What would you do if your date told you at midnight that they are going to kill you at daybreak? That is the deal in To Sleep with a Vampire.

A vampire (Scott Valentine) stumbles along the streets and alleys looking for a victim. He goes into a strip joint and overhears one of the dancers, Nina (Charlie Spradling), arguing on the telephone and crying. He continues to listen as she tries to commit suicide and her co-worker tries to talk her out of it. 

He waits for her outside the bar and takes her to his apartment. He explains to her that he goes as long as he can without feeding. Then he chooses a victim that has given up and does not want to live any longer. Someone that will not be missed.

He says that he has to feed before the sun comes up at 6 a.m. He would like to talk until then because it has been so long since he has talked to anyone. Nina does not want to talk. She suddenly wants to live and tries repeatedly to escape, while he has rapidly fluctuating mood swings.

As they count down to daybreak, both fight with overwhelming emotions -- each knowing that one of them has to die.

To Sleep with a Vampire is a strange, far-from-ordinary movie that works on you at a psychological level. It is an oddity that is hard to describe or explain, but it is definitely riveting. I could not stop watching long enough to get a coffee refill. It has an unsettling effect that lingers long after the movie ends.

The special effects are interesting and the makeup is really good. The acting is sensational! Much of this film is dialogue between the two in the apartment, so the performance of the actors was critical. They did a splendid job. They are emotionally powerful and will pull you into their lives; make you feel their lives.

To Sleep with a Vampire is a horror flick of the most psychologically intense kind. It scares the way a great horror film should -- by terrorizing your psyche. It is the only adult vampire film that I can recall where you never see a vampire bite someone. Yet this one is much more terrifying than any of the blood and gore flicks. You will be compelled to watch it again. It is an awesome and powerful film!