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Suvari & Dorff Reign Over Gothic Nightlife in ‘Vampires of the Velvet Lounge’
Get ready for a glitter-soaked bloodbath: Vampires of the Velvet Lounge sinks its fangs into select theaters March 20 via Strand Releasing.
Inspired by the infamous legend of Elizabeth Báthory, this horror-comedy follows a glamorous Southern vampire coven who prey on lonely singles found through dating apps—seducing them, slaying them, and drinking their blood to preserve their youth.
But when the coven swipes right on the wrong profiles—a clever undercover vampire hunter and a band of emotionally stunted bros—the hunt spirals into chaotic hilarity. Blood flies, fangs pierce flesh, and the Velvet Lounge explodes into a fang-filled, green fairy-winged, grindhouse fever dream of gore, bad decisions, and fashionably fatal carnage.
The star-studded cast includes Mena Suvari (American Beauty), Dichen Lachman (Severance), Stephen Dorff (Blade), India Eisley (Underworld: Awakening), Tom Berenger (Platoon), Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel), and Tyrese Gibson (Fast & Furious franchise).
“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,” Sherman said. “I set out to make the kind of horror film I loved growing up—wild, disturbing, darkly funny, and made for the big screen.”
“Adam Sherman is exactly the kind of filmmaker we love to champion—bold, original, and fearless,” added Strand Releasing co-president Marcus Hu. “His ability to fuse horror, satire, black comedy, mystery, with propulsive style and action is truly distinctive.”
Prepare yourself: a trailer is coming, and it promises fang-filled chaos, glittered gore, and southern gothic madness.
