The fright night franchise has endured in a variety of incarnations. Fright night is a little scarier, a little more subtle, and, although it too has some memorable lines youre so cool, brewster. When it comes to 1980s vampire movies, the lost boys may be the most famous, and near dark might be the best, but fright night is right up there on both counts. Fright night 3 will be a sequel to original 1985 classic. These were followed by a spinoff comic book series, as well as an unofficial indian remake in 1989. Fright night is what good horror fiction is all about, the chilling suspense, the insidious dread, the creepy characters and the twisted scenery, all of it and more covers these pages. In the original 1985 film, he was portrayed by chris sarandon, who also played prince humperdinck in the princess bride. Definitely one worth reading if youre a fan of the genre. While the movie was remade in 2011, and again in 2015, its the original written and directed by tom holland that continues to be loved. Nearly every liveaction batman assembles in impressive fan poster. Back in the 80s, there was a comic book series based on tom hollands horrorcomedy classic fright night. Fright night is a 1985 horror film fright night, fright night 2 or fright nights may also refer to. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. The first issue of new sequel comic series fright night.
It is like the movie fright night but with deleted scenes in the book which if were added to the movie would make the film last longer. Ive got to be honest with you, dear reader, i was really hoping that night fright was going to be one of those secret cinematic gems that come my way once in a while. The first two issues simply adapt the film, but after. The peter vincent chronicles, issue 0, a 24page original comic book based on a story by tom holland, will focus on the adventures of peter vincent originally played by roddy mcdowall immediately following the events of the first film, and serves as a bridge into future fright night comic books. A great continuation of the original, said holland. In the 2011 remake, jerry was portrayed by colin farrell, who also played bullseye in daredevil and bobby pellitt in horrible.
With william ragsdale, roddy mcdowall, traci lind, julie carmen. Based on the beloved modern vampire tale and cult classic from. Fright night comic the dead remember, brainsucking alien. Tom holland is writing fright night 3 book, but amazon. Fright night getting bluray release in the united states hemlock groves todd masters of mastersfx shares his five favorite werewolf transformations. Fright night, a short film starring the three stooges. Fright night is a comic book line spun off from the 1985 film of the same name published by now comics. It did get a sequel called fright night part 2 in 1988, which is actually hard to come by. Its intended to serve as a bridge into future fright night comic books. One of those real diamonds in the rough that nobody has ever heard of before.
One of the many adaptations of movies and tv shows from now comics. The series ran from october 1988 august 1990 and in total produced 22 issues plus 5. The peter vincent chronicles is a 24 page original comic book, based on a story by tom holland. Spin off comic based on the two 1980s fright night vampire movies, following the adventures of the movies vampire slayers, charlie brewster and peter vincent, as. Originally the movie adaptation was supposed to be released as a standalone graphic.
The fright night comic book series endured numerous growing pains. Now im sure you know the type of thing im referring to. Fright later resurfaced working with the new black mask. The first couple of issues simply adapts the first film in the franchise but after that the series goes its own way and creates new plots. Fright night 15 now comics the resurrection of dracula 2. The artwork is by doug murphy and the story is ably penned by legendary writer james van hise courtesy. Charley brewster and peter vincent must face more vampires, out for revenge. Spin off comic based on the two 1980s fright night vampire movies, following the. Directed by tom holland, who would go on to helm childs play, fright night. The original fright night is quickly coming back in style.
In 2011, the film endured the first remake of two in the usa. The peter vincent chronicles is a 24page original comic book, based on a story by tom holland. If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Fright night was originally adapted into a novelization in 1985 by horror writer john skipp. It focuses on the further adventures of peter vincent originally played by roddy mcdowall. Cushing high school, and that peter vincent is close friends with actor roddy mcdowall, who portrayed the character in the movie. The amazon page offering fright night 3 the novel is a complete farce, holland tweeted. Trying to make a living, vincent conceived the fright night tv show and traveled with it to various. Ive been getting many messages lately because according to the page the release is coming up. Fright night comics were originally issued by now comics, a small publisher which licensed a variety of titles based on popular movies and tv shows and released 22 monthly fright night issues as well as a standalone adaptation of fright night part 2 and four special 3d issues. This public document was automatically mirrored from pdfy. Find the value of the now comic fright night volume 1. Now comics published a fright night series that ran from 1988 into 1990, coming to a total of 22 issues, the first. Roddy mcdowalls idea for the fright night tv show within the movie was that peter vincent had had minor success playing a vampire killer in a series of films in the 1960s, but his career puttered out 15 years before the movie takes place.
It spawned a sequel, fright night 2, a 27issue comic book series, a video game, and of course the inevitable remake, released in 2011 which itself led to a looselyconnected directtovideo. The book does go like the movie, but there are some extra tidbits in the book that werent included in the movie, and upon reading the book, there were more thrills and chills. Fright night is a 1985 vampire movie directed by tom holland no, not that tom holland, starring chris sarandon, william ragsdale, amanda bearse, and roddy mcdowall charley brewster ragsdale is a teenage boy who loves watching horror movies on latenight television while making out with his girlfriend amy bearse, whom he pretends is helping him study. This actually wont be the first time there has been a fright night comic book. The plot follows a teenaged boy who discovers that his neighbor is actually a vampire, which culminates in a battle between the two.
All the time in the world and conan all bombed ay the box office, its tempting to draw some kind of larger conclusion from what turned out to be a brutal weekend for genre properties. The peter vincent chronicles is a 24page original comic book based on a story by tom holland. Tom hollands comic book fright night sequel is on sale. Tom hollands fright night comics will tell completely. Zootopia comic dub night terrors uplifting nickjudy duration. Tom holland has faith that his fright night iii novel will. The official comics adaptation of the sequel to the beloved vampire film from 1985. Remembering fright night the film and comic books with. The original 1985 fright night is a cult classic that has stood the test of time and a reboot. Also featuring a photo centerfold of roddy mcdowall as peter vincent from the set of fright night part ii. A remake of tom hollands fright night, the films screenplay was adapted by marti noxon. As fright night writerdirector tom holland has been teasing this year, the films universe will be expanded upon with a brand new comic series, with the. The comic takes place immediately after the events of the 1985 film and serves as a bridge to set up future fright night graphic stories.
The peter vincent chronicles, issue zero, is a 24page original comic book based on a story by tom holland, which focusses on. Fright night comic the dead remember, brainsucking alien bats in terrifying 3d. Adventures of the monster hunters charley and peter, based on the beloved vampire film from 1985. Charley sits in for peter on the fright night tv show, presenting a strange movie about a lonely little girl who hides an unusual collection of pets in her basement. The original film was released in 1985 and was followed by a direct sequel in 1988. Jeremiah jerry dandridge is the main antagonist of the 1985 horror film fright night, and its 2011 remake of the same name. Fright night by john skipp meet your next favorite book. Fright night comic series fright night is a 1988 comic book series published by now comics. Horror fans have been familiar with actor chris sarandon and his various accomplishments within the genre for decades, having starred in classics like the sentinel, fright night, and childs play. Fright night is a 1988 comic book series published by now comics. Original fright night comic book coming next week from. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world.