ABIGAIL

Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Starring: Alisha Weir, Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, Angus Cloud, Giancarlo Esposito, Kevin Durand, William Catlett, Matthew Goode

There are countless vampire movies out there going from Nosferatu in 1922 to Dracula, True Blood and everything in between. The new film Abigail takes a crack at the monster movie subgenre about a young vampire ballerina. Abigail starts off with a home invasion with a group of criminals tasked with kidnapping Abigail from her home. All they know is that she’s the daughter of a very wealthy man, and they’re all set to walk away with millions if the mission goes off without a hitch. Giancarlo Esposito stars as Lambert, the leader of the group, who informs them they must keep Abigail in this dusty old mansion for 24 hours. None of the criminals know each other and are given aliases named after members of the Rat Pat. Melissa Barrera plays Joey, Dan Stevens is Frank, Kathryn Newton is Sammy and so forth. They each seem to have their own skill set aiding them in the mission. It’s not long into the night when they realize they’re locked, bolted, and trapped in the house and that Abigail is no innocent young girl, but rather a ferocious vampire. In theaters

Here’s my review and interview with Alisha Weir