Bloodstorm is 4th part Subspecies which is an American, horror film series. The
movie follows the exploits of vampire Radu Vladislas, portrayed continually by
Anders Hove, and his efforts to turn Michelle Morgan into his fledgling.
The series was shot in Romania, utilizing stop-motion techniques to achieve the
look the director wanted for the series’ subspecies creatures.
The Story
Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm (1998) begins with a badly burnt Radu able to find
refuge in his crypt. A car accident takes the lives of everyone but Michelle,
who is discovered by a stranger named Ana. Upon seeing Michelle’s reaction to
the sunlight, Ana takes her body to her former professor, Dr. Nicolescu, who
quickly determines that Michelle is a vampire. When Michelle wakes, Dr.
Nicolescu promises to cure her of her vampirism. Dr. Nicolescu is a vampire
himself, but uses science to allow him to be immune to vampire weaknesses, with
the exception of needing blood, and hopes to use Michelle to get the blood
stone and therefore a cure for his condition. With his strength restored, Radu
travels to Bucharest to claim the financial wealth one of his previous
“fledglings”, Ash, who has acquired in the Vladislas. Radu enlists Ash’s help
to track down Michelle, while Ash’s own fledgling, Serena, attempts to play
Radu and Ash against each other. Radu discovers Michelle’s location, and Dr.
Nicolescu agrees to give her to Radu in exchange for three drops of blood from
the Bloodstone. Radu agrees, but it was only a trick to allow Dr. Nicolescu the
opportunity to capture and stake Radu. Michelle arrives releases Radu, and the
two flee to safety. Serena arrives immediately after and gives Ana a key to the
Vladislas crypt, where Radu is, with instructions to kill Radu. Ana and Dr.
Nicolescu arrive at the tomb, but Radu awakens and kills Nicolescu. Radu turns
his attention to Ana, but Michelle slices his throat, allowing Ana enough time
to decapitate Radu. They burn his body and take the Bloodstone. Ash and Serena
are waiting at the opening of the crypt, but a caretaker, hearing Ana’s
screams, opens the crypt and spills sunlight inside. Michelle is hidden in a
coffin and transported out of the cemetery, while Radu’s head sits on a pike
burning in the sun.
