There are vampire movies that take themselves very seriously. There are vampire movies filled with ancient curses, gothic castles, tragic romances, buckets of blood, and vampires who spend several centuries staring dramatically into the middle distance. And then there is Once Bitten. Released in 1985, Once Bitten takes the traditional vampire story, throws it into 1980s Los Angeles, adds a teenage boy who desperately wants to prove that he's a man, introduces a very hungry va

When people talk about The Wraith (1986), they usually start with the obvious attractions. There's the supernatural revenge story. There's the sleek black Dodge Turbo Interceptor that looks like it escaped from another dimension. There's a young Charlie Sheen brooding his way through Arizona highways while delivering ghostly justice. There is even the undeniable presence of Sherilyn Fenn. But for many fans, the real stars of the movie are two gloriously dysfunctional sidekick