Project Detail

The Vampires of Bloody Island

Synopsis

The Vampires of Bloody Island is a cult British vampire comedy that injects a strong modern humour into the classic vampire films of the Hammer generation.

In her crumbling castle clinging to the rocks of a Cornish island, a vampire noblewoman, Morticia de'Ath (Pamela Kempthorne), aided by an unconventional alchemist Dr N. Sane (John Snelling) and a resurrected corpse, Grunt, (Leon Hamilton) makes a radical scientific discovery of importance to vampires worldwide.

To complete her mission, Morticia commands her dead manservant to lure two innocent soft drink sellers from London towards the deeply superstitious village of Bloody Bay, and the much feared Bloody Island.
Morticia ensnares the pair but is interrupted by the vampire hunter (and ex-window cleaner) Professor Van Rental (Oliver Gray).

Morticia revives her vast and heavily armed vampire army and engages in two similtanious battles: one large, loud and bloody, the other small and deeply personal!

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Features
Running time
116 mins
Format
DV
Director
Allin Kempthorne 1st Feature
Producer
Carl Thomas
Co-Producer
Carl Thomas
Editor
Allin Kempthorne
Screenwriter
Allin Kempthorne, Pamela Kempthorne
Director of Photography
Greg Houlgate
Sound
Adam Jarvis
Composer
Vampire Division
Principal cast
Pamela Kempthorne, Oliver Gray, John Snelling, Allin Kempthorne, Leon Hamilton, Marcus Fernando, Tony Edwards, Ann Barnett

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Wibbell Productions Ltd.

50 Alfreds Gardens
Barking
Essex IG11 7XW, London
UK

T+44 (0)20 8507 7042

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