Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust(2001)
2001 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri · 103 min
Legendary dhampir D competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to track down Charlotte Elbourne, a young woman seemingly abducted by undead nobleman Meier Link.
Animation · Fantasy · Horror
7.7857 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How scary is Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust?
The story unfolds slowly and moodily, more like a tragic legend being told than a movie trying to scare you, with occasional bursts of swordplay and monster action breaking up long stretches of quiet atmosphere. It leans on gothic beauty, sorrow, and strange creatures rather than dread or shock, so the fear here is soft and distant, not something that grabs you by the throat. Blood shows up in the fight scenes but it's stylized and quick, not lingered on. This is better for fans of moody vampire fantasy and doomed romance than for anyone looking for a real scare.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust rates psychological 2/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 12 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 35 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A moody, atmospheric hunt that simmers with tension and breaks into bursts of violent action, building to an intense final confrontation.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5.
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