Bite Club
Bite Club
Directed by Sam Irvin
When a college student transfers to an elite university after her friend's mysterious murder, she infiltrates a secret society of vampires to uncover the truth, only to find herself caught between dangerous secrets, forbidden romance, and a killer.
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· AMC 19th Street, Theater 2
Creator Statement
Tailored for a Gen Z audience hungry for dark academia and supernatural suspense, this thriller centers around a scholarship student investigating the suspicious murder of her best friend at the prestigious Weddington University. Her search leads her to The Crimson Circle, a secret society hiding centuries-old vampire bloodlines, where she finds herself torn between a fellow student with secrets of his own and a magnetic insider whose connection to the society runs far deeper than she realizes. The series also features horror icons Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator) and Russell Todd (Friday the 13th Part 2) reuniting on the 40th Anniversary of their cult classic, Chopping Mall.
Filmmaker Bio
Sam Irvin began his career as the assistant to Brian De Palma on DRESSED TO KILL. He has directed over 50 movies and television shows, including ELVIRA’S HAUNTED HILLS and all three seasons of the queer horror series DANTE’S COVE.
His other credits include co-executive producing Bill Condon's Academy Award-winning motion picture GODS AND MONSTERS starring Sir Ian McKellen.
He has authored 8 books including I WAS A TEENAGE MONSTER HUNTER, CONFESSIONS OF A BRIAN DE PALMA PROTÉGÉ, and THE EPIC SAGA BEHIND “FRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY” with a Foreword by Anne Rice and an Afterword by Guillermo del Toro.
Irvin is the recipient of the Tod Slaughter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Horror; the Queer Screams Film Festival Award for Career Achievement; and 8-time Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award winner.
Cast & Crew
Director: Sam Irvin
Creator: Jeffrey Schenck, Peter Sullivan
Writer: Michael Varrati
Producer: Jeffrey Schenck, Peter Sullivan, Brian Nolan
Principal Cast: Casie Maghran, Barbara Crampton, Jonah Walker, Kyle Michael, Russell Todd
Production Company: VertTV
