Despite its Troma release and the presence of Lloyd Kaufman in the film, this Thierry Paya directed film from 2010 has more in common with New Extremity from its native France than the normal fare from the Troma table.
It’s a portmanteau film with a wraparound based on a truck stop with the two customers and the waitress telling stories to pass the time. It starts with a truck pulling up and the trucker ordering a beer. When he starts to tell his story, he is accused of being a drunk, and admits to it – worrying given the large vehicle he pulled up in.
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The stories include one about a pair of cannibal lesbians (not the reason for the mention, though cannibalism and vampirism skate closely together), one about a child eating ogress (or so the credits suggest, listing Marie-Pierre Vincent in that role, though there is also a hint of the character being a witch), which draws in on numerous fairytales to inform its narrative, and one about sisters who violently escape their incestuous father to head to the city to see a musical star.
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It is from the ogress’ story that we get the mention – I had seen the term vampirism used regarding the film but this is not accurate. The child-eater does primarily eat children (she can’t resist chowing on an adult at one point but can’t keep the flesh down). However, it is at her home when a cop (Bertrand Patrzek) shows up and demands an interview with her that we get the mention of vampires. In a standoff, on comfy sofas, she pulls a knife and he a crucifix and then splashes her with holy water, to no avail, accusing her of being a vampire. She isn’t and so he leaves (he only does vampires) – gunning down a grey faced visitor as he leaves (the neighbour) and suggesting the ogress stake her (though she doesn't as she has a crocodile to feed the cadaver to).
A mention in passing and a vampire hunter (and credited as such). The film is interesting, though I felt the stories lacked denouement. The imdb page is here.
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