October 28, 2020 · By Sebastien Terrean
The best gay vampire movies so far
With Halloween approaching thoughts may turn to fun activities in the village, but this is a great year to stay in and catch a movie. And in celebration of Halloween, and our love of hot fanged boys, we’re compiled a list of the best gay vampire films already released to date. Here’s hoping for many more in the future, because it’s been a while since the last one.
One reason to focus on vampires is because there are just so many gay vampire films compared to the wider horror genre. And while there are many gay vampire movies out there, only a few have made the cut to be the best. There are unfortunately plenty that don’t qualify for various reasons—they’re terrible or they’re not gay enough. Maybe some day we’ll even add a list of the worst movies, just so you avoid them!
A word of caution for those worried about being frightened by sudden horrific surprises, rest assured when it comes to the gay vampire subgenre, thrill and suspense are replaced by comedy and romance.
Watch Bite Marks on Prime Video
Bite Marks
Our main characters are Cary and Vogel, a hitchhiking couple who are picked up by Brewster, a truck driver hauling a load of coffins. Cary and Vogel have been fighting and are trying to mend their relationship, just in time for the trunk’s GPS to lead the trio to an abandoned junkyard where the trunk obviously breaks down. Night falls and vampires come out of the coffins, leading our heroes to survive the night.
In a way Bite Marks is barely a gay vampire movie. For one, the gays aren’t the vampires. And second, there’s very little ‘gayness’ to the plot, except for pure representation, one could argue the characters don’t need to be stereotypes. Being gay defines them but then it has little to do with the horror that unfolds that night.
Scab
Scab is easily one of the best gay vampire movie, if not the best. It’s also very hard to find a copy unless you happen to be visiting Paris and want to buy a region 2 DVD. Briefly TLAvideo carried a stream on demand but doesn’t anymore. Maybe there’s YouTube?
The Thomas Jason Davis picture was made in 2005 and centres around Ajay, who has become a vampire after a one-night stand. In a poor attempt to escape his new situation he convinces his two friends to go on a road trip to Las Vegas, while also revealing his nature to them and others. More vampires are created and conflict arises, mostly due to unrequited love. And the ‘scab’ refers to a new vampire’s anus sealing up (which in theory must turn any bottoms to tops). Overall the idea is clever and unique. It’s a shame Scab never received full release.
Vampire Boys
Of the two Vampire Boys films in the series, the first one is by far the best. (And the second one might make the other list.)
Jasin and his vampire ‘brood’ need to turn a mortal into a vampire in order to survive. There are many candidates to join Jasin for eternity but they’re pushed aside with Jasin meets young college student Caleb. Their connection is instant, but a film would be dull without some conflict and here we have Caleb struggling with the choice. Dylan Vox makes an appearance as one of the vampires in the ‘brood’, and he becomes a familiar face in the gay vampire genre (he also plays a victim in Scab).
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Vampires: Brighter in Darkness
Wide-eyed Toby has just come out of a disastrous relationship and his sister Charlotte sets him up on a blind date. What neither of them know is that the date is with Lucas, a 1500 year old vampire. Before long, Toby is plunged into the dark world of demons, black magic and the supernatural. Vampires: Brighter in Darkness is a British feature film brimming with a whole fresh batch of upcoming and easy-on-the-eye local talent, with a queer twist and plenty of sex appeal. Originally a web-series, Brighter in Darkness was released on the big screen as a feature length film.
Watch Vampires: Brighter in Darkness on Apple TV
Vamperifica
Vamperifica from filmmaker Bruce Ornstein was made in the Twilight era, yet it delivered a refreshing spin on the vampire genre. The horror comedy mixed up the boring fangless vampire movie trope while using an overused ‘reincarnated soul’ trope in a fun new way. Our vampire is a clueless, flamboyant college kid who is told that the soul of a great vampire king resides within him. He must choose between his friends and his destiny, but first he takes to being a bitchy gay vampire will ease.