Stakes (2002)

Since there is not yet a cable channel devoted to vampire hunting, armchair ghoul trackers will have to content themselves with the preying trio of blood-sucker haters in Stakes (2002). Follow a scientist, a priest and a high-tech geek as they attempt to blot out the beings of darkness. Agreed, Stakes is not the only selection at the video store that features a cadre of dedicated fang exterminators, but few entries in the genre can match director Joe Ripple’s unabashed joy at being allowed behind a camera. In his gratitude at being permitted to push the buttons, Ripple gives us a wonder-breasted vampire queen whose cup size alone is enough to baffle her pursuers.