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Heartstopper (also known as Dark Craving) is a 1989 horror film directed by John A. Russo, starring Kevin Kindlin, Moon Zappa and Tom Savini (who also created the special effects). It was based on Russo's own novel The Awakening.[1][2] Heartstopper follows the story of a man from the 18th century who has reawakened as a vampire in 20th century Pittsburgh.
Plot
[edit]Benjamin Latham, a young physician from 18th century Pittsburgh, was hung on suspicion of being a vampire. Two centuries later, he comes back to life as a real vampire, turned due to the nature of his death. As he begins killing people to drink their blood, a homicide detective, Ron Vargo, investigates the murders.
After confessing his sins at a Church, Benjamin becomes close with the priest, Father Ed. Meanwhile, a copycat killer emerges, inspired by news stories surrounding Benjamin's murders. At a museum, Benjamin meets Matthew, an antique dealer and Benjamin's distant relative, and Lenora Clayton, a historian and author. Benjamin develops a relationship with Lenora, which slowly turns her into a vampire.
Mountain, Jorell and Elijah were friends of one of Benjamin's victims, Garth. While looking to get revenge, they end up murdering Father Ed. When Benjamin and Lenora find them, Benajmin kills Mountain and drinks his blood, while Jorell and Elijah get away.
The copycat killer is revealed to be Matthew when he attempts to murder a woman while on a date. While she manages to get away after shooting him, Benjamin, who had been following them, takes Matthew home to tend to his wounds despite his disgust at his actions as a rapist and a murderer. Benjamin and Lenora perform surgery to remove the bullets, then leave him to heal. When Benjamin leaves the house with a plan to kill Jorell, Matthew expresses his desire to become a vampire. However, Benjamin is unwilling to turn him into one, as due to their familial relationship, Matthew's blood would be harmful to Benjamin, and Benjamin's saliva would be harmful to Matthew. While Benjamin is out, Matthew plots to murder him in order to gain his powers.
Benjamin kills Jorell and drinks his blood, but is caught by Ron, who was tailing Jorell's car. He returns home with Ron in pursuit. When he enters, Matthew attempts to drive a wooden stake (crafted from a sharpened crucifix) through Benjamin's chest, but is stopped. When Ron arrives, he and Benjamin fight, and Benjamin jumps out of the window to escape. Ron follows him to a bridge, and eventually shoots him three times: through the chest, the arm, and the head, knocking him off of the bridge and into the water.
A news report relays the events of Benjamin's death, and mentions that his body has gone missing. It is revealed that Benjamin is immortal when he steps out of the water and his body begins to regenerate rapidly. Lenora takes Matthew to a graveyard, telling him that she will turn him into a vampire. Instead of doing this, however, she takes out a gun and shoots him in the back of the head. Benjamin approaches her and congratulates her, and they walk into the fog hand-in-hand.
Production
[edit]Heartstopper was a film adaptation of Russo's 1983[3] novel The Awakening. John Russo independently transferred the 300-page book to a 90-page screenplay in preparation for the film.[4] Production took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and mixing in Manhattan, New York.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Kevin Kindlin as Benjamin Latham
- Moon Zappa as Lenora Clayton
- Tom Savini as Ron Vargo
- John Hall as Jacob/Matthew
- Tommy LaFitte as the Coroner
Sources
[edit]- ^ Heartstopper at IMDb
- ^ Albright, Brian (2012-11-07). Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7227-7.
- ^ "FANGORIA #32". Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ a b "FANGORIA #86: Pages 20-23, 55". Retrieved 2024-11-05.
External Links
[edit]- Heartstopper at IMDb