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Vampire Horror movies

Predatory undead horror with secrecy and hunting, often mixing temptation, control, and life-or-death stakes.

Underworld: Blood Wars

1. Underworld: Blood Wars

Fantasy Action Thriller Science Fiction Horror
5.8
20161h 31min

Overview

Vampire death dealer Selene fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David and his father Thomas, she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and Vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Themes

Betrayal and loyalty, Power and manipulation, Leadership legitimacy, Rebirth and power, Blood memories, Faction loyalty under pressure

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Bloodsucking Bastards

2. Bloodsucking Bastards

Comedy Horror Dark Comedy Vampire Horror
5.7
20151h 24min

Overview

A down on his luck cubicle worker and his slacker best friend discover their new boss is a vampire who is turning their coworkers into the un-dead.

Themes

Loyalty versus ambition, Power and control at work, Group conformity under stress, Office politics under siege, Outsider threat within team, Performance-driven leadership

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
The Roku Channel
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A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

3. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

Horror Romance Vampire Horror Dark Romance
6.9
20141h 41min

Overview

In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.

Themes

Violence as currency, Vampire presence, Loneliness under pressure, Exploitation and desire, Power dynamics and dependency, Vulnerability and restraint

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Kanopy
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Dracula Untold

4. Dracula Untold

Horror Action Fantasy Vampire Horror Epic Action
6.2
20141h 32min

Overview

Vlad Tepes is a great hero, but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1,000 boys, he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in order to get the power to destroy his enemies and agrees to go from hero to monster as he's turned into the mythological vampire, Dracula.

Themes

Family under threat, Duty versus power, Temptation by dark powers, Protective desperation, Power corrupts heroism, Loss of humanity

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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What We Do in the Shadows

5. What We Do in the Shadows

Comedy Horror Parody Vampire Horror
7.6
20141h 26min

Overview

Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.

Themes

Communal living tension, Secrecy vs exposure, Interpersonal hierarchies, Modern life pressures, Boundary maintenance, Identity negotiation

Available on

Apple TV
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

6. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Action Fantasy Horror Supernatural Fantasy Vampire Horror
5.9
20121h 45min

Overview

President Lincoln's mother is killed by a supernatural creature, which fuels his passion to crush vampires and their slave-owning helpers.

Themes

Betrayal and loyalty, Forbidden alliances, Secrecy and revelation, Power through violence, Abolitionist politics and war, Systemic oppression and resistance

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Underworld: Awakening

7. Underworld: Awakening

Fantasy Action Horror Epic Action Vampire Horror
6.3
20121h 28min

Overview

Having escaped years of imprisonment, vampire warrioress Selene finds herself in a changed world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species. Now Selene must battle the humans and a frightening new breed of super Lycans to ensure the death dealers' survival.

Themes

Loyalty and betrayal, Conspiracy and manipulation, Coexistence under threat, Genetic experimentation ethics, Hybrid identity tension, Human versus immortal warfare

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Priest

8. Priest

Action Fantasy Horror Epic Action Dark Fantasy
5.7
20111h 27min

Overview

In an alternate world, humanity and vampires have warred for centuries. After the last Vampire War, the veteran Warrior Priest lives in obscurity with other humans inside one of the Church's walled cities. When the Priest's niece is kidnapped by vampires, the Priest breaks his vows to hunt them down. He is accompanied by the niece's boyfriend, who is a wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Hunter ethics vs personal ties, Alliance against annihilation, Rebellion at the margins, Religious authority vs autonomy, Outpost fortress vulnerability, Postwar survival dynamics

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Let Me In

9. Let Me In

Drama Horror Mystery Vampire Horror Coming-of-Age Drama
7.1
20101h 56min

Overview

A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian. A remake of the movie “Let The Right One In” which was an adaptation of a book.

Themes

Secrecy and guardianship, Bullying and retaliation, Boundaries and intrusion, Vulnerability and resilience, Protection versus danger, Otherness and isolation

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Thirst

10. Thirst

Drama Horror Thriller Vampire Horror Mindfuck Thriller
7.1
20092h 14min

Overview

A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfusion of unknown origin brings him back to life. Now, he’s torn between faith and bloodlust, and has a newfound desire for the wife of a childhood friend.

Themes

Moral ambiguity under pressure, Religious guilt versus craving, Public faith versus private desire, Private betrayal and danger, Deception under scrutiny, Bodily transformation and ethics

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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