The Ironbound Vampire

This film begins with a New Jersey cop named "Detective Eric Steele" (Dennis Drenth) investigating a series of murders and disappearances in Newark that have happened over many years. He hopes to solve the cases and include the details in a book he's writing. His research starts with an American soldier from World War I named "Tom Lane" (Richard Matyskiel), who was severely wounded in battle but miraculously survived thanks to an unknown man who gave him some of his blood. However, it wasn't until he returned to the United States that the murders suddenly started-and they have continued to this day, with rumors that Tom Lane is still alive and looks the same as he did nearly 80 years ago. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was a typical ultra-low-budget film that suffers from the same issues as many others, with wooden acting, poorly written scripts, and action scenes that clearly needed more work. That being said, although this was definitely not a good film by any stretch of the imagination, I appreciated the fact that the director (Karl Petry) made an honest effort and didn't abdicate his responsibilities by making a film that was "so bad it's good," as many lesser directors tend to do.

the storyline created by the director is imaginatively transferred, under the restraints of a low budget, he succeeds in bringing his artistic expression onto the screen that of the soulless world of vampires that inhabit the new jersey area. a slightly surreal atmosphere that transcends nicely! considering the budgetary limitations, one can only wonder what this talented director, could express with say a twenty million dollar budget?

THE IRONBOUND VAMPIRE is about a hippie vampire and his harem of toothy ghoul-fiends.

For such infinitesimally low budget fare, many allowances must be made. After such allowances, this is still an insufferable sack of head cheeeze! With no discernable direction or production, we might be expecting the sort of "film" that kids in the neighborhood might throw together, hoping for a night of giggles. Alas, there's nothing that enjoyable here.

Instead, we're treated to lifeless characters -not just the vampires either- roaming around aimlessly. Scenes jump about, making little to no sense. At all. Near the end, some girl-on-girl action is thrown in arbitrarily to no avail. It's just not enough to save this catastrophic event.

Yes, both Conrad Brooks and Dolores Fuller have cameos in this cinematic kidney stone...

I love low and no budget horror flicks. Ironbound Vampire was probably made for five bucks. It's got it's saving graces, but they may not appeal to everybody. The look of the main vampire is perfect. His vampire bride is excellent. The casting of Conrad Brooks and Delores Fuller is a treat. Conrad Brooks is really effective (maybe I've been drinking too much of the wine he was pushing in this movie). There's good music too. The story contains some decent creepy ideas that really appeal to me also. There's quite a few good artistic touches in this movie, but in the end it's still a very low low budget video. This is a good start even if the movie never manages to fully rise above it's severe budget restraints.

Let's give it its due. There is some nice amateur cinematography here. The story is interesting and much better than many horror stories. Unfortunately, the actors (who probably aren't actors) mumble their lines. There is little give and take or timing. There are a lot of street elements thrown in because I suspect the filmmakers know some of these people. Things unfold sort of slowly. Still, I was somewhat captured by the thing. I disagree that anyone with a camera could make this film. It's far from even a good film but I think the movie shows talent behind the camera. That's worth something. There are a few good isolated scenes as well.