This BBC production from 1982 was directed by Renny Rye and, first airing on New Years Eve, it was kind of in the mould of the classic Christmas Ghost Stories but was a children’s production. As such it was more a mystery than anything. It had a sense of atmosphere and minor unease for sure but no horror at its heart and it was not made for scares.
It followed schoolgirl Tess (Judith Allchurch) and her friend David (Ian A. Stevens) as they conducted a school local history project and investigated the death of Abigail Parkes (Joanne James) a young Victorian woman who died in what was deemed a suicide. As they investigate Tess starts to dream about Abigail and then see her. It becomes apparent that her death was not what it seemed and that there might be more of a tie between Tess and Abigail then she could have known.
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| Daniel D'Arcy as Dracula |
The vampire aspect is fleeting and actually confirmed by the credits rather than in film. Towards the beginning of the film there is a film shown on TV (clips made for the show, I believe), and we see a figure in a graveyard and a Victorian style funeral in the same location. There is a mention in the dialogue of the living dead but it is the credits that suggest the figure is Count Dracula (Daniel D'Arcy). So, it is a fleeting visitation of a vampire film within the film – my thanks to Kim Newman whose Daily Dracula feature put me onto this.
The imdb page is here.
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3 comments:
Hello, I have other question. I'm in the business of movie list and my space vampire list is very short. Any new option? Thanks!
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Hi Imaginauta, this tag: https://taliesinttlg.blogspot.com/search/label/alien%20vampire should give you plenty to consider (just one thought on your initial list, Not of this Earth has been made three times
Thanks!
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