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Even before Twilight or True Blood, vampires were held up to high standards of bad-assery. Remember Interview with the Vampire? Before there were new-age bloodsuckers dry-humping each other, there were the vampires of killer terror hits such as The Lost Boys and Lifeforce. 1985’s Fright Night is pure horror at the peak of its time and genre. The film focuses on Charlie Brewster who befriends a has-been actor from his favorite TV show, and they try to convince everyone that his neighbor is a vampire. Brewster’s theory seems to be legit when neighborhood girls start dying off. As the movie unfolds, you’re trying to figure out if Brewster is the only surviving vampire-killer or just too scared for his own good. Horror buffs, head to Texas Theatre, 231 W. Jefferson Blvd., at 10 p.m. Friday. Fright Night, the original not that new campy flick, also screens at 10:30 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $9. Call 214-948-1546 or visit thetexastheatre.com.
Thursdays, Fridays, 10 p.m.; Sat., Aug. 20, 10:30 p.m.; Sun., Aug. 21, 6:30 p.m. Starts: Aug. 18. Continues through Aug. 19, 2011