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Subspecies (1991)

R 08/08/1991 Horror, Fantasy 1h 24m
53%
User
Score
5.7/10
83%

The night has fangs.

Overview

Three students get caught in the struggle between a good vampire and his evil brother in the Transylvanian mountains.

Ted Nicolaou

Director

David Pabian

Screenplay

Jackson Barr

Screenplay

Part of the Subspecies Collection

Includes Subspecies and other great movies.

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Top Billed Cast

Anders Hove

Anders Hove

Radu

Angus Scrimm

Angus Scrimm

King Vladislav

Laura Mae Tate

Laura Mae Tate

Michele

Irina Movilă

Irina Movilă

Mara

Michelle McBride

Michelle McBride

Lillian

Ivan J. Rado

Ivan J. Rado

Karl

Mara Grigore

Mara Grigore

Rosa

Adrian Vâlcu

Adrian Vâlcu

Ian

Michael Watson

Michael Watson

Stefan

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Media

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Reviews

A review by tmdb17996075

Written on September 15, 2018

As a major horror fan, for some reason, vampire flicks never really appealed to me entirely. I may enjoy the old classics from time to time, like, Tod Browning's "Dracula" (1931) or "Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens" (1922), but that is mostly because I enjoy the old cinematographic style and the declamatory acting. However, I grew up in a time where vampires were mostly portrayed as cool, elegant, interesting, charismatic, sexy and even fun. Not necessarily a bad thing per se, but I feel that this new wave of vampires tends to draw away from the horror genre and leans towards a more approachable, romantic and even comedic tone. Of course, vampires have been always described as charming and captivating to a certain degree, and while many films succeed in making them attractive, they f...

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A review by Wuchak

Written on November 10, 2022

**_Transylvanian castles, torches, villages, superstitious locals and… vampires_**

Two college gals meet their friend in Romania to study the region’s culture and folklore (Laura Tate, Michelle McBride and Irina Movila). They are forced to reside at an ancient fortress due to a busy festival wherein they meet a handsome man researching nocturnal creatures (Michael Watson). Unfortunately, an evil vampire is on the loose at a nearby castle and takes interest in the women (Anders Hove).

"Subspecies” (1991) is gothic horror in the modern-day that’s similar to Dracula flicks, just with a different antagonist. It was the first American film to be shot in Romania after the breakdown of the Iron Curtain. Romania, incidentally, was the sole country in Eastern Europe to overthrow its s...

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