
A gay couple Cary (Windham Beacham) and Vogel (David Alanson Bradberry) go hiking on a camping trip and hitches a ride from a truck driver named Brewster (Benjamin Lutz) as he has a load of coffins that he's sending for a funeral home in which darkness hits the dead are awakened.

The beginning looked still and mysterious with a truck parked at a station with the driver hearing something going on in which he tries to figure out as to what which leves some mild chills as to what's going to happen here.
Afterwards the opening credits occur with horror animation as this seemed to pay off a tribute from what you'd see in Night of the Demons in which it looked amusing. I had a feeling maybe I'm in for a good movie but I was disappointed when the story rolls out.
A gay couple Cary and Vogel is hiking to their destination in which they have a deep discussion with one another. This seemed to look decent but again watching all of this unfold rather bland.
Things get more lame when they hitch a ride from a truck driver named Brewster as the discussions were boring in which I think it's an excuse to fill in the time while watching this clunker.
They make a stop at a diner, in which both Cary and Vogel get it on in a dirty restroom in which Brewster peeks at them as this made me wonder if he was a closeted homosexual by how he reacts in which I must admit that this moment surrounding him was nicely focused.
When they enter a junkyard the setting looked perfectly dark for a horror scene with the surroundings in which i must say this was well shot in which I hoped the horrors will break out after some bland moments beforehand.
While the three of them checks out the area as he hears sounds we finally get to see the terrors with topless vampires staring at Brewster along with their feet first exposing when they originally spies on them as this was a nice horror touch. Plus, he struggles against these creatures of the night in which I must say I was impressed by the outcome throughout all of this. Still it doesn't save the film from bombing.
They all stay in the truck with a good side camera shot on a vampire on the passenger window wanting to get at them but it doesn't look as intense like it was intended to be.
More lame situations happen in which they tear out pages from a bible and plaster it all through the windows of the truck since vampires don't like christianity or religion. Very original. NOT!!!!!
They call for help and a mechanic arrives and looks around as this looked well done leaving more chilling moments that his luck is going to run out. Boy does it look effective. Still as usual, this flick still earned a bomb and not a bat.
What really worked however was when Vogel figured out that the bunch of vampires were hallucinations which was an attention grabber in which I watched as to whether or not they will still be in danger by confronting their fears.
When they're outside Brewster spots his brother Walsh whom is now one of the vampires in which their discussions are deeply drawn in as well as their struggles against one another. While I saw all of this it combined comedy and horror together. This was half decent to watch.
The terror strikes both Cary and Vogel when dawn is about to arrive soon adding okay intense horror as I won't give it away since it would be a spoiler to anyone I dare to watch this dud.
Bottom line is that this was a gay horror flick since some of these are very common. Yet this story was lame and uninspired as well as unoriginal. Although they show bloodied vampires topless for the gay market it doesn't do the trick at all. Skip this one at all costs as it is so boring.

The acting is very stale and easily forgotten in which we have lead actor Windham Beacham (Cary) seemed to come across well as someone whom acts responsible and mature. Does an okay job with his reactions and delivering his lines. Shows decent energy when the terror strikes. Almost had the good guy looks for his role.
David Alanson Bradberry (Vogel) showed some average spunk and sarcastic behavior. Seemed to really get into what he was doing as well as being somewhat believeable by coming on strong towards somebody else. Plus does well with his energy for the action that goes on.
Benjamin Lutz (Brewster) tried a little too hard to bring off his characteristics as a cocky truck driver. Can he totally pull it off??? Well kinda but needed a bit of a push. Shows some decent adrenaline later on when struggling against the forces of the night along with being vicious near the end of his performance and acting moderately intense too.
Stephen Geoffreys (Walsh) just has a cameo in this one but is the best out of the whole cast in which he does well by acting mildly comedic as a vampire along with being vicious and springing into action as he gave what he got be behaving evil. However I preferred him in Fright Night than in this piece of junk.

Bloodied torn faces of vampires exposed.
A Jesus stand is stabbed in a vampires eye.
Head is decapitated by a shovel.
Arms and other body parts are torn off when dawn breaks.

Rossano Galante seemed to do okay with his work on this piece in which we hear some classical sounds especially from the opening credits as it sounds suspenseful but you can tell that the sounds of all this is from a synthesizer. Plenty of airy sounds as well as hissing noises during when the horror is about to unleash like in the junkyard scene for example. Plus some deep sounding music too which is a nice touch.
Cary: Where are the seat belts?
Brewster: Seat belts are for pussies!
Brewster: Cary? Isn't that a girl's name?
Cary: Different spelling.
Brewster: Right! How often do you have to spell it?
Cary: There are lots of guys named Cary.
Brewster: Name one.
Vogel: Cary Grant
Brewster: Name another.
Cary: Cary Elwes.
Brewster: Who the fuck is Cary Elwes?
Cary: Hello? Princess Bride!
Cary: I say we sleep here tonight and head out on our own again in the morning.
Vogel: What, and just leave him?
Cary: We just met the guy. It's not like we're gonna follow him on Twitter.
Cary: Why don't they just break through the window?
Vogel: Zombies are too weak.
Cary: They're not zombies. Zombies don't run.
Vogel: What about in Dawn of the Dead?
Cary: The zombies didn't run in Dawn of the Dead.
Vogel: The remake.
Cary: Phfft! The remake!
Vogel: I know... the original had subtext. You know what else the original had? Blue zombies! You have to admit, the first ten minutes of the remake were...
Cary: Hey, how much did you pay to see the remake? Twelve bucks? Kind of expensive for ten good minutes, huh?
[the vampire mechanic grabs Cary's phone]
Vogel: What are you doing?
The Mechanic: You Tube.
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