Short Film: Midnight Thirst

This was a 2016 film directed by Deanna Meske, which came in around the twelve-minute mark. I came across it because its sequel was on demand at Amazon and found this on YouTube.

Starting in a house, a six-years-old girl called Rachel (Kaitlyn Covey) awakens to a noise. She calls out for her daddy but the figure that enters the room is a vampire (Dan Paz) and she screams.

Her mother, Jocelin (Deanna Meske), is driving home having picked up an anniversary present for her husband. On the radio a newscaster (Wade O'Harra) talks about police hunting down the vampire menace, about the penalties for harbouring a vampire and about keeping doors locked at night. She turns into the driveway and, when she gets into the house, finds a Dear John letter from her husband mentioning that she can keep custody of Rachel.

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Running to the girl she finds her with marks on her neck and fangs in her mouth. It becomes quickly clear that Rachel is going to need blood and – as a good mother – Jocelin will provide for her. She does cut her own arm but she needs a more sustainable source and, of course, a babysitter… It just so happens that Kiona (Avery Gonzales) rings about the advert Jocelin has posted.

What will happen – you’ll have to watch the short to find out. The imdb page is here.