Love at First Bite(1979)
1979 · Stan Dragoti · 96 min
Dracula and Renfield relocate to '70s era New York in search of Cindy Sondheim, the reincarnation of Dracula's one true love, Mina Harker. "Trouble adjusting" is a wild understatement for the Count as he battles Cindy's psychiatrist, Jeffrey Rosenberg, a descendant of Van Helsing, who may be in love with Cindy too.
Romance · Comedy · Horror
6.0116 votes
TMDB score
1/5
Intensity
0/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Love at First Bite scares
Love at First Bite is a goofy vampire spoof dressed up in disco-era New York glitz, not a horror movie in any real sense. It plays Dracula's fish-out-of-water romance for laughs, with cheesy jokes and campy charm instead of any actual dread or danger. There's no tension-building, no gore, and nothing meant to unsettle you. It's a fun, breezy watch for people who want vampire trappings without a single genuine scare.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Love at First Bite rates psychological 1/5, visceral 1/5, gore 0/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 1/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 1 of 5
- Gore: 0 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 1 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 10 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 10 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 5 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A light, breezy comedy that stays gentle and playful throughout, with only mild spikes of tension for laughs rather than scares.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1.
How scary is Love at First Bite?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Love at First Bite rates 1/5 — gentle by horror standards, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be restrained with gore and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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