 October 8th
Fright Night (1985)
An eighties vampire classic that doesn't go down the usual routes but borrows from the likes of Hitchcock's Rear Window instead of genre faves in an updating of the 'Boy who cries wolf' scenario with ingenious results.
William Ragsdale plays a teen who is convinced a vampire has just moved in next door, however his girlfriend, mum and best mate really aren't, nor is washed up late night tv horror host Roddy McDowell when Ragsdale approaches him for help.
Fright Night gives us some surprisingly complex character relationships that put it on a level above your typical eighties fright flick, yet it doesn't stint on the horror either especially in the mouth watering finale where practical gore and make up FX reign supreme. Chris Sarandon makes for a charismatic vampire in a film perfect for October Horror Movie Marathons.
Eureka's Blu-ray looks terrific and has a strong two channel sound. There's more extras than you can shake a wooden stake at.
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