🎭 Main actresses:
Fresh out of high school, Laurel (Nicole Maines), a small-town transgender girl, moves to Los Angeles for the summer to stay with her brother, Mark (James Paxton). Looking for a fresh start and eager to explore the city's nightlife, Laurel stumbles into an underground club where she meets a mysterious, effortlessly cool squad of women led by the charismatic Duke (Diana Hopper).
After a wild night out, Laurel wakes up with bite marks on her neck and discovers the truth: the group is an all-female coven of intersectional feminist vampires. Guided by a strict Golden Rule enforced by Duke—never turn a man into a vampire, because men cannot handle power—the coven stalks predatory men across LA. Turned into a vampire herself, Laurel must navigate the thrill of her new powers while questioning Duke's increasingly authoritarian leadership.
💡 Did you know?
Nicole Maines' Feature Debut: Marked the feature film debut of groundbreaking trans actress and activist Nicole Maines (Supergirl), who won the Best Actor award at the 2019 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival for her performance.
Queer Genre Twist: The film subverts classic 80s/90s vampire tropes (The Lost Boys, The Craft), creating a distinctly queer, modern LA thriller centered on bodily autonomy and female empowerment.
Cristina Dunlap's Visual Style: Shot by renowned cinematographer Cristina Dunlap (American Fiction), who brought a vibrant neon-gothic aesthetic to the streets and clubs of downtown Los Angeles.
⭐ Film Evaluation & Ratings 📈
⭐ Global Critical Consensus: 6.8 / 10 (80% on Rotten Tomatoes)
Praised across genre and LGBTQ+ film festival circuits as a fun, slick, and energetic queer vampire flick led by a magnetic performance from Nicole Maines.
🎨 Visual & Stylistic Tone: 7.5 / 10
Blends neon-drenched night-club aesthetics with sharp synth-wave scoring, giving the film a distinctive 90s indie horror vibe.
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