus vampire
  • night school
  • child born of rape
  • baby vampire
Genres
  • Horror
Release date Oct 12, 1972
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Fern Dell, Griffith Park, Hollywood, California, USA
Production companies Millenium Productions

Box office

Budget $50000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 31m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

In the 17th C, Charles and Sarah Croyden were vampires hunted by the Church of England. In 1846, Sarah Croyden was burned as a vampire in Salem, Mass. In the late 1930's, Caleb Croft [Michael Pataki], murderer and rapist, was accidentally electrocuted in Boston. Three years later he rises from his grave.

Based on the idea that Croyden and Croft are the same 'man', the movie opens in the graveyard where Croft awakens, kills a college student, and rapes the girlfriend. She gives birth to baby James Eastman who prefers blood to human milk. Some 30 years later, James [William Smith] attempts to avenge Mom by seeking out his vampire father who has now become Adrian Lockwood, college professor of mythology. A few night classes, seances, and cold murders later, son exposes father and stakes him with a table leg through the heart. At this moment, son cuts his vampire teeth, and the movie ends with "The End--or is it?"

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