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3->''"Father and son--related by BLOOD! ANYONE'S BLOOD!"''
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5''Grave of the Vampire'' is a 1972 {{horror film|s}} directed by John Hayes.
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7A vampire awakens from a lengthy slumber. Meanwhile, a young couple are making out nearby. The vamp kills the man and rapes the woman. She bears [[{{Dhampir}} his son]], who hunts his dad down for revenge.
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10!!This film contains examples of:
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12* ArchEnemy: James has Charles Croydon, his father by rape.
13* BigBad: Charles Croydon, AKA Caleb Croft, James's vampiric ArchnemesisDad.
14* ChildByRape: Our hero is the product of Croft raping his ma.
15* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Croft manages to turn James before he's killed.]]
16* GoryDeadlyOverkillTitleOfFatalDeath
17* {{Hypocrite}}: Croft accuses a woman of using him immediately after trying to seduce her into giving him a book.
18* IHaveManyNames: Charles Croydon uses many assumed names throughout history to hide his vampirism, the most notable being Caleb Croft and Adrian Lockwood.
19* OurVampiresAreDifferent: These ones can't make wounds with their fangs, and need a weapon. They also feed off of life force and youth with the blood.
20* SadistTeacher: Croft is a college professor who's also a rapist vampire.
21* TimeSkip: The last two thirds of the film take place about 30 years after the first.
22* TheXOfY

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