joe weber an anthropologist return from south america to be with his son jeremy and they travel to a small and quiet new england town and know a salem lot and where he grow up a a child and that he have inherit a house and which he plan to fix up and live . but soon he discover the town horrific secret and it populate by vampire who live a normal life and the town judge axel and want joe to write a bible for their kind . drum roll please shock and horror . what do you know . i like it and quite a bit . okay and okay it doesn not come close to hooper superior salem lot and but i find this cheap look quickie to be hugely enjoyable and i like that it be ridiculously quirky . cohen touch be evident here with the comedic black humour that underline the story and which translate into plenty of his film that feature michael moriarity . those two just seem to click when they come together . cohan get his own sort of style that distinguish his film from the rest of the genre and that why he a cult b grade filmmaker . for lot of people i can see why it a big disappointment and why it be put down and but this be really only a sequel by name and a there weren not any real connection from what i grasp between the two film . if you think you be go to get something in the same vein a the classy hooper film and you will be sorely mistake . it just unfavourable to compare it to salem lot and a it hasn not get a real chance . they should have have a different movie poster that do not feature barlow ( from the first film ) and because he be nowhere to be see and i guess that be one the other disappointment for people . but that just advertisement for ya . from watch the island of the alive represent it alive 3 ( 1987 ) commentary not too long ago and which be shoot back to back with salem lot . cohen originally go to warner brother in the interest of get the right for house of wax and but instead they suggest that they would back him for a salem lot and it alive sequel . where larco production take control and many of the same cast and crew be involve in both product . both film actually share the same intro and with it multi colour lava effect . be that say something about the budget and or do cohen just like it and want to reuse it again . these double feature be intend to be release on warner brother video and but they get a small cinema release . just a bit of trivia for you . the production be pretty rough and which go for disjoint editing and the shabby makeup and tacky effect . they might not be up to scratch and but in all and those certain aspect do not destroy the fun and heart of this flick . but one thing do stand out and that it be a well shot picture . daniel pearl ( texas chainsaw massacre ) camera work ups the ante and a touch of professionalism . sadly the score do not have that approach and it be at time just a bit too much . cohen might have execute some of the action scenes sluggishly and but that do not dampen the reasonable thrill that flow with some nice bloody moment and grubby make up effect . slow to get go and but when it kick in and everything pick up with a sudden burst . what a cohen film without the trademark offbeat dialog and campy performance . the script be light on material and but the biting wit and maniac language shin through . the outrageous humour seem to be there to counter punch the corny horror side of thing . the flawed plot be pretty standard and with some virtually impossible action take or do . but my attention be hold throughout and i just go with thing . i think it have some incredibly intriguing idea in the mix and bizarre aspect that pull you in . i be even think of the howling and which the same idea be cover in this film . fine performance be herald from the cast . moriarity versatility show and and there fun to be have when he on screen . also samuel fueller ham it up a a grisly old nazi hunter and andrew duggan play the judge axel with a touch of class and hidden menace . ricky addison reed be painful a a foul mouth brat and jeremy weber . there a notable performance from a very young tara reid too . what we get here be a dreary atmosphere that add a nice pinch of satiric macabre and which keep me in a trance . addictively off the wall horror from cohen and which might be too much for those who aren not into very cheap and campy b grade horror .