Writer-director George A. Romero’s vampirstic masterpiece ‘Martin’ comes to DVD as a special two disc release courtesy of Arrow Video on 21 June and we have 3 copies to giveaway!
Romero’s personal favourite of his own movies, ‘Martin’ is a genuinely disturbing horror film that turns the traditional conventions of the vampire myth inside out and one which at the time of its original release, reinvented the vampire movie genre.
Despite a lack of fangs, and having no aversion to daylight, garlic or crucifixes, insecure teenager Martin believes he is actually an 84-year-old vampire compelled to drink the blood of humans in order to survive. Martin’s belief is reinforced by his elderly uncle, Cuda, with whom he is sent to stay to work in his Pittsburgh grocery store. Cuda is convinced vampirism is part of their family curse and refers to Martin as ‘Nosferatu’, employing ineffective Old World defences in an attempt to keep the teenager at bay. Driven by his insatiable blood lust, the frustrated and confused Martin is forced to kill and feed, first drugging his victims to reduce their suffering before opening their veins with a razor blade. However, his inhuman desires are almost overcome when he begins an affair with a desperate older woman and he starts to question the validity of his self-belief.
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