In the first collaboration between George Romero and Tom Savini this is an artful mastery of horror that is unique by even today's standards. At first you may think that Martin is a rapist or murderer but in fact he is out for the blood of his victims while making his murders look like a suicide. This film switches back and forth from color to black and white which is fun and Savini's early work is nice with bright, thick and viscous blood. The music by the great band Goblin is in a very aggressive 70's jazz style. Martin's caretaker looks strikingly similar to Colonial Sanders which gave me a brief laugh and he seems to be the only one privy to Martin's secret. The story really starts to come together at around the 30 minute mark and although it's slow to take off your patience will be rewarded with such an interesting twist on the vampire mythos. Part vampire, part home invasion, part serial killer this movie was way before it's time and is masterful in it's story telling. I've been fortunate to sell two VHS copies of this movie from my store but since I don't have any right now you can rent it on Netflix! Kvlt
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