9 July 2009 @ 8:54Near Dark gets the “teen romance” treatment

Remember the awesome, R-rated vampire flick from the 1987 — Near Dark.
Just this week Lions Gate re-released the DVD with a new cover, and if you didn’t know any better, you might think this is a spin-off of the Twilight Saga. I’m wondering if whoever designed this new cover has even watched Near Dark. Here is the new cover:

It looks like it had a bit of Twilight influence, don’t you think?

Twilight poster

And for reference, here is the previous DVD cover of Near Dark:

Country boy Caleb Colton (Adrian Pasdar) whittles away the quiet rural nights hunting local girls – but when he falls prey to the mysterious and beautiful Mae (Jenny Wright), Caleb unknowingly becomes the hunted. Mae is no ordinary girl, Caleb soon learns; she is part of an outlaw band of vampires, and their love is about to lure him into a terrifying world of bloodlust, mayhem and absolute horror. Will Caleb pay the ultimate price for love and eternal life – or will he find a way to defeat the evil growing inside him each night NEAR DARK?

Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Cast: Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein

Click here to watch the Near Dark trailer

Twitter chatter:

crazylikewhoa (cara) | 9 hours ago

@WiFi_Pirate hmm these are all what we have on DVD: the original Crazies, Near Dark, Sleepaway Camp series, Chopping Mall, Zombie
Comingcurse (Anthony Maglio) | 9 hours ago

@joshuagates let the right one in was good, but I have to go with "near dark" for the best.
II_Am_Legend (Sam_Iam) | 10 hours ago

@FingeredOrgasms lol hahahah nahhh trust me im no where near dark im still on the light aide just not Light Light
PicklePegg (Ellen Geary) | 10 hours ago

@SimplySophie23 5 years?! lol - although, I have had my brothers copy of Near Dark for 3 years :-S & my Dad's copy of Deep Blue Sea for lngr
YaelVale (Yael Valerio) | 17 hours ago

#nowplaying Burial - Near Dark *Electro/Dubstep/Ambient #crewmusical
_StickyDosia (Cocolicious) | 22 hours ago

RT @tu_freedom: Lls... an @_____AB def aint nowher near dark skin! LoL RT @lala_Meecha @tu_freedom lol ha I figured -- ayy u mean @FlightAB
tu_freedom (GaSalle Saleem) | 22 hours ago

Lls... an @_____AB def aint nowher near dark skin! LoL RT @lala_Meecha @tu_freedom lol ha I figured
cambonez (Mark) | 1 day ago

Just finished NEAR DARK. Bill Paxton & Lance Henriksen as vampires in 1987? Radtastical. Interesting movie.
artman888 (Ingyu Choe ) | 1 day ago

첫 수업이 캐서린 비글로우라 그녀의 데뷔작 Near Dark 부터 Hurt Locker 까지 다시 봤는데...남자 감독도 감히 범접하지 못하는 마초이즘과 강인한 여성 캐릭터! 역시 비글로우 누님 짱입니다. 수업 듣는 여학생들의 반응이 궁금하네요!
egroupuk (Olympus UK E-Group) | 1 day ago

best lens for night shots: hi i take a lot of night shots in near dark situations so what im looking for is advice... http://bit.ly/bmaoke