There's No Such Thing as Vampires

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There's No Such Thing as Vampires
Directed byLogan Thomas
Written by Aric Cushing
Logan Thomas
Produced byAric Cushing
Andrea Kaufman
Raven Dia Saul
Logan Thomas
StarringEmma Holzer
Josh Plasse
Aric Cushing
Music byLogan Thomas
Release date
  • August 28, 2020 (2020-08-28)(FrightFest)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

There's No Such Thing as Vampires is a 2020 horror film that was directed by Logan Thomas. It is based on a script written by Thomas and Aric Cushing, who also starred.

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The film premiered in the United Kingdom and United States in August 2020 at the film festivals FrightFest and Dances With Films, respectively, prior to its release in 2021.

Synopsis

Joshua interrupts a showing of Nosferatu in order to warn the viewers that vampires are very real, only to be taunted by a cowled figure, Maximilian. With Maximilian in pursuit, Joshua flees to the desert and gets involved in a motor vehicle collision with Ariel. The two flee after Ariel experiences a vision of her dead mother. They head to a friend of Ariel's, David, in hopes that he can help them evade potential harm and death.

Cast

Production

Director Logan Thomas worked with American actor and writer Aric Cushing to pen the film's script. The two had previously worked together on the 2011 film The Yellow Wallpaper and Thomas did not want to make a similar film for his follow up. Cushing suggested several plots, all of which Thomas declined until Cushing suggested one about "a couple of people being out in the desert, basically being stalked in the desert by a Nosferatu or possible vampire". [1] Thomas wanted the film to be a road movie and to "add something new to the vampire myth", so he wanted to "combine the other stuff that I would rather do, something closer to the original Mad Max or Terminator , and bring that idea and level of myth to it." [1] Other inspirations for the film came from the film Fright Night and 80s horror films in general. [2]

Casting for the movie took about six to ten weeks and principal photography for There's No Such Thing as Vampires wrapped in 2017. [3] [1]

Release

There's No Such Thing as Vampires had its United Kingdom premiere at the August 2020 digital edition of FrightFest on August 28, 2020, [4] followed by its North American premiere at Dances With Films on August 29, 2020. [5] The film had a reduced number of screenings at other film festivals due to multiple festivals cancelling that year's events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

Reception

There's No Such Thing as Vampires holds a rating of 75% at review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on eight reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. [6]

Sequel

Thomas has expressed interest in continuing the film via a sequel or a soft reboot miniseries via a streaming provider such as Netflix. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Hughes, Kat (August 26, 2020). "Interview: Director Logan Thomas on 'There's No Such Thing as Vampires' [FrightFest 2020]". The Hollywood News. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  2. ↑ "Five FrightFest Facts From Logan Thomas director of There's No Such Thing as Vampires | Love Horror film reviews and news". 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  3. ↑ unclecreepy (2017-04-26). "Exclusive First Look: There's No Such Things as Vampires". Dread Central. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  4. ↑ "THERES NO SUCH THINGS AS VAMPIRES". FRIGHTFEST DIGITAL EDITION 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  5. ↑ "THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS VAMPIRES". DWF:LA 2020 VIRTUAL FILM FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
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