Fright Night – Die rabenschwarze Nacht

Teen Charley (William Ragsdale) is amazed when his neighbour Jerry (Chris Sarandon) turns out to be a bloodsucker. It's a shame that no-one believes the half-teenager. At least until Charley contacts his idol Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall), presenter of a nightly horror programme. Vincent, who used to appear in films as a vampire hunter, can now turn his former fake vocation into reality. He reaches for the holy water and the crucifix and the hunt can begin. The balancing act between thrills and eccentric comedy still works, even on its 40th anniversary, without showing any signs of age. A pitch-black genre wonder that has spawned an entire franchise for good reason.