HBO’s True Blood and the Twilight books (and recent film) have shaped pop culture’s recent focus on the sexy, blood-soaked world of vampirism. While the 1980s are known for being tacky and over-the-top rather than sexy, the decade produced one of the best vampire films that you’ve probably never heard of. Tom Holland’s Fright Night is about a teenage boy named Charley (William Ragsdale) whose ordinary life is thrown into chaos when a vampire (Chris Sarandon) moves in next door. Roddy McDowall plays Peter Vincent, a midnight movie TV show host and fictional “vampire slayer” who aids in Charley’s quest to destroy the undead next door. Both funny and scary, Fright Night emphasizes everything there is to love about the ’80s. From the radical clothes and special effects to a vampire seduction scene set in a dance club to the tubular sounds of Evelyn “Champagne” King, Fright Night is an absolute blast. The film has its tongue set firmly in-cheek as it pokes fun at the death of the vampire genre in a time of slasher flicks. A commentary on life in the suburbs, the decay of classic movie monsters and the troubles of adolescence, Fright Night digs deeper than its seemingly superficial surface implies. Fright Night is a vampire film set in a decade that couldn’t have cared less about the subject matter, which is why in today’s vampire-centric world, the film deserves another chance. That chance may come sooner than later, as Dreamworks is in talks to remake the film within the next few years.