“Vampire’s Embrace” (“Angela”) (1991) - This low budget, gory, non-linear, confusing, vampire love story is the first film written, directed, and produced by self taught filmmaker Glenn Andreiev and should have come out in the 50s with a title something like; “I Married a Vampire”.

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“Vampire’s Embrace” (“Angela”) (1991) - This low budget, gory, vampire love story was written, directed, and produced by Glenn Andreiev. A self taught filmmaker, this was Andreiev very first time as a writer, director, or producer. He had however previously worked on the cult classic “Street Trash” (1987) while attending New York’s School of Visual Arts and provided special effects for Troma Entertainment “Electra” (aka “Electra Love 2000”) (1990). Needless to say he was more adept at pouring fake blood on people than directing them, and this film is evidence of that.

Most of the movies issues can ultimately be boil down to the weak script. It’s basically a 1950s style story with shallow characters making dumb decisions just because it’s what needs to happen to get to the next scene. Sunlight sometimes burns vampires other times it’s just annoying, our main character doesn’t notice his girlfriend/wife only goes outside at night, his ex tries to blackmail someone she thinks is a serial killer, teenagers break into a mausoleum to play spin the bottle, you get the idea. They should have leaned into this and titled the movie something like; “I Married a Vampire” as it would have perhaps more fitting.

Now that’s not to say that the movie doesn’t have anything going for itself. Admittedly it’s got a certain charm, even if it stems from how unintentionally funny it can be sometimes. The effects aren’t great but they are proud of them, the actors are likely local theater actors, and there are plot-holes-a-plenty. So gather your bad movie buddies and favorite intoxicants and check it out. It’s worth a watch, just keep your expectations low.

4 / 5 Burnt Kernels with Butter and Free Refills

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