James Woods as Jack Crow from John Carpenter's Vampires (1998)
When moviegoers think of iconic horror director John Carpenter, Halloween, The Thing, or Escape From New York will instantly come to mind. However, one of his more unique and thrilling films came in the form of 1998’s Vampires. This vampire horror western wasn’t a critical hit when it was initially released, but like most of Carpenter’s vast filmography, it has gained a blood-soaked cult following thanks to things like its physical media releases.
Scream Factory originally released a collector’s edition Blu-ray of Vampires back in 2019. All the special features from that release will be on the 4K, including interviews with Carpenter, Producer Sandy King Carpenter and Cinematographer Garry B. Kibbe in “Time To Kill Some Vampires” and an interview with actor James Woods in “Jack The Vampire Slayer.” There’s no word on what new special features will be included, but the new 4K scan is from Vampires’ original camera negative.
✕ Remove Ads While there have been an endless number of vampire films in the last 100 years, Carpenter’s signature atmosphere and the western setting gave this particular nightmare a thrilling appeal. That’s despite what Rotten Tomatoes would say with its 43% critic and 47% audience ratings.
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