There were two vampire movies in 1987. One, the Lost Boys, everyone remembers and seem to like even though it is crap. It’s sort of like one of those radio plays for kids, even down to the kids save the day routine. Can you say Mary Sue horror light?

The other one though, was Kathryn Bigelow’s Near Dark. It’s everything the Lost Boys isn’t. Dark, grainy, amoral and dysfunctional. Sure, there’s the streak of redemption but that’s overshadowed by the gritty reality that people who need blood to live? They don’t follow rules. They don’t hang around in gangs in a town forever and bully the people. They move, kill, and move as the predators they are.

I’m going to rewatch the last one right now.