A subversive fairytale set in the American South, Lemora borrows from Lovecraft, Barrie, Buñuel,Lang, Lewton and more, many more, as a young girl undergoes a terrifying journey to find her father – only to fall into the clutches of the eponymous vamp.

Director Richard Blackburn accounts for the film’s eerie sensuality by saying he wanted a “quasi-European slant”, but it’s Night Of The Hunter that most prominently springs to mind when watching this underrated, underseen gem.

Incredibly, it feels fresh and special despite the references.

Argh! Vampires take on werewolves! Thirty years before Underworld!

Remake rights: Ginger Snaps’ John Fawcett.