Mrs. Amworth

I got this video in a collection of horror DVDs. I did not know anything about it, other than the title, "Mrs. Amworth", was the name of a British movie made in 1975 about a vampire.

This movie was apparently shot in 2007, in video. The picture quality is actually very good, much better than expected.

So, the story centers around a charming small town that could be anywhere in the USA. (A license plate does reveal that the actual state is Virginia, in case you're curious.) An attractive widow, Claire Amworth, moves into the neighborhood. Claire is elegant, sophisticated, and has traveled extensively. Her neighbors are charmed by her. Around the same time, young people start getting ill and unexpectedly die, only to come back to life shortly afterward. One would think that such horrible events would cause enormous panic in this town? Well, it does generate some interest with the local newspaper, which decides to investigate. But what about the police? The newspaperman learns that Mrs. Amworth, from all her experience, may be much older than she appears. There may be other dark secrets to uncover. Of course, it is not easy to get people to believe what the newspaperman says.

I found the story to be slow, and the characters doing things that I would not generally believe. I mean, I agree that the whole point of horror is watching people do things they should not do (going inside haunted houses or digging in graveyards, always at night) but this seemed worse.

The camera-work was great, and the characters seemed well-chosen for their roles. I think something much better could have been made.