Title: Darkness: The Vampire Version

AKA: Leif Jonker's Darkness

Year: 1992

Cast: Gary Miller, Michael Gisick, Randall Aviks, Cena Donham, Steve Brown, Lisa Franz, Bill Hooper, Christopher Owen Michael, Jake Euker, Veronica Page Dennen, Bob Lower, Jodie Way, Brian Cardwell, Michael J. Martin, Ross Boehringer

Director: Leif Jonker

Available to Rent\Buy in the UK: Was released uncut on the now defunct screen edge label therefore is now deleted and yet to be reisued

Pre Cert Video Label:

Current Video label: Screen Edge

Story:

Three youths return late one night to their homes in a small town after a late night rock concert, they are all forced to kill their familys in self defence after they launch a savage attack on them. One of them is rescued by another teenager called Toby, who then tells them that a vampire by the name of Levin is going from town to town turning a handfull of people into vampires and therefore creating an epidemic of vampires.

The vampires actually have more of zombie tendancies here so they don't just suck blood but tend to tear through the flesh and drench themselves with the blood of their victims as well as drinking it, all four youths armed with shot guns, pistols and machetes are forced to flee their homes and do battle with the undead.

Dungeon Masters Opinion:

This film is like Lucio Fulci on steroids, this is actually an insane film. It was filmed on a shoestring budget and was never intended for public audience but someone was so impressed it ended up doing rounds at film festivals all over the world in the early 90's. The acting, the music is impressive and the gore is absoulutely insane. My only problem with the this flick though is that it could do with alittle more lighting as some scenes are too dark to see what is going on, I have never seen so many exploding heads in one movie. If you are into gore then I suggest you see thi film if you get the oportunity.

Rating: 7/10