Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

(2009)

★ 5.9 IMDb · 1,187 votes

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Thriller

Year: 2009

Runtime: 109 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Пол Вайц

Cast: Chris Massoglia, Джон Си Райли, Джош Хатчерсон, Патрик Фьюгит, Сальма Хайек, Jessica Carlson, Майкл Серверис, Рэй Стивенсон, Morgan Saylor, Дон МакМанус

Plot

When Darren Shan is taken to a circus that's chock-full of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a life-changing bite on the neck.

Teenager Darren Shan is an excellent student and the pride and joy of his perfect middle-class family, but his best friend is the reckless Steve. When they receive a flyer with an advertisement for a freak show, they sneak to the theater to see the attractions. The star attraction is a vampire called Larten Crepsley, who performs with a colorful yet very lethal spider. After the show, Darren tarries to see the spider and overhears Steve unsuccessfully trying to convince Larten to transform him into a vampire. Darren steals Larten's spider, which later bites Steve. In seeking an antidote from Larten, Darren accepts a deal to become his half-vampire assistant.