A determined salesman attempts to sell life insurance to a vampire.
The history of Dracula and vampires on film almost dates back to the invention of the movie camera itself. The classic silent film “Nosferatu” and Bela Lugosi’s 1931 original “Dracula” began Hollywood’s love affair with a legion of blood sucking cinematic tales.
Then, somewhere along the way, some studio head thought, why can’t Dracula be funny? So, in 1948 Universal Pictures dug up Bela Lugosi to reprise his iconic Dracula in the comedy “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.”
Since then, there have been slews of vampire comedies: including “Dracula Dead and Loving It,” “Love at First Bite,” and of course, the hilarious “Twilight” trilogy.
Which brings us to the newest vampire comedy, Daysleeper written by John Cowdell.
Peter is an insurance salesman determined to sell Vincent, obviously a vampire, the deluxe life after death policy.
Boy, did you pick the wrong house, Pete!
Vincent tries, to no avail, to convince Peter he simply has no need for life insurance. He’ll be literally dealing with those premiums forever, with no final payday.
But, being the stubborn, don’t-take-no-for-an-answer salesman he is, Peter talks himself into Vincent’s lair.
Not to mention, just in time for lunch.
Daysleeper is a light and fluffy take on the vampire genre. Directors of both horror and comedy can surely sink their fangs into this one.
Budget: Low. One minor FX shot with a floating toothbrush. And you may have to dig up a coffin from somewhere. You might even consider doing this one as an animated short!
About the Writer, John Cowdell: I have been writing short scripts for over ten years. Most recently I have been reviewing films and TV as well as creating video content for Squabblebox.co.uk, and can be reached at iommi80 (a) yahoo.co.uk
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About the reviewer: David M Troop has been writing since he could hold a No.2 pencil. In 2011 he began writing short films for MoviePoet.com and Simplyscripts.com. His produced short scripts include INSOMNIAC and THE DINER. Born on the mean streets of Reading, PA, Dave now resides in Schuylkill Haven with his wife Jodi and their two lazy dogs Max and Mattie. He can be reached at dtroop506 (a) gmail.
4 Comments so far
1.
Fausto
August 18th, 2016 at 3:55 pm
I LOVE IT! Funny and well written.
Best of luck,
Fausto
2.
John Cowdell
August 18th, 2016 at 5:06 pm
Thank you, Fausto. Glad you liked it.
3.
KP Mackie
August 22nd, 2016 at 12:07 am
Short, sweet, and made me chuckle. Doesn’t get much better than that.
Can’t wait to watch this one. Am particularly interested in “feasting” my eyes on those “comfy slippers on the floor” near the coffin. What a hoot…
Well done! 🙂
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John Cowdell
August 22nd, 2016 at 9:01 am
Thank you KP for your kind words.