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Recommendations
Ravenous
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
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Possible show titles:
My Dude, This is Your Job
A Stake on a Steak
Mummies vs The Bronx
Dracula 2
The Stoker Necktie
Links
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
what do you call an incel with a girlfriend?
Extended Notes
"for one who has not lived even a single lifetime, you are a wise man, Van Helsing."
Mr Mina was shocked
Harker said he looked like a wild animal
he looks outside, notices a wolf
VH explains that drac is a vamp and can turn into critters
"the strength of the vampire is that people will not believe in him."
Mina goes out walkin
finds CD, he wraps her up
Harkers says vamps are only in ghost stories
VH says some vamp lore, doesnt even worry about explaining it
he must have brought boxes of grave dirt
Renfield is eavesdropping
Renfield explains that Mina has been attacked, he thinks Harker should take her away
big bat arrives
renfield tries to apologize, warns him to escape
VH tells renfield to help
he says he cant
maid screams and runs over
miss mina is out there dead
renfield laughs all creepy like
maid passes out
renfield crawls over to her
is he gonna bite off a chunk?
Mina's still alive
VH says shes under his influence
"we must cope with it"
child crying
woman walking in dark woods
comedy intern reads paper
children describes beautiful lady in white who enticed them with chocolates, drew them into woods, and offered them chocolate
Mina saw Lucy outside after her death
Mina tried to speak to her until she realized she was dead
Lucy looked like animal, then ran into the dark
Mina asks them to save her soul
Harker says she wont die
she says dont kiss me anymore
she tells VH to make it clear to Jon
"its all over Jon. Our love, our life together."
Drac wills her
VH tells her to come inside
Harker blames VH for driving her crazy
he wants to take Mina away
VH has prepared the place to protect against Drac
she wants dad to keep Jon from leaving
nurse is ordered to keep windows shut and wolfsbane near Mina.
drac is at his coffin
three boxes of earth were deliverd to carfax abbey
VH tells Harker he cant take her or it will kill her
VH explains his occult knowledge - the only way to save her is to stake dracula
"you forget doctor that madmen have great strength."
Martin the panto orderly is shocked to learn R escaped again
Drac released him
"a red mist spread over the lawn
coming on like a flame of fire
and then he parted it
and then i could see that there were thousands of rats, with their eyes blazing red
like his, only smaller."
rats rats rats thousands millions of them all red blood, alp these will i give you if you will obey me."
daddy asks what hes meant to do
"that which had already been done"
"Dracula is in the house"!
"Van Helsing. Now that you have learned what you have learned, it would be well for you to return to your own country."
I prefer to remain and protect those whom you would destroy."
dracs blood flows through Minas veins, she will be immortal
Van Helsing promises to destroy carfax abbey and stake dracula
drac tries to summon VH, he resists but then starts to stumble forward. He regains control.
VH reaches for crucifix, drac hisses and runs off
Mina doesnt want the wolfsbane, says it stinks. she refused to stay put and went onto the terrace
Harker comes in and sees Mina all fresh as a daisy
Briggs wants her to come back in, she and JH wave her off
Mina is enticed by JHs neck
she claims to not dislike the night. she now says she loves it
Jh is trying to chase off a big bat
shes talking to it
JH is flummoxed
Mina is trying to mind control JH
shes moving in again
VH rushes in with cross
Mina tells him that drac fed her blood
Martin tries to shoot the bat
VH tells him to leave off
Martin the wacky orderly
"theyre all crazy but me and you. And sometimes i have my doubts about you."
Drac summons nurse briggs to the window
she takes down the wolfsbane
then lets him come in
VH and J follow Ren into abbey
Drac lures Mina there as well
Renfield is all stoked
he wants to serve
JH finds a grate and yells Mina
Renfield is scared, tries to run
Drac tells him to wait. he stands still
Drac approaches. Renfield whines
R whines while Drac chokes him and drops him down the stairs
he runs to basement with Mina
closes and locks the door
the boys rush in and find no one
they hunt around a bit
for some reason drac is asleep
(we havent seen any indication of dawn)
VH opens the other coffin, doesnt let JH see
sends him off for a rock
rips up the lid to make stakes
Jh comes back
VH says Minas not there
JH goes looking
Minas in corner wailing
they meet up and hug
"the daylight stopped him."
Harker walks her up the stairs to the sound of bells
wtf
"arent you coming with us?
not yet not presently"
"come, john" last line
so she hasnt yet been turned?
this movie is skimpy on the rules
is Mina now a daywalker?