I have to admit that I'm a sucker for vampire flicks, but lately the genre offerings have been less than amusing. Director Don Henry's "Desert of Blood" was a pleasant surprise because not only was it a decent vampire flick, it was a well made vampire flick.

The film tells the story of a vampire that is accidentally released after being held captive for thirty-five years underground in the Mexican desert. Upon his release Luis Diego (Justin Quinn) goes looking for his ex-girlfriend Sarita (Yvonne Rawn) who has now aged thirty-five years while he hasn't aged a day since the last time he saw her. In order to help nurse her Aunt Sarita back to health Maricela (Brenda Romero) leaves Los Angeles for Mexico as soon as she hears the news. And it doesn't take long for her to fall for the alluring Luis.

The first thing I noticed about this flick that set it apart from other low budget vampire movies was the fact that the actors were pretty impressive. Actually the first thing I noticed was the awesome rack on the hot blond sun bathing without her top on, but right after that I noticed the quality of the acting. Justin Quinn was a perfect fit for Luis, the vampire with a broken heart, and I'm sure that the ladies won't have a problem staring at him for the duration of the movie either. Actress Brenda Romero's performance was convincing as well, but Tori White stole pretty much every scene she was in and has a wonderful ass too. Actually pretty much all the women in this flick are smoking hot, which is not unusual for an indie vampire romp, but the fact that all of these smoking hot ladies could act as is.

The film was creepy, had a decent script, a solid cast, some cool gore, and lots of beautiful scantily clad ladies. What more can a horror fan ask for? I'm going to keep my eye out for Don Henry's next offering, because "Desert of Blood" is a killer film.