Horror Extreme Movie Catalog

It's not a quick, slick or even well-made horror movie. But it's well-cast, well-scored and well worth a small price if it should ever come out on dvd. This is a vampire movie devoid of all the pretentiousness and hit-me-over-the-head-with-your-vampire-sex-appeal monsters and is instead a Gothic story about a female stranger in a strange land who discovers that her Romanian roots includes vampires. And while someone in the makeup department had a little too much fun with the white foundation, the way the vamps get their fix (not through elongated fangs) makes them memorable. Other than the fact that the film has incredible atmosphere, I'm uncertain as to why "Daughter of Darkness" has such an alluring, low budget charm, but it does. Mia Sara does a good job playing the troubled American school teacher in search of her Romanian father, well-played by Anthony Perkins. Once you hear the opening music, you'll be hard-pressed to get it out of your head.

This is one of those made-4-TV movies that often show a lack of character...'Daughter of Darkness' is no exception. Anthony 'Norman Bates' Perkins makes the best of his role as the father/head vampire. The film starts well, but it becomes lethargic and a little silly. These vampires have no fangs, instead these weird spiky things emerge from their tongues (ala the armpit mutant thing from 'Rabid'.
Not a particularly memeorable film, which is a shame considering it comes from 'Re-Animator' director Stuart Gordon.