Vampire Secrets
Vampire Secrets is a 2006 docudrama about the mythology and lifestyle of vampires, produced by Indigo Films for the History Channel, and narrated by Corey Burton.
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| Directed by | Diana Zaslaw |
| Written by | Josh Rosen Katherine Ramsland |
| Produced by | Diana Zaslaw |
| Narrated by | Corey Burton |
| Cinematography | Yoram Astrakhan |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The documentary features the history of vampires from Indian (Hindu goddess Kali), Greek, and Chinese origins, and references to the Bible and ancient Mesopotamia.[1]
Content
Other topics include:
- Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, Dracula[2][3]
- James Spalding, a Scotsman, 1632
- Elizabeth Báthory
- Haidamaque, Hungary, 1715
- Blood ritual[4][5]
- Anne Rice's vampire novels
- Vampire: The Masquerade: Rod Ferrell (VTM role-player from Murray, Kentucky who thought he was a real vampire), killed two people in Eustis, Florida, USA, and was sentenced to death (but reduced to life imprisonment)[6]
- Sex appeal: Nosferatu (1922 film), 1931 film with Béla Lugosi (The Master of Horror), Vampirella, Demonlover; and others.
- Vampire underground and gothic subculture: Susan Walsh (researcher for The Village Voice) who falls for a purported "living vampire" (Christian) and disappears in January 1996
- Psychic vampire (Rasputin, aura photography, Joe H. Slate[7]), Sanguine, vampire lifestylers
The documentary also features commentaries by authors Katherine Ramsland,[8] and J. Gordon Melton, parapsychologist Loyd Auerbach, psychic vampire author and spokesperson Michelle Belanger,[9] Father Sebastiaan,[10] forensic biologist Mark Benecke, professor Thomas Garza,[11] and others.
Cast
- Deborah Rombaut as Demon Woman
- Adrian Balbontin as Gaspard Robilette
- Lyndsey Nelson as Susan Walsh
- Scott Updegrave as Richard Wendorf
- Christa Bella as Elizabeth Bathory
- Jack Sale as Rod Ferrell
- Thais Harris as Katherine Ramsland
- Dan Higgins as James Spalding
- George Mauro as Bram Stoker
- Kari Wishingrad as Bathory Chambermaid
- Jeffery Davis as Vampire
- Justin Rodgers Hall as Vampire
- Peter Stack as Ficzk
Reception
The film received rather poor critical reception,[12] DVD Talk finding it "redundant".[13]
References
- "Vampire Secrets". Topdocumentary.
- Jones, Stephen (2011-08-04). The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 18. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-1-78033-277-2.
- Rocca, Daniele Della (2017-04-11). Dracula (in Italian). Youcanprint. ISBN 978-88-926-5964-3.
- "Vampire Secrets". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- Sebastiaan, Father (2010-09-01). Vampyre Sanguinomicon: The Lexicon of the Living Vampire. Weiser Books. ISBN 978-1-60925-314-1.
- See the 2002 film Vampire Clan.
- Author of Investigations into Kirlian Photography: Final Technical Report, United States Army Missile Research and Development Command, 1977.
- The Science of Vampires
- "Review of Vampire Secrets on DVD - Page 2 of 2 - DVDTOWN.com". www.dvdtown.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- Publisher of The Vampyre Almanac and a "living vampire".
- "Vampire Secrets" with Dr. Garza on the History Channel Archived 2007-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, director, Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREEES), University of Texas at Austin
- "TV guide". NPR.
- "DVD Talk". www.dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
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