'Vampire Journals' (1997) - Ted Nicolaou.

Ted Nicolaou's elegiac 'Vampire Journals' compellingly documents the tragic tale of morose, love-lorn outlaw vampire hunter, Zachery (David Gunn). His ceaseless quest to avenge the death of his beloved, Serena (Floriela Grappini) torments him through the withering isolation of his blackened immortality. Zachery's goal to destroy the cruel master vampire, Ash further complicated by his attraction to beautiful piano player, Sofia (Kirsten Cerre). Sofia's charm, grace, prodigious musical talent, and fragile beauty transfixes both vampires, leading inexorably to a violent confrontation, culminating in a gruesomely toothsome, fate-defining finale!

This atmospheric stand-alone entry in the iconic Subspecies franchise abounds malevolently a doomy Gothic ambience. Evil, yet passionate music loving vampire, Ash is a magnetically unpleasant nemesis for the terminally conflicted, Zachary. His terrible solitude, and reluctance to feed imbues, Ted Nicolaou's sensuous, deliriously decadent throat and bodice ripper additional pathos. The murderous passions, tragically thwarted loves, and morbid intrigues make 'Vampire Journals' a far from bloodless affair! The voluptuously Gothic milieu of deathly pale, delightfully devious protagonists and their unspeakable lusts is heightened by the grimly corrupted grandeur of Bratislava's wounded architecture. Richard Kosinski's evocative score is another highlight to this deliciously dark Vampire romance.