Vampire movies available on 4K Blu-ray, ranked by transfer quality.
dir. Paul Morrissey
S-Tier Severin Films 4K. Paul Morrissey and Andy Warhol's vampire film with Udo Kier. 'The blood of these whores is killing me' is the line everyone quotes. Severin did a good job with this one.
Severin Films · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Brian Clemens
S-Tier Hammer Films 4K. People who held off on the Shout Factory Blu-ray are glad they waited for this. A cult Hammer film that doesn't get talked about enough outside of horror circles.
Hammer Films · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Harry Kümel
S-Tier Radiance Films 4K. Harry Kumel's erotic vampire film. Radiance has been doing interesting European horror.
Radiance Films · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Craig Gillespie
S-Tier Sony 4K. The 2011 vampire remake with Colin Farrell and David Tennant.
Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Tobe Hooper
Imprint Films announced a new 4K at about $85 USD with a book-style package. Arrow already put out an S-Tier disc so collectors are weighing whether the extras justify owning two copies of the same Tobe Hooper vampire movie.
Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. George A. Romero
S-Tier Second Sight Films 4K. Romero's vampire film from 1978, and big news hit when the director's cut was found. Second Sight had a 4K already in the works, and collectors wanted them to delay the release to include the director's cut rather than force a double dip. The Dawn of the Dead treatment is what people are hoping for.
Second Sight Films · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Robert Eggers
S-Tier Universal 4K. Eggers' 2024 Nosferatu, and the BFI 4K release became a controversy when the transfer turned out to be heavily processed with DNR and possible AI smoothing. OrbitDVD's social media went viral telling customers to stop asking them for refunds on a disc they didn't make. The Universal US steelbook from GRUV was pre-ordered in droves after the BFI debacle, and a second steelbook with better artwork and debossing followed.
Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Chris McKay
The Walmart steelbook got attention for its artwork, and not in a good way. Multiple comments flagged it as AI-generated art, with spider legs that don't add up. The film itself is fun but lightweight, and most people paired it with Nosferatu as a double feature pick rather than buying it on its own merits.
Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Jean Rollin
Part of Indicator's expanding Jean Rollin 4K run, announced alongside The Escapees. The boutique crowd is happy Indicator keeps going deeper into Rollin's catalog. Grapes of Death and Iron Rose are the two most requested titles next. Niche even by boutique standards, but the people who want it really want it.
Indicator · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Ryan Coogler
Manta Lab steelbook alongside the standard Warner Bros. release. The S-Tier transfer pushed a lot of fence-sitters into buying and the OLED crowd keeps calling this one out as a format-seller.
Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Joel Schumacher
When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.
A young man falls in love with a beautiful woman being chased by sinister masked figures at night. He tries to track her down, and learns she's being held captive by his father and colleagues who believe she's a vampire.
A young, honeymooning couple stop for the night at an ancient castle. Unbeknownst to them, the castle is home to a horde of vampires who have their own plans for the couple.
dir. Rod Hardy
The descendant of Elizabeth Bathory is abducted by a cult of self-proclaimed supermen who achieve this state of superiority by drinking from the "blood cows" kept at the "dairy farm", and they try to get her to join them.
dir. Claire Denis
Newlyweds Shane and June arrive in Paris for their honeymoon. In the process of trying to find a cure for his strange, bloodthirsty disease, Shane stumbles upon the story of a doctor and his flesh eating wife.
Eureka Entertainment · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. John Carpenter
The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to exist in sunlight.
dir. Francis Ford Coppola
A-Tier Sony 4K. Coppola's Dracula with Gary Oldman. The Gothic production design and practical effects gain detail in 4K.
Sony Pictures · Steelbook
dir. Tod Browning
A-Tier Universal 4K. Bela Lugosi's Dracula. Part of the Universal Monsters catalog on 4K. The black-and-white transfer is clean.
dir. Roy Ward Baker
The Prince of Darkness casts his undead shadow once more over the cursed village of Kleinenberg when his ashes are splashed with bat's blood and Dracula is resurrected. And two innocent victims search for a missing loved one... loved to death by Dracula's mistress. But after they discover his blood-drained corpse in Dracula's castle necropolis, the Vampire Lord's lustful vengeance begins.
dir. Abel Ferrara
Arrow's 4K brought Ferrara's black and white vampire film to the format nobody expected, with a transfer that preserves the contrast and grain of the original without crushing the shadows. The release is already getting the standard Arrow treatment with a packed slate of extras and a proper booklet.
dir. André Øvredal
The crew of the merchant ship Demeter attempts to survive the ocean voyage from Carpathia to London as they are stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship.
dir. Bill Condon
Bella Swan and Edward Cullen's honeymoon phase is abruptly disrupted by betrayals and unforeseen tragedies that endanger their world.
Lionsgate · 4K + Blu-ray
After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.
dir. David Slade
Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob, knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.
dir. Catherine Hardwicke
When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite Edward's repeated cautions, Bella can't stay away from him, a fatal move that endangers her own life.
dir. Werner Herzog
D-Tier Shout Factory 4K. Herzog's 1979 Nosferatu, and the transfer drama is real. BFI's version was criticized for heavy DNR, and BFI's response was basically "that's the transfer we got." Shout Factory did their own separate master, and collectors are cautiously optimistic based on their Aguirre 4K.
Icon Film Distribution 4K from the UK. No domestic US release announced yet, so import markup is the cost of getting it early.
British label Icon Film Distribution · 4K Ultra HD
dir. Glenn McQuaid
18th century justice catches up with a pair of grave robbers. With only a few hours to go before his date with the guillotine, Arthur Blake tells his life story to Father Francis Duffy. Before long, Arthur spills the beans on how he got started in the grim corpse peddling business with seasoned ghoul Willie Grimes.
dir. Gary Dauberman
Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.
Arrow Video · Limited Edition (Restored)
dir. Peter Duffell
A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.
A toxic spill revives a beautiful, dead heiress who, with the help of her childhood friend, must quench her insatiable thirst for blood.
Indicator · Limited Edition
dir. Adrien Beau
The Marquis d’Urfé finds refuge in the home of a strange family after becoming lost in a hostile forest while working as an emissary for the King of France.
Lighthouse Home Entertainment · 4K Ultra HD
dir. León Klimovsky
Elvira is travelling through the French countryside with her friend Genevieve, searching for the lost tomb of a medieval murderess and possible vampire, Countess Wandessa. They find a likely site in the castle of Waldemar Daninsky, who invites the women to stay as long as they like. As Waldemar shows Elvira the tomb that supposedly houses the countess, she accidentally causes the vampire to come back to life, hungrier than ever. Daninsky has a hidden secret of his own, but will it be enough to save the two girls from becoming Wandessa's next victims?
dir. John Hough
While dabbling in Satanism, Count Karstein resurrects Mircalla Karnstein who initiates him into vampirism. As a rash of deaths afflicts the village, Gustav the head of Puritan group leads his men to seek out and destroy the pestilence. One of his twin nieces has become inflicted with the witchcraft but Gustav's zeal and venom has trapped the innocent Maria, threatening her with a tortuous execution, whilst Frieda remains free to continue her orgy of evil.
Spirit Entertainment · 4K Ultra HD
dir. Jesús Franco
An erotic horror tale about a vixen vampiress seducing and killing women to appease her insatiable thirst for female blood.
