Near Dark

by Stacey Abbott

First released in 1987, Near Dark is a vampire film set in the contemporary American Midwest that tells the story of Caleb, a half-vampire trying to decide whether to embrace his vampire nature or return to his human family. The film, an early work of the now-established director Kathryn Bigelow, skilfully mixes genre conventions, combining gothic tropes with those of the Western, road movie and film noir, while also introducing elements of the outlaw...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911239279
• ISBN13: 9781911239277
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: British Film Institute
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 7.4"