Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant is the 2009 American film adaptation of the Vampire Blood trilogy of the book series The Saga of Darren Shan by author Darren Shan. Two teenagers unknowingly break a 100-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires; vampires who do not harm their victims, and Vampaneze, who kill whomever they feed on. Darren Shan and his best friend, Steve Leonard , go to a traveling freak show and Steve recognizes one of the performers as a vampire. Steve goes to see the vampire, Larten Crepsley , after the show and tries to convince him to turn him into a... vampire. Crepsley insists that becoming a vampire means having to give up any hope of a normal life, and Gavner Purl notes that children aren't supposed to become vampires anyway. Steve then reveals that he hates his life, and wants to be a vampire more than anything else. Crepsley reluctantly tests Steve's blood, but quickly spits it out, saying he has bad blood. Steve furiously swears revenge on Crepsley and leaves. Darren, who is hiding in the cupboard after stealing Crepsley's spider, Madam Octa, overhears the whole thing.
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| Release date: | October 22, 2009 |
| Directed by: | Paul Weitz |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 109 Minutes |
| Producer: | Lauren Shuler Donner, Ewan Leslie, Andrew Miano, Paul Weitz |
| Editor: | Leslie Jones |
| Music by: | Stephen Trask |
| Cinematography: | J. Michael Muro |
| Screenplay by: | Brian Helgeland, Paul Weitz |
| Estimated budget: | $40,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Vampire Blood |
| Genre: | Fantasy, Thriller |