Directed by Taylor Martin from a script by Simon Phillips — I just reviewed his movie The Bouncer — this starts with the aftermath of a bank robbery committed by a gang of holiday named criminals, including Father Christmas (Phillips), Prancer (Luke Avoledo), Grinch (Nick Biskupek), Rudolph (Dan Molson) and Snowman (Michael Swatton).

They’ve made it to the Jolly Rancher Hotel, but they don’t know that vampires — Mother (Sayla de Goede), Lucia (Louisa Capulet), Victoria (Kelly Schwartz) and Selene (Sienna Star) — are also there, ready to feed on college girls and initiate their new recruit Genie (Camille Blott). Meanwhile, the hotel’s clerk, Colin (Paul Whitney), is playing everyone against one another.

This is a very Tarantino-influenced movie, right down to the DJ (Chad Ridgely) giving us the story of the robbery that we don’t see, as well as someone who planned the heist that we never see, as well as the shift into horror when this starts as a crime film. It’s well done and makes the most of its budget, as well as giving innovative ways to fight vampires, like silver spoons and flash grenades.

Also: Stay tuned for a vampiric Santa.

You can get the Cleopatra DVD release of this movie from MVD.