Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire(2000)
2000 · Steve Boyum · 85 min
The Hansen kids are in a jam. Adam and his best friend Duffy have gotten their hands on some tickets for the Headless Horseman concert, and his sister Chelsea has a date with her dreamy boyfriend Peter. The only problem is they're both grounded. Chelsea and Adam will do whatever it takes to get their mom Lynette out of the house, even if it includes a chance meeting with a very mysterious man. Everything seems to go according to plan until their little brother Taylor realizes that this stranger might be a vampire.
TV Movie · Comedy · Family · Fantasy · Horror
5.7138 votes
TMDB score
1/5
Intensity
0/5
Gore
0/5
Stays with you
How Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire scares
Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire is a lighthearted Disney Channel movie made for kids, with almost nothing scary about it in a real sense. The vampire stuff is played for silly fun and family comedy rather than dread, with goofy antics and mild spooky effects instead of tension. There's no gore, no real danger, and nothing that would upset or frighten anyone, even young children. It's the kind of movie for a cozy family night, not for anyone looking for an actual scare.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire rates psychological 1/5, visceral 1/5, gore 0/5, lingering effect 0/5, and overall intensity 1/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 1 of 5
- Gore: 0 of 5
- Lingering: 0 of 5
- Intensity: 1 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 30 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 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, goofy family comedy that stays mostly playful, with just a mild rise in silliness-driven excitement toward the end.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3.
How scary is Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire 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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