Vampires have proven to be eerie and dramatically potent figures in the realm of dark fantasy, and PALE BLOOD positively aches to do something original with the lore of the undead. But the film never overcomes a serious anemia of good ideas and ways to handle them.
As the story opens, the body of a young Los Angeles woman has been found drained of blood, third in a series of killings by an unknown fiend dubbed the "Vampire Killer." Enter Michael Fury (George Chakiris), a mystery man of European origin who has an interest in the Vampire Killer. Through an
agency he hires a Nosferatu-obsessed researcher, Lori (Pamela Ludwig), to help him; it's not clear whe...
Released:
1992
Rated:
R
Length:
94 mins