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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: They're grimey, not very pale, unhappy but not mopey, and can be cured [[spoiler:by being transfused with human blood]]. In opposition to ''Film/TheLostBoys'' released the same year, they also lack many of the more traditional traits associated with vampires. While they are immortal, drink blood, have superhuman strength, can't stand daylight and seems unable to eat solid food (Caleb is seen vomitting a candy bar after his transformation), they look perfectly human and lack fangs (or any MarkOfTheSupernatural besides their cold bodies) and are never shown needing to be invited or being affected by religious items. Finally, a single bite will turn a human into a vampires in a matter of hours, without needing to drink the blood of the one who turned them.

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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: They're grimey, not very pale, unhappy but not mopey, and can be cured [[spoiler:by being transfused with human blood]]. In opposition to ''Film/TheLostBoys'' released the same year, they also lack many of the more traditional traits associated with vampires. vampires :
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While they are immortal, immortal ([[TheAgeless agelessness]] and [[HealingFactor regeneration]]), drink blood, have superhuman strength, can't stand catch fire when exposed to daylight and seems are unable to eat solid food (Caleb is seen vomitting a candy bar after his transformation), they look perfectly human and lack fangs (or or any MarkOfTheSupernatural besides their cold bodies) and are never bodies.
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shown needing to be invited or being and don't seem to be affected by religious items. Finally, items (a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment when they arrive at a motel show that one of their guns has a cross on the grip).
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single bite will turn a human into a vampires in a matter of hours, without needing the victim being recquired to drink the blood of the one who turned them.
** While daylight [[spoiler:and a sufficiently powerful explosion]] can kill them, Mae implies in the scene with the oil wells that losing enough blood can also be fatal to
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The film tells the story of Caleb Colton (Pasdar), a young Oklahoman who joins and is subsequently rescued from a family of vampires. It mixes a copious amount of gory action – Kathryn Bigelow doesn't do slow-paced – with a character study of Caleb becoming a vampire and the choices he is required to make. These are not nice vampires as found in ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', nor the demons of ''Series/{{Buffy|the Vampire Slayer}}'', but each of them is distinctive. Severen (Paxton) is truly scary, Homer (Miller) is unhappy, while Mae (Wright) beautifully describes the attraction of living forever.

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The film tells the story of Caleb Colton (Pasdar), a young Oklahoman who joins and is subsequently rescued from a family of vampires. It mixes a copious amount of gory action – Kathryn Bigelow doesn't do slow-paced – with a character study of Caleb becoming a vampire and the choices he is required to make. These are not nice vampires as found in ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', ''[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Twilight]]'', nor the demons of ''Series/{{Buffy|the Vampire Slayer}}'', but each of them is distinctive. Severen (Paxton) is truly scary, Homer (Miller) is unhappy, while Mae (Wright) beautifully describes the attraction of living forever.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: Behold the [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fd1FInwiL._SS500_.jpg new Blu-Ray covers]], [[CopycatCover meant to lure in]] ''[[Literature/ThwTwilightSaga Twilight Saga]]'' fans. Boy, are they going to be in for a shock. . .

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''Near Dark'' is a 1987 horror movie, directed by Creator/KathrynBigelow, and written by Bigelow and Creator/EricRed. It stars Creator/AdrianPasdar, Creator/LanceHenriksen, Creator/BillPaxton, Creator/JenetteGoldstein and Creator/JennyWright. Along with ''Film/TheLostBoys'', it is credited for pretty much reinventing the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire genre]].

Bigelow had originally wanted to make a {{Western}}, but realized that interest in the genre at the time was almost non-existent. When then-future-husband Creator/JamesCameron suggested that she "[[GenreMashup mix it up with something else]]", she decided to make a Horror Western.

It tells the story of Caleb Colton, a young Oklahoman, who joins and is subsequently rescued from a family of vampires. It mixes both a certain amount of gory action - Creator/KathrynBigelow doesn't do slow paced - with a character study of Caleb becoming a vampire and the choices he is required to make. These are not nice vampires as found in ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', nor the demons of ''Series/{{Buffy|the Vampire Slayer}}'', but each is distinctive. Severen is truly scary, Homer is unhappy, while Mae beautifully describes the attraction of living forever. Should be required viewing for anyone playing ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade''.

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''Near Dark'' is a 1987 horror movie, movie directed by Creator/KathrynBigelow, and written by Bigelow and Creator/EricRed. It stars Creator/EricRed, and starring Creator/AdrianPasdar, Creator/JennyWright, Creator/LanceHenriksen, Creator/BillPaxton, Creator/JenetteGoldstein Creator/JenetteGoldstein, and Creator/JennyWright. Creator/JoshuaJohnMiller. Along with ''Film/TheLostBoys'', it is ''Film/TheLostBoys'' (released the same year), it's credited for with pretty much reinventing the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire genre]].

Bigelow had originally wanted to make a {{Western}}, but realized that interest in the that genre was at the time was almost non-existent. When then-future-husband her then-future husband Creator/JamesCameron suggested that she "[[GenreMashup mix it up with something else]]", she decided to make a Horror Western.

It The film tells the story of Caleb Colton, Colton (Pasdar), a young Oklahoman, Oklahoman who joins and is subsequently rescued from a family of vampires. It mixes both a certain copious amount of gory action - Creator/KathrynBigelow – Kathryn Bigelow doesn't do slow paced - slow-paced – with a character study of Caleb becoming a vampire and the choices he is required to make. These are not nice vampires as found in ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', nor the demons of ''Series/{{Buffy|the Vampire Slayer}}'', but each of them is distinctive. Severen (Paxton) is truly scary, Homer (Miller) is unhappy, while Mae (Wright) beautifully describes the attraction of living forever. forever.

Should be required viewing for anyone playing ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade''.
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* BoyMeetsGhoul: And the depraved "family" that comes with her.


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* TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether: Each vampire has their own modus operandi when it comes to hunting victims, but they travel as a pack and their gang is structured like a twisted family.


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* LoveRedeems: [[spoiler:Mae, for whom RedemptionEarnsLife.]]


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* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Jesse and Diamondback reconcile themselves to death and try to run down Caleb, but burn up before they can.]]


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* UnholyMatrimony: Jesse and Diamondback.


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* VillainRespect: The entire gang comes around to Caleb after his ballsy gambit extricates them from a daylight shootout. Severen even gives him one of his spurs.
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* ChekhovsSkill: Caleb's equestrianism.
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Bigelow had originally wanted to make a {{Western}}, but realized that interest in the genre at the time was almost non-existent. When then-future-husband Creator/JamesCameron suggested that she "[[MixAndMatch mix it up with something else]]", she decided to make a Horror Western.

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Bigelow had originally wanted to make a {{Western}}, but realized that interest in the genre at the time was almost non-existent. When then-future-husband Creator/JamesCameron suggested that she "[[MixAndMatch "[[GenreMashup mix it up with something else]]", she decided to make a Horror Western.

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"For the evulz": this is incorrect, Severen drinks the blood of the man in sunglasses and the waitress whose throat gets slit has her blood poured into a glass, implying that they drank it


* FeralVampires: The modern TropeMaker, concerning a clan of filthy redneck vampires in backwoods Oklahoma.
* ForTheEvulz: Even without considering the large amount of gloating between killing victims, the bar massacre seems to be done mainly out of cruel boredom. Despite their constant need for blood, the vampires are never shown drinking the blood of any of the victims after shooting them or slitting their throats.

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* FeralVampires: The modern TropeMaker, concerning a clan of filthy redneck vampires in backwoods Oklahoma. Originally the movie was supposed to feature a violent Old West gang, but since the members were upgraded to being vampires, their violent, drifting lifestyle turned them into this trope.
* ForTheEvulz: Even without considering the large amount of gloating between killing victims, the bar massacre seems to be done mainly out of cruel boredom. Despite their constant need for blood, the vampires are never shown drinking the blood of any of the victims after shooting them or slitting their throats.



* OurVampiresAreDifferent: They're grimey, not very pale, unhappy but not mopey, and can be cured [[spoiler:by being transfused with human blood]]. In opposition to The Lost Boys, they also lack many of the more traditional traits associated with vampires. While they are immortal, drink blood, have superhuman strength and can't stand daylight, they lack fangs, don't need to be invited and are never shown being affected by religious items.

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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: They're grimey, not very pale, unhappy but not mopey, and can be cured [[spoiler:by being transfused with human blood]]. In opposition to The Lost Boys, ''Film/TheLostBoys'' released the same year, they also lack many of the more traditional traits associated with vampires. While they are immortal, drink blood, have superhuman strength and strength, can't stand daylight, daylight and seems unable to eat solid food (Caleb is seen vomitting a candy bar after his transformation), they look perfectly human and lack fangs, don't need to be invited fangs (or any MarkOfTheSupernatural besides their cold bodies) and are never shown needing to be invited or being affected by religious items. Finally, a single bite will turn a human into a vampires in a matter of hours, without needing to drink the blood of the one who turned them.


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* SuperStrength: Almost all of the vampires of the movie display it one way or another: Caleb notes how strong Mae is when first meeting her, and later he's able to send a man flying with a punch. Severen is shown overpowering a man and [[NeckSnap breaking his neck]] with little effort, tosses Caleb like a ragdoll and tear through the metal front of a truck like it's aluminum foil.

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* EvilDetectingDog: Caleb's horse does not react well to vampires.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The first time Caleb feed on Mae's blood, the latter is moaning and having spasms intune with Caleb sucking on her blood. To drive the point home, they make out immediately after Caleb is done feeding.
* EvilDetectingDog: Caleb's horse does horses do not react well to vampires.



* OurVampiresAreDifferent: They're grimey, not very pale, unhappy but not mopey, and can be cured.

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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: They're grimey, not very pale, unhappy but not mopey, and can be cured.cured [[spoiler:by being transfused with human blood]]. In opposition to The Lost Boys, they also lack many of the more traditional traits associated with vampires. While they are immortal, drink blood, have superhuman strength and can't stand daylight, they lack fangs, don't need to be invited and are never shown being affected by religious items.
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* NiceShoes: Severen has a lovely pair of cowboy boots with ''razor-sharp spurs''.
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* ForTheEvulz: Even without considering the large amount of gloating between killing victims, the bar massacre seems to be done mainly out of cruel boredom. Despite their constant need for blood, the vampires are never shown drinking the blood of any of the victims after shooting them or slitting their throats.
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* VoluntaryVampireVictim: Played with twice.
** Caleb has been made a vampire, but refuses to kill. His love interest Mae lets him drink from her — taking blood which Mae got by killing, and meaning she'll have to kill again sooner, making the ethics quite problematic.
--->'''Severen:''' It ain't right for her to be carryin' him like this!
** Caleb's father [[spoiler:cures his vampirism, and later Caleb cures Mae's, with a blood transfusion, giving blood to a vampire willingly but in a nontraditional way with nontraditional results.]]
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* KnifeNut: Diamondback is quite the knife-thrower.
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* MenOfSherwood: The group of police officers at the motel provide a HeroAntagonist example (they're trying to catch or kill a group of dangerous murderers, it's just that the protagonist and his love interest happen to be accompanying the group). Only one of the cops is killed, despite how heavily armed the vampires are, and his colleagues do shoot a couple of the vampires (while only aiming to wound when an unnamed Caleb is running for a getaway vehicle) before the group escapes, although this doesn't accomplish much due to regular bullets not being a vampire weakness.

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* CantGrowUp: Homer is stuck looking about ten, forever.



* ChekhovsGunman: Caleb's father being a veterinarian comes in handy when [[spoiler:he needs an emergency blood transfusion.]]


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* NotGrowingUpSucks: Homer is stuck looking about ten, forever.


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* WorkplaceAcquiredAbilities: Caleb's father being a veterinarian comes in handy when [[spoiler:he needs an emergency blood transfusion.]]

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* BadSamaritan: The way they hunt is no picnic, and seems to work mostly on this and TheFarmerAndTheViper.
** Jesse and Diamondback pick up hitchhikers to eat. It turns into BullyingADragon when they turn out to be carjackers.
** Severen gets picked up by a pair of women and invites them [[TroubleEntendre "out for a drink."]]
** Homer pretends to be a kid on a bike whose been run over by the side of the road, only to attack anyone who helps him.
** Mae and Caleb hitch a ride with a trucker. After Caleb fails to attack him, Mae hits him from behind.

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* BadSamaritan: The way they hunt is no picnic, and seems to work mostly on this and TheFarmerAndTheViper.
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Jesse and Diamondback pick up hitchhikers to eat. It turns into BullyingADragon when they turn out to be carjackers.
** Severen gets picked up by a pair of women and invites them [[TroubleEntendre "out for a drink."]]
** Homer pretends to be a kid on a bike whose been run over by the side of the road, only to attack anyone who helps him.
** Mae and Caleb hitch a ride with a trucker. After Caleb fails to attack him, Mae hits him from behind.
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* TheFarmerAndTheViper: The way the vampires hunt works mostly on this and BadSamaritan.
** Severen gets picked up by a pair of women and invites them [[TroubleEntendre "out for a drink."]]
** Homer pretends to be a kid on a bike whose been run over by the side of the road, only to attack anyone who helps him.
** Mae and Caleb hitch a ride with a trucker. After Caleb fails to attack him, Mae hits him from behind.
** The hitchhikers picked up by Jesse and Diamondback are also an example of this trope, since they plan to steal the car of the people who give them a ride. {{Subverted|Trope}} because Jesse and Diamondback are vampires and kill them.

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* AdultFear: Loy sees his teenage son abducted, and after a long period of searching for him, finds out that he's a vampire and is conflicted about going home. Additionally, he nearly loses his pre-teen daughter to another one of the vampires.


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* MissingChild: Loy sees his teenage son abducted, and after a long period of searching for him, finds out that he's a vampire and is conflicted about going home. Additionally, he nearly loses his pre-teen daughter to another one of the vampires.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: This is implied with Jesse, as he alludes to having fought for the confederacy and seems proud of having done so.
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* SinisterSouthwest: A young farmhand in an Arizona town falls for a mysterious girl... who turns out to belong to a rag-tag family of vampires terrorizing the desert.

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* SinisterSouthwest: A young farmhand in an Arizona Oklahoma town falls for a mysterious girl... who turns out to belong to a rag-tag family of vampires terrorizing the desert.
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* BadassLongcoat: Jesse's duster, which is almost as cracked, beat-up, and ancient as he is. Given that it has a Confederate flag sewn into it, it's entirely possible he's been wearing it since the Civil War.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Caleb's father being a veterinarian comes in handy when [[spoiler:he needs an emergency blood transfusion.]]


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* DeadHatShot: A variation when [[spoiler:Severen's bladed spur]] comes flying out of the inferno of an exploded tanker truck.


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* KilledOffscreen: We don't actually ''see'' the outcome when Jesse, Diamondback, and Severen are individually hunting (the former two with a duo of [[MuggingTheMonster unfortunate carjackers]] and the latter with the two young ladies he takes "[[DeadlyEuphemism out for a drink]]"), but the outcome is clear in both cases.


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* NiceShoes: Severen has a lovely pair of cowboy boots with ''razor-sharp spurs''.

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* AssholeVictim: The carjackers threaten to rape Diamondback before she and Jesse turn them into dinner.



* CantGrowUp: Homer.
* ChekhovsClassroom: The trucker explaining to Caleb how [[spoiler: to brake a truck in such a way that it will jack knife]].

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* CantGrowUp: Homer.
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* ChekhovsClassroom: The trucker explaining to Caleb how [[spoiler: to brake a truck in such a way that it will jack knife]].jackknife]].
* ContrivedCoincidence: It just so happens that [[spoiler: Caleb's family]] stay at the Godspeed Motel on the same night the gang does. Lampshaded when Jesse flings up his hands with an incredibly exasperated look on his face.
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* SinisterSouthwest: A young farmhand in an Arizona town falls for a mysterious girl... who turns out to belong to a rag-tag family of vampires terrorizing the desert.
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* MissingMom: Caleb and Sarah are being raised by a single father, and their mother is never mentioned.
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* AdultFear: Loy sees his teenage son abducted, and after a long period of searching for him, finds out that he's a vampire and is conflicted about going home. Additionally, he nearly loses his pre-teen daughter to another one of the vampires.

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* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Homer, who looks ten but is over 50, and none too happy about his physical state.

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Homer, who looks ten but is over 50, and none too happy about his physical state.
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''Near Dark'' is a 1987 horror movie, directed by Creator/KathrynBigelow, and written by Bigelow and Eric Red. It stars Creator/AdrianPasdar, Creator/LanceHenriksen, Creator/BillPaxton, Jenette Goldstein and Jenny Wright. Along with ''Film/TheLostBoys'', it is credited for pretty much reinventing the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire genre]].

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''Near Dark'' is a 1987 horror movie, directed by Creator/KathrynBigelow, and written by Bigelow and Eric Red. Creator/EricRed. It stars Creator/AdrianPasdar, Creator/LanceHenriksen, Creator/BillPaxton, Jenette Goldstein Creator/JenetteGoldstein and Jenny Wright.Creator/JennyWright. Along with ''Film/TheLostBoys'', it is credited for pretty much reinventing the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire genre]].
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: the teenage cowboy who survived the bar massacre and is brought by the police to the motel to identify the killers wisely high-tails it out of there when the gunfight starts.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: the The teenage cowboy who survived the bar massacre and is brought by the police to the motel to identify the killers wisely high-tails it out of there when the gunfight starts.

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