The Devil's Gravestone

Vampire movies almost always leave me wanting to die a slow horrible death. So I went into this a little scared of what I might find. To my surprise, the movie ended up being an exception to the rule. It was really quite good.

Story - Jaq (pronounced Jack) was a wife and mother whose life was turned upside down when her husband was turned into a bloodsucker. He quickly feeds on his own son to satisfy his bloodlust. Disappearing into the night, Jaq becomes obsessed with finding him and avenging her child's death. From there we have virgin pregnancies, demonic chants, and a decent amount of gore as the plot widens to have much larger implications. Though it had it's share of creepiness, the movie isn't as scary as I normally would like, but still, the story had me glued to the screen.

There's no escaping the fact that it's a low-budget film, but it's obvious that a lot of care went into each step of the process. Some nice set pieces. Acting, Sound, Music, Editing, and Cinematography are all very well done. It's unfortunate the filmmakers couldn't afford a top quality camera. That being said, it's still one of the better vampire films I've seen.

7/10