The "Invitation Rule" is a collection of regional beliefs from the Near East, up through the Caucuses, with a smattering of North African tradition that holds that an invited guest is under the protection of the host, which will include defending them until death. This seemed to bleed (no pun intended) over into the vampire mythology, but twisted. They then concoct reasons for this according to their own traditions, such as in certain areas, homes were always blessed before occupation, thus the home was sacred. Only the master of the house would be able to invite others. In other cases where the Catholic church wasn't present, they asserted that it was a spiritual energy produced by the family that kept out evil spirits (thus vampires). This rule wasn't universal, but is most commonly found where honor is a very real part of the culture. edit - Almost forgot about garlic. Ancient cultures knew very well the benefits of garlic, especially for the blood. It also had "magical" healing abilities, likely due to the fact that it has antimicrobial properties that even stand up to modern standards. It's used in many concoctions and poultices for any range of ailments and often worked. Thus, it was believed to ward off evil spirits (again the term "vampire" is a modern concept and many evil spirits have been retroactively defined as vampires, as long as they hold the same base qualities).

Every sound/voice effect in this movie is memorable. How many movies can say that? All the screams and dying noises... so inventive and emotional.

The character of Peter Vincent, Katie, is played by Roddy McDowell, who's best known for his role as a talking chimp in 4 of the PLANET OF THE APES films from the early 1970s. The character's name is a combination of Peter Cushing, who played Dr Van Helsing in several Hammer vampire films, and Vincent Price, a famous horror star of classic Hollywood.

The iconic vampire makeup design was created by special effects artist Richard Edlund, who is known for his work on films like "Alien" and "Star Wars." The makeup process involved applying layers of latex and foam to create Jerry's distinctive features, including his pointed ears, nose, and lips. Chris Sarandon, who played Jerry, had to wear the makeup for several hours a day, which made it challenging for him to perform. The makeup was also quite hot, which made it uncomfortable for Sarandon. In an interview with Makeup Magazine, special effects artist Richard Edlund discussed his experience working on "Fright Night." He noted that: "Chris Sarandon was a great collaborator. He had very little experience with makeup before 'Fright Night,' but he was willing to learn and experiment. We worked together to create a look that was both eerie and alluring." Hey, Katie, I saw your recent post about some of your current health issues, as well as some previous posts. I wish you the very best of luck with that. I'll be thinking about you.

Billy, the caretaker dude, was a Ghoul or Revenant, an undead servant to a vampire and one of the inspirations for modern zombies.

Everyone always recommend Dead & Loving It as a fun vampire movie. I recommend *Love At First Bite* as a silly, fun vampire movie. I'm also a big fan of older classic monster movies like Creature From The Black Lagoon or any of the older Dracula, Frankenstein and Wolfman movies. Lon Chaney, Jr was a master at practical makeup in the 40's and I love his Wolfman makeup.

The special effects in this movie are better than any special effects are better than any cgi that you are likely to find today.. Jerry's friend was a ghoul.. While not quite a vampire he was given special powers in order to protect Jerry while he slept during the day.

♡ | reocmmend you : 🔥 *The Frighteners* (1996) _/starring _*_Michael J. Fox_* _/ Directed by _*_Peter Jackson_*_ (The Lord of the Rings)_ BONUS TRACK ★ *The 'Burbs* (1989) _/starring _*_Tom Hanks_*_ , _*_Corey Feldman_*_ & _*_Carrie Fisher_* Directed by *Joe Dante* (Gremlins Saga)

Love this movie. The script and acting really make you feel like you know the character dynamics, and how layered they are, unlike some other vampire movies (cough, cough, The Lost Boys). lol

It's not mentioned enough how great the soundtrack to this movie is. One of the all-time best IMO. Also, Part 2 is just as good as the first, if not better in some ways. However, for some reason, it's hard to find it anywhere these days. There's also a really great vampire TV series from the early 90's called "Forever Knight". Not related to Fright Night, but definitely worth checking out!

A fun, underrated movie starting the actor who plays Evil Ed is 976-EVIL. The makeup is decent and the ideas are very original

Fright Night Part 2 (1988) + Lifeforce (1985)

His car was painted and had splotches of primer on it. He's doing body work on the Mustang.

I’m honestly not sure which version I love more. This or the remake. The original has amazing special effects, it’s legitimately scary, and Roddy McDowell is so good in the role. While the remake has a great soundtrack, and Colin Ferrell & David Tennant absolutely CRUSHING IT in their respective forms. Ferrell as Jerry is instantly off-putting and sleazy, while Tennant is so goddamn funny in the role, everything he says makes me laugh

The gray patches on Charlie's car are Bondo. It's used for fixing bodywork.

Please react to : ★ *The Faculty* (1998) *_Elijah Wood_*_ , _*_Usher_*_ , _*_Salma Hayek_*_ & _*_Robert Patrick_* Directed by *Robert Rodríguez* ★ *Vampires* (1998) _James Woods & Daniel Baldwin_ Directed by *John Carpenter* ★ *Demon Knight* (1995) _Billy Zane & Jada Pinkett Smith_ by *Tales from the Crypt* ★ *House of 1000 Corpses* (2003) Directed by *Rob Zombie*

love this film especially the music, Jerry Dandrige was my first vamp-crush and I was quite star struck when I met him at a convention :) and yes you can kill a vampire with a pencil through the heart as they did it On an episode of Buffy( jerry is 1000 years old so yes pretty big age gap but yes she's kinda in a trance which is called "thrall" and a lot of vamps do this in older films :))

I forgot to mention The Devil's Rejects. 🔥 Coraline is good too. Both of the original Steven King Pet Semetary movies, part 1 and 2. Steven King's Thinner, Sleepwalkers, The Shining. Tales from the Darkside The Movie🔥 Dead Alive aka Braindead Creepshow 1 and 2 Trilogy of Terror A Clockwork Orange

Hi, Katie!!! 👋✌️❤️ You're looking fantastic!!! 😳😲🤯 Great movie to react to!!! One of my favorites!!! Chris Sarandon is the coolest and smoothest vampire in history!!! 👏👏👏👏

The actor playing Jerry came up with the idea of him eating apples all the time bc his bat is a Fruit Bat. Awsome reaction

There's this movie ya gotta see in your free time if you get a chance. It's called "Where the Heart Is" (1990)..has Ulma Thurman and Christopher Plummer etc, but although it's not a great film, the art work in it is incredible.

Glad you got to see the great Roddy McDowell ( Peter Vincent), who started off as a child actor. He's incapable of giving a bad performance.

John Wick could kill Jerry with a pencil.😂

Good film. Watched it again a few days ago. It's still good.

Chris Sarandon is in Child's Play, The Sentinel, Dog Day Afternoon, Tales from the Crypt: Bordello Of Blood among others. He also had a cameo in the 2011 version of Fright Night.

This has always been one of my favorite 80s horror films; the practical effects are top-notch. Thank you Katie for another great reaction video. I hope you're feeling well. You're in my prayers.

The sequel is really good. I almost like it better.

If you want a laugh, check out "Dracula: Dead and Loving It". Its a great spoof on Francis Ford Coppala's "Bram Stoker's Dracula".

If you're getting into old school vampires make sure to check-out The Night Stalker from 1972. The movie not the series. Not a lot of effects but a really good story.

If you haven’t seen the trailer for Abigail 2024. I would suggest to react to the movie before you get spoilers, because the trailer spoils the whole movie. Even so I loved the movie.Great costumes and special effects. Just for information there is a movie called Abigail from 2019 that’s something else.

Near Dark is a good Vampire movie with a different feel & something else I've not seen in a Vampire movie(no spoilers from me). Of course all the other movies I've mentioned in the past, Ghoulies, Puppet Master to name a couple. Another great reaction Skeli, keep going you'll be @ 5k in no time.

Hey Katie! Happy to see a new reaction from you. Great as always! Hope you're doing well! I still recommend The Puppet Master franchise for some campy fun, but id also really love to see your reaction to The Beastmaster (1982). It stars Marc Singer, an eagle, a black panther (actually a tiger that they dyed black), two ferrets (named Codo and Podo), and Rip Torn as the villain. It is a favorite of mine and includes some very cool prosthetics and practical effects.

I saw Near Dark on your poll. I know it lost but it's still well worth a look. I agree about the unique group of characters in Fright Night. This is a great cast, and I especially enjoyed Dandridge, Peter Vincent, and Evil Ed.

Always so nice when we get a new upload from you. Hope your health is well!

A couple of years after this, the girl (Amanda Bearse) would be on the popular American TV show Married With Children Chris Sarandon (the vampire) was also in Child's Play

Katie, this was such a big hit back in the day, it had sequels and was remade in 2011. The effects and the story are great in it, plus it balances the horror and comedy bits well.

The lovely Skeletalk returns!

Yes! She’s back. Glad to see you’re feeling better.

Hey! Another Oldie for an oldie!😅 Bless you, dear Skele!!! 🙏❤️

Another great modern (or post modern) vamprie film is MARTIN (1977). I think the full movie is on KZfaq. Written and directed by George Romero who creared the zombie genre with Night of the Living Dead, Dawn, and Day of the Dead. Martin came out a year before Dawn of the Dead (78)

Glad to see you back doing more reactions and happy you enjoyed this movie so much. It's one of my all time favorite horror movies. I love how it stays true to all the vampire tropes while being playful with it at the same time. Here's a bit of trivia for you, Jerry's bat was originally designed for Ghostbusters as the first ghost they meet at the library, but it was deemed to be too scary. So Richard Edlund was able to use the prop for this movie, just one year later! P.S. The first House movie came out around the same time, and that one is an unsung classic as far as I'm concerned, doing much the same thing with the Haunted House trope as this did with vampires. :)

Great reaction! So glad you finally got to see this classic. It is the perfect blend of horror, comedy, and drama. For more vampires, I suggest 1979's Dracula starring Frank Langella. It follows the classic vampire lore (cape, dressed in black, very serious). Or...1992's "Bram Stoker's Dracula", directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Gary Oldman. It is a master director totally having fun with the form while still treating it seriously. Finally, I recommend 2022's "Interview with the Vampire" series. It is a vampiric masterpiece that completely captures the essence of the novel and Anne Rice's more realistic treatment of vampires (Her novels make you believe they have existed for eons, and even better, they make you want to be one.)

welcome back skelie: yep very common in the usa for horror movie hosts: fritz the night owl and elvira mistress of the dark for examples. not as many now though this is a good one but i prefer the remake [both have good points] stakeland is an good gritty vampire apocalypse movie seems to be a problem with showing the movie in the square at times

Honestly an underrated movie. It is amazing!!

The second Fright Night is worth a watch too. I think it came out in 1988.

Glad you liked this one. It's one of my favorites. Hope you are feeling better and getting some rest.

Hi Katie another enjoyable reaction to another great vampire film, Peter Vincent is named after horror icons Sir Peter Cushing and Vincent Price, they wanted Price to play the role himself but by the time of making the film he had been so typecast that he refused to do anymore horror films, Also the character from Gremlins 2 that you were talking about, hes actually based on Al Lewis's portrayal of Grampa Munster from the old sixties T.V series called The Munsters and not the character from this film, Anyway I'm hoping that you will react to Bram Stokers Dracula starring Gary Oldman, for me it's one of the best Dracula films ever made.

Hi Katie hope you are as well as you can be Nice to see you with a lovely review love Fright Night as well Tom Holland would go to direct Childs Play with killer Chucky Doll Also starring Chris Sarandon Peter Vincent is named after Peter Cushing and Vincent Price Horror icons Roddy Mcdowall was a British actor sadly no longer alive Starred in the Posidon Adventure if you like disaster films The legend of hell house and famous for playing Cornelius in the original Planet of the Apes and later playing Ceaser in the later planet of the apes films You take care wishing you better Katie and very best wishes

Apparently the reason vampires can't enter homes without permission is because they're evil and the victim has to willingly allow evil to enter their hearts and hearth. As for garlic it's because vampirism was thought to be a disease and garlic has a sulfur compound called allicin which is used in antibiotics. That's what google says anyways, I was curious too An underrated (I think) vampire movie is George Ramero's Martin

So, how The Dresden Files explains the whole "can't enter without permission" thing is that the threshold of a home is basically a magical barrier born of the life energies and familial bonds of those who live within. It acts as a physical barrier against supernatural creatures, whose only way around it is to be invited in, thus having the barrier lowered for them by the unwitting inhabitants.

Lol, what’s the age difference, I’m guessing hundreds of years.

In traditional European vampire lore, it was believed they transformed into wolves to hunt. The idea of them transforming into bats was introduced in Bram Stokers Dracula after he visited an eastern European country and heard about the vampire stories so he changed the animal to a bat instead

The remake is worth watching. The way they handled vampires needing to be invited in that version was genius.

I thought u would love it. It's my favorite vampire movie. Chris Sarandon was also in Child's Play as the lead cop. That is probably where u remember him from. There are only 2 movies. But then there is a remake and a remake of the remake. I would love for u to check out the second movie.

10:13 Does she ride the same Honda scooter as Sarah Connor in The Terminator?

EVIL DEAD UNRATED 2013 is a must watch!!!! Also, GET HARD UNRATED is absolutely friggin hilarious. Oh, and EVENT HORIZON starring Lawrence Fishburn and Sam Neil.

Vampires can transform into different animals associated with night. Even cats, insects and rodents like rats. They turn into mist or fog as well.

Fun movie for sure! The X Files tv show would be a good series to watch. Have a great one and I enjoyed!

To be fair, Jerry is way older than everyone 🤣🤣

If you're going by the original Dracula novel.. Vampires can turn into bats, rats, wolves and mist

I lked this a whole bunch, until I saw the sequel and was blown away. I think FN2 is the superior film all over. Better laughs, better performances, and stunningly beautiful to watch, both in terms filming technique, and the actors' features. Tell me if you think I'm mistaken.

Hi Katie, I'm glad to see you again💀🥰

Whomever TF edited this should consider in the future actually showing the movie more than jumping back and forth with only her talking over empty space. Pretty rude to the viewers

Katie i expected reaction on movie Fright Night 1985 love you girl

In the remake David Tennant Plays Peter Vincent, and Colin Farrell plays The vampire, there is a good cameo from the original movie

How does anyone watch this NOT get mad with the terrible editing which shows 3seconds of film and 10 seconds of her talking?!

Pre buffy the vampire slayer

I thought Fright Night 2 was good too, but not as good as Fright Night though.

Totally different movie lol pls react to “Dolls” 1987.

Can you please react to the horror classic movie Stigmata Starring Patricia Arquette Please

Barely four mins and I've had it! Bad editing