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For the second time in two weeks, I was out late on a Monday night. Last week it was for my first chance to see a Twins game in their outdoor ball park. This week, I was in Columbia Heights for the premier showing of the movie “Vampires! Horror!” for which my nephew, Beau Hays, wrote the screenplay & lyrics. He also performed an acting role, along with his wife, Katy.

It is a perfectly campy musical laugh riot. I truly hope they find a way to reach the audience for whom this flick will resonate. …It worked for Rocky Horror Picture Show!

The premier event, complete with a red carpet, was held at the Heights theater, so it meant another drive to the big city for me. Cyndie met me there, since it is close to her work at Anoka/Hennepin school district. I found my brother, Elliott, and his family right as I arrived to park my car. My daughter, Elysa, and her friend, Anne, joined us in the nick of time before the start.

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The theater has a wonderful pipe organ that provided a half hour of entertainment before show time. The seats were mostly filled, which made for a very festive atmosphere. Since it was the premier showing, many in attendance had something to do with the making of the film, a lot of them as extras. It produced a lot of laughter and applause throughout.

Like a musical should, the movie had people humming melodies afterward. It is exciting to imagine the possibilities for what might come of this effort. I’m told they hope to enter it into one or more film festivals, so just maybe local readers will find a chance to see it for yourselves someday. Keep an eye out for that title, “Vampires! Horror!”

It’s a ghastly extravaganza of singing and dancing with wonderful character actors in a hilariously kitschy production. What’s not to love?

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