Having Louis and Lestat from Interview With a Vampire, Dracula from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Nosferatu, and the “Count Duckula” series as references, the creators of What We Do in the Shadows bring to life a mockumentary of a pragmatic survivalist group of vampires in New Zealand, as seen through the perspectives of three blood feasting housemates: Viago (Waititi), Deacon (Brugh) and Vladislav (Clement). We empathise when we relate to their challenges: the division of chores when your housemates always mess up the carpets during mealtime, or deciding what is the best look for nightclubbing when you can’t even see your reflection in the mirror.

Downright hilarious and outright weird, the team behind “Flight of the Conchords” deliver the punches by bringing to life many detailed accounts of the trendy vampires and non-swearing werewolves surviving modern life in New Zealand. As an indie gem, the film has been acclaimed globally as one of the wittiest works in the vampire genre to date.

See this film not just to study the horror of stepping on a spinal column in the basement, but also to see how the vampire pack enjoy watching sunrise... on YouTube. Night life will never be the same again.

In the past, we have become used to seeing the zombie genre movie being twisted and re-imagined into various forms: the zom-rom-com (Shaun of the Dead, Warm Bodies), the Nazi zombies (Dead Snow) and the zombie strippers (er, Zombie Strippers) just to name a few.

In recent times, we’ve now started to see the same happen to vampires. Last year we had an arthouse vampire comedy (Only Lovers Left Alive, one of the best movies of 2014) and a vampire mockumentary (What We Do in the Shadows – which hopefully you plan to see, or have just seen, it immediately precedes this movie). It’s not the first time this has happened, by the way – back in the ’70s we had movies like Blacula). Now we have A Girl Who Walks Home Alone At Night, featuring an Iranian skateboarding feminist vampire.

This movie has recently won plenty of acclaim and awards, mostly in the Most Promising New Director category. It can be read as a feminist piece (the main character predominantly attacks men who have exploited women) or a cultural one (the chador-like garment worn is almost seen as a symbol of empowerment). But above all it is a haunting and atmospheric film, in the vein of Lynch and Jarmusch, where for much of the film you are wondering what is actually going to happen next. Certainly come along for the silly fun that is the first half of our vampire-themed evening at Coombs, but make sure you stay for this second film. You won’t be disappointed.