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David Reed—Vampire Study Center
Vampire Study Center Index
From the artist’s journal
Reference sheet, cigarbox
Gunther's letter
Madore text
Vampire movies
Quote: Carl Dreyer
Quote: Planet of Vampires
Quotes about Graz
Video Tape Script
Peter Weibel text
(in English), parts I & II
Peter Weibel text
(in English), part III
Peter Weibel
(auf Deutsch), Teile I & II
Peter Weibel
(auf Deutsch), Teil III

Museum of Contemporary Art San DiegoRosenbach Museum and LibraryNeue Galerie GrazDavid Reed-Painting/Vampire Study Center Catalogs

Interactive Cubes:

  • Dracula
  • Dracula on Stage
  • Films

    I am looking for scenes in which the Vampire is not reflected in a mirror or related scenes. Also variations in which the Vampire does not make an image in a photograph. These are the movies which I have seen. I have starred twice the ones in which there is a mirror non-reflection scene (or a photography non-appearance reference). I have starred once films in which there are other interesting images that I may want to use. Three stars are for films with non-reflection scenes possible for insertions of paintings.

    Stoker means that the film is derived from Stoker's "Dracula" (male vampire), Le Fanu derived from Le Fanu's "Carmilla" (female vampire).

    Older Films—Black and White
    *Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror (Stoker) by Murnau 1922 (have laser disk)
    *Vampyr (La Fanu) by Carl Dryer 1931 (have tape and laser disk)
    **Dracula (Stoker) by Tod Browning 1931(original mirror non-reflection scene) (have tape)
    *Dracula (Stoker) (Spanish Version) by George Melford 1931 (non-reflection scene with point of view shot from vampire of blank mirror) (have tape)
    Mark of the Vampire (Stoker) by Tod Browning 1935
    *Dracula's Daughter (Stoker) by Lambert Hillyer 1936 (hero reflected in mirror and other interesting mirror images) (have laser disk)
    Son of Dracula (Stoker) by Robert Siodmak 1943
    **The Return of the Vampire (Stoker) by Lew Landers 1943 (Hand mirror test)
    (Ship model and ? from Dracula, Browning) (have tape)
    *The Vampire Bat by Frank Strayer 1943. (Hypnosis machine) (have tape)
    **The Return of Dracula (Stoker) by Paul Landres, 1958. (scene of mirror turned to wall in his room, no image in photgraph, and does not appear in mirror) (have tape)
    Bela Lugosi, a Documentary
    Dracula, a Cinematic Scrapbook 1991

    Hammer
    Dracula or The Horror of Dracula by Terence Fisher with Christopher Lee 1958
    ***Brides of Dracula by Terence Fisher1960 (very good vampire non-reflection, description of mirror test) (have laser disk)
    Kiss of the Vampire aka Kiss of Evil by Don Sharp 1962
    Dracula has Risen from the Grave by Freddie Francis, 1968. (have tape)
    *Taste the Blood of Dracula by Peter Sasdy with Christopher Lee 1969 (mother and daughter reflections only, very anti-paternal))
    *The Vampire Lovers (La Fanu) by Roy Ward Baker 1970, first of Karstein Trilogy (chandelier in ballroom, paintings in bedrooms) (have tape)
    *Lust for a Vampire (La Fanu) by Jimmy Sangster 1970, second of Karstein Trilogy (human reflection grooming in mirror only)
    Scars of Dracula by Roy Ward Baker 1970 (have tape)
    ***Twins of Evil (The Gemini Twins, Virgin Vampires, Twins of Dracula) by John Hough (La Fanu) with Peter Cushing 1971, third of Karstein Trilogy (many good non-reflection scenes) (get a laser disk or a tape)
    **Vampire Circus by Robert Young 1971(Mirror of Life)
    *Dracula A.D. 1972 by Alan Gibson 1972 (mirror reflections of the vampire hunter) (have tape)
    The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula (aka The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires,
    The Seven Golden Vampires) by Roy Ward Baker 1974

    Science Fiction
    *Planet of the Vampires by Mario Bava 1965 (need laser disk, have tape)
    Queen of Blood/Planet of Blood 1966
    Life Force--The Space Vampires by Tobe Hooper, 1985

    60's
    ***?Blood and Roses (La Fanu) (Et Mourir de Plaisir) by Roger Vadim 1960 (good scene of pan across painting in bedroom vampire scene) (have tape)
    Black Sabbath (I Tre Volti della Paura) by Mario Bava 1963 (mirror scene)
    ***The Fearless Vampire Killers or: Pardon Me Your Teeth are in by Neck
    (Dance of the Vampires) by Roman Polanski 1967 (have laser disk)

    70's
    **Bram Stoker's Count Dracula or El Conde Dracula (Stoker) by Jess Franco with Christopher Lee 1970. (mirror scene in Harker's room in Castle Dracula) (have tape)
    Vampir by Pedro Portabella from Joan Brossa's idea, 1970 (made during the shooting of the previous movie by Franco)
    The Velvet Vampire (La Fanu) by Stephanie Rothman 1971.
    Lake of Dracula by Michio Yamamoto, 1971. (have tape)
    *Blacula by William Crain with William Marshal 1972 (vampire not in photograph) (have tape)
    Kolchak: The Night Stalker (The Vampire) by Don Weiss1972
    Jack Palance as Bram Stoker's Dracula (Stoker) 1973 (have laser disk)
    **Warhol's Blood for Dracula by Paul Morrisey 1974 (tape available, laser disk out soon)
    **Evil of Dracula by Michio Yamamoto, 1974 (hero looking in mirror, vampire not in photograph) (have tape)
    Dracula's Last Rites by Domonic Paris, 1974
    Nightwing by Arthur Hiller, 1979 (have tape)
    **Nosferatu the Vampire by Werner Herzog 1979. (have tape)
    **(Stoker) Dracula with Frank Langella by John Badham 1979 (have laser disk)

    80's
    The Hunger by Tony Scott 1983
    The Keep by Michael Mann 1983
    Gothic by Ken Russell, 1986
    Vampire at Midnight by Gregory McClatchy 1987
    Near Dark by Kathryn Bigelow 1987
    **The Lost Boys by Joel Schumacher 1987 (have laser disk)
    Dance of the Damned by Katt Shea Ruben 1988
    *Dracula's Widow by Christopher Coppola, 1988. (Stoker) (movie reels) (have tape)
    **Vampire's Kiss by Robert Bierman, 1989. (Many good scenes before a mirror, use one in bathroom)

    Comedies
    **Love at First Bite by Stan Dragoti 1979 with George Hamilton (cigarette case mirror scene and photography scene) (have tape)
    **Once Bitten by Howard Storm with Lauren Hutton 1985 (2 good mirror scenes) (have tape)
    *Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Fran Rubel Kuzui, 1992
    (heroine in mirror, blank photo of vampire) (laser disk available)

    90's
    *Blood Ties by Jim McBride. 1991 (talk show description of mirror test) (have tape)
    The Reflecting Skin by Philip Ridley 1991 (have laser disk)
    **Bram Stoker's Dracula (Stoker) by Francis Ford Coppola, 1992 (have laser disk)
    To Sleep With a Vampire by Adam Friedman 1993 (have tape)
    The Scary Movie by Peggy Ahwesh 1993
    Cronos by Guillermo del Toro 1994 (have tape)
    Cemetery Man (Dellamorte Dellamore) by Michele Soavi 1994
    *Jugular Wine, A Vampire Odyssey by Blair Murphy, 1994. (scenes of club with Nosferatu by Murnau in background) (have tape)
    **Nadja by Michael Almereyda, 1994
    **The Addiction by Abel Ferrara, 1996
    Kindred: The Embraced (TV) 1996
    *From Dusk till Dawn by Robert Rodriquez, 1996. (funny scene of properties of vampires from films)
    Irma Vep by Olivier Assayas, 1997

    Related Films
    *Solaris by Tarkovsky (have laser disk)
    *Meshes of the Afternoon by Maya Deren (1943-59) (have tape)

    Have Tapes to Watch
    Subspecies
    Bloodstone: Subspecies II 1993
    Black Sunday (The Devil's Mask, Revenge of the Vampires) by Mario Bava 1960

    Need to Watch Find out about Warhol's Dracula 1964 (with Jack Smith)
    Scream, Blackula, Scream 1973
    Red Sleep (set in Las Vegas) 1993
    Fade to Black by Vernon Zimmerman 1980
    Vamp by Richard Wenk 1986
    Fright Night by Tom Holland 1985
    I Vampiri (The Devil's Commandment, Lust for a Vampire) by Mario Bava 1956
    Martin by George A Romera 1976
    Thirst by Ron Hardy 1979
    Let’s Scare Jessica to Death by John Hancock 1971
    Rabid by David Coronenberg 1976
    To Die For aka Dracula: The Love Story by Deren Serafian 1988
    Night of the Vampire (Chi O Suu Ningyo, aka The Vampire Doll) Michio Yamamoto 1970 first in trilogy
    Japanese Animation
    Daughters of Darkness

    Find these films on tape or laser disk
    Twins of Evil (The Gemini Twins, Virgin Vampires, Twins of Dracula) by John Hough 1971
    Planet of the Vampires by Mario Bava 1965 (on laser disk)
    Vampire Circus by Robert Young 1971
    From Dusk till Dawn by Robert Rodriquez, 1996
    *The Devil's Castle by Georges Mˇli¸s 1896
    *Dracula by Andy Warhol, 1964
    Vampire's Kiss by Robert Bierman, 1989
    Nadja by Michael Almereyda, 1994
    The Addiction by Abel Ferrara, 1996
    *Arebato by Ivan Zuleveta, recommended by Enrique Juncosa
    *Los Vampiros de la Havana, recommended by David at Klaus Kempenaar's, let him know if I find it
    *Habit by Larry Fessenden, recent, east village vampires, recommended by Cat Lopez Montazuma Mexican vampire film from Rita Gonzalez


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