Mena Suvari (American Beauty) stars as the legendary Elizabeth Báthory, leading a coven of bloodsuckers hunt their prey on dating apps in Vampires of the Velvet Lounge.
The horror comedy opens in select theaters March 20 via Strand Releasing. Sink your fangs into the trailer below.
Deep in the American South, a back alley absinthe bar harbors a deadly secret: Countess Elizabeth Báthory and her glamorous coven of vampires keep their killer instincts sharp by preying on lonely singles through dating apps, seducing and slaughtering to preserve their youth.
But when Elizabeth swipes right on the wrong profiles — a cunning undercover vampire hunter and a band of emotionally stunted bros — the hunt spirals into hilariously horrifying chaos.
Blood flies, fangs pierce flesh, and the bar erupts into a glitter-soaked, green fairy-winged, fang-filled fever dream of grindhouse gore, terrible decisions, and fashionably fatal carnage.
Suvari stars with Dichen Lachman (“Severance”), Stephen Dorff (Blade), India Eisley (Underworld: Awakening), Tom Berenger (Platoon), Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel), and Tyrese Gibson (Fast & Furious franchise).
Lochlyn Munro (Freddy vs. Jason), Sarah Dumont (Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse), Mark Boone, Jr. (“Sons of Anarchy”), Sherman Augustus (“Stranger Things”), and Timothy Murphy (“True Detective”) round out the cast.
Wristcutters: A Love Story producer Adam Sherman writes and directs, in addition to producing alongside Marcus Englefield and George Lee. Brian O’Shea, Nat McCormick, and Danny Gusman executive produce.
“This is a vampire story inspired by the chilling, lesser-known legend of Elizabeth Báthory, the 16th-century Hungarian countess rumored to bathe in the blood of virgins to stay young,” said Sherman. “I set out to make the kind of horror film I loved growing up: one that’s wild, disturbing, darkly funny, and made for the big screen.”
Vampires of the Velvet Lounge is rated R for “strong bloody violence, gore, language, and brief nudity.”
