#Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm

[horrororman]

🔪 #Horror films released on December 8th...

The Sinister Urge (1960).

Curse of the Crimson Altar AKA The Crimson Cult (1968)(UK).

Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm (1998)(video premiere).

Blade: Trinity (2004).

[terribletoonietuesday]

I just watched Subspecies 1 through 4 in the last 48 hrs. My brain is now overloaded by Radus raspy voice , skeezy euro actors and that FullMoon go to castle. You know what though, the movies didn't age too badly. After watching the new prequel last month I felt diving into the old FullMoon catalogue was a great way to ease into the Spoopy season. Of all the FullMoon franchises this one is perhaps the classiest and spookiest. Sure there are plot holes big enough to drive a truck through, padding forcing the acts to vamp (pun only slightly on purpose). But Radu is a pretty cool lead monster, basically the Dracula of FullMoon. Ugly and creepy but only once you get over his weird voice and his constant drooling. The female lead Michelle is haunted and stalked by Radu and in the sequels is also a vampire if maybe a tad of a neurotic vampire. In the sequels Michelle is a different actor but both are gorgeous and once she is a vampire she's very different in general so it shouldn't phase anyone. Gore doesn't happen a lot BUT when it does, wow it's impressive for its budget. No spoiler in knowing that Radu is killed at the end of every movie but that's what monsters do as they just get resurrected in the next one. His rebirth in 2 is very gooey and his death in 3 is great. 4 sometimes called Awakening or Bloodstorm takes a dip in production value and a leap of faith in plot. Radu seems like a different actor but they just got lazy on his make up and he semi forgot how to do the voice for a bit. But it makes up for that in ridiculousness.

[b-movieenema]

1998's Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm took a few extra years to come out after the conclusion of Bloodlust. However, it's kind of the odd sequel out as it seemed to have maybe the least reason to exist and it required some budget cuts as Full Moon was a bit past their earlier prime at his point. That said, it's not without some qualities.

[vintage1981]

Subspecies V Now Filmimg in Belgrade, Serbia!

After much delay, Subspecies V: Blood Rise is now filming in Belgrade, Serbia. Under the direction of Ted Nicolaou, the Subspecies series is an American, direct-to-video, horror film series produced by Charles Band’s Full Moon Features. The series originally ran ran from 1991 to 1998, and followed the exploits of vampire Radu Vladislas, portrayed by Anders Hove, and his efforts to turn Michelle Morgan into his fledgling. 

Spanning 500 years in the life of the vampire Radu Vladislas, this long-anticipated prequel to the Subspecies series chronicles Radu's descent from a noble warrior for the Church to a depraved creature of the night.

Stars Anders Hove, Denice Duff, and Kevin Spirtas return for the new installment. 

[splatteronmywalls]

[davealmost]

Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm

[uniquestream]

Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm 1998 Vampire fledgling Michelle Morgan has escaped the grasp of her master Radu Vladislas. Found by a woman named Ana, she is taken to a hospital where a doctor claims to be able to cure her vampirism.

[steviegothlingstuff]

“And you should fear me, too... because I’m a monster!“ -- Radu Vladislas (as portrayed so memorably by Anders Hove), of the “Subspecies“ film series.

[horrororman]

🔪 #Horror films released on December 8th...

The Sinister Urge (1960).

Curse of the Crimson Altar AKA The Crimson Cult (1968)(UK).

Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm (1998)(video premiere).

Blade: Trinity (2004).

[vintage1981]

Behind The Scenes Photos from Filming Subspecies V: Blood Rise | Full Moon Features

After much delay, Subspecies V: Blood Rise is currently filming in Belgrade, Serbia. Under the direction of Ted Nicolaou, the Subspecies series is an American, direct-to-video, horror film series produced by Charles Band’s Full Moon Features. The series originally ran ran from 1991 to 1998, and followed the exploits of vampire Radu Vladislas, portrayed by Anders Hove, and his efforts to turn Michelle Morgan into his fledgling.  

Photos © Denice Duff/Instagram

Photos © Kevin Spirtas/Instagram

Photos © Cast4U/Instagram

Photos © Analog Mind Recording Studio/Instagram

Photos © Jesuis Markof Filipovic/Instagram

Spanning 500 years in the life of the vampire Radu Vladislas, this long-anticipated prequel to the Subspecies series chronicles Radu's descent from a noble warrior for the Church to a depraved creature of the night.

Stars Anders Hove, Denice Duff, and Kevin Spirtas return for the new installment.

[vintage1981]

Kevin Spirtas Wraps Filming on Subspecies V: Blood Rise

Subspecies actor Kevin Spirtas announced he has wrapped filming on Full Moon Features’ new prequel with a heartfelt post on social media. 

After much delay, Subspecies V: Blood Rise is currently filming in Belgrade, Serbia. Under the direction of Ted Nicolaou, the Subspecies series is an American, direct-to-video, horror film series produced by Charles Band’s Full Moon Features. The series originally ran ran from 1991 to 1998, and followed the exploits of vampire Radu Vladislas, portrayed by Anders Hove, and his efforts to turn Michelle Morgan into his fledgling.  

Spanning 500 years in the life of the vampire Radu Vladislas, this long-anticipated prequel to the Subspecies series chronicles Radu's descent from a noble warrior for the Church to a depraved creature of the night.  

In an emotional post on Instagram, Kevin Spirtas announced he has finished filming Subspecies V: Blood Rise. The actor called the filming in Serbia a “true joy.” Check out his full post below:

The Emmy Award winning actor writer, and producer is now in New York starting production on the third season of his hit series, After Forever. 

Photos © Denice Duff/Instagram | Photos © Kevin Spirtas/Instagram

[vintage1981]

Subspecies: Bloodrise | First Look | Full Moon Features

Stolen by crusaders on the night of his birth, he has no knowledge of his bloodline: his mother is a demon; his father is a vampire. Trained and exploited by a brotherhood of mystic monks to slay all enemies of the church, fate brings him back one night to the castle of his father, armed with the monster-slaying Sword of Laertes, to destroy the vampire Vladislas and reclaim a holy relic: The Bloodstone. The events of that night turn Radu from a noble man into a vampire with no master, setting him on a centuries-long quest for sustenance, and companionship, for the treacherous one who stole him from the sun, and for the Bloodstone he hopes will bring him peace.

Director: Ted Nicolaou

Producers: Justin Martell, Seager Dixon, Matt Manjourides, Miloš Đukelić, and Vladimir Đukelić

Executive Producer: Charles Band

Cast: Anders Hove, Denice Duff, Kevin Spirtas, Staša Nikolić, Marko Filipović, Petar Arsić, Yulia Graut, Olivera Peruničić, and Jakov Marjanović

Release Date: TBA 2023

[vintage1981]

Subspecies: BloodRise | First Look | Full Moon Features

A quick teaser for the production of Subspecies: BloodRise | Now in post production

Stolen by crusaders on the night of his birth, he has no knowledge of his bloodline: his mother is a demon; his father is a vampire. Trained and exploited by a brotherhood of mystic monks to slay all enemies of the church, fate brings him back one night to the castle of his father, armed with the monster-slaying Sword of Laertes, to destroy the vampire Vladislas and reclaim a holy relic: The Bloodstone. The events of that night turn Radu from a noble man into a vampire with no master, setting him on a centuries-long quest for sustenance, and companionship, for the treacherous one who stole him from the sun, and for the Bloodstone he hopes will bring him peace.

Director: Ted Nicolaou

Producers: Justin Martell, Seager Dixon, Matt Manjourides, Miloš Đukelić, and Vladimir Đukelić

Executive Producer: Charles Band

Cast: Anders Hove, Denice Duff, Kevin Spirtas, Staša Nikolić, Marko Filipović, Petar Arsić, Yulia Graut, Olivera Peruničić, and Jakov Marjanović

Release Date: TBA 2023

[vintage1981]

Behind The Scenes Photos from Day One of Filming Subspecies V: Blood Rise | Full Moon Features

After much delay, Subspecies V: Blood Rise is now filming in Belgrade, Serbia. Under the direction of Ted Nicolaou, the Subspecies series is an American, direct-to-video, horror film series produced by Charles Band’s Full Moon Features. The series originally ran ran from 1991 to 1998, and followed the exploits of vampire Radu Vladislas, portrayed by Anders Hove, and his efforts to turn Michelle Morgan into his fledgling.

Photos © Olivera Perunicic/Instagram

Photos © Staša Nikolić/Instagram

Spanning 500 years in the life of the vampire Radu Vladislas, this long-anticipated prequel to the Subspecies series chronicles Radu's descent from a noble warrior for the Church to a depraved creature of the night.  

Stars Anders Hove, Denice Duff, and Kevin Spirtas return for the new installment.

[horrororman]

Released December 8, 1998(video premiere).

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[vintage1981]

Subspecies Panel with Anders Hove, Denice Duff, and Ted Nicolaou

Anders Hove (Radu), Denice Duff (Michelle), and Ted Nicolaou (Director) give an update on Subspecies 5, talk about the the series in general, and answer fan questions.

Subspecies is a Romanian-American direct-to-video horror film series produced by Full Moon Studios and Castel Film Studios. The series ran from 1991 to 1998, and followed the exploits of vampire Radu Vladislas, portrayed by Anders Hove, and his efforts to turn Michelle Morgan (played by Denice Duff) into his fledgling. A spin-off film, Vampire Journals, was released in 1997, which featured characters that would go on to appear in the final installment of the film series. Ted Nicolaou directed each of the five films, which included the spin-off; he also wrote the scripts for the sequels and spin-off.

The series was shot on-location in Romania, utilizing stop-motion and rod puppet techniques to achieve the look the director wanted for the series' subspecies creatures.