I first discovered What We Do in the Shadows as I foraged through the horror genre on Netflix; which is particularly amusing given it is a New Zealand-made mockumentary with a light heart.
What We Do in the Shadows follows the lives of a group of vampires that live together in an apartment in Wellington, New Zealand. They're each very different, and have lived through different periods of time, so they each have their own mindsets tied to specific eras, which often causes a little household conflict.
Interestingly enough, the mockumentary is supposedly heavily improvised, which seems rather unexpected given the excellent chemistry and witty humour among the actors. The comedy ties in with the difficult lifestyle of a vampire; can non-vampires be considered friends? Should they not be eaten? How do vampires eat without creating a huge, bloody mess anyway?
I was pleasantly surprised by What We Do in the Shadows. It's difficult enough to find a good horror film, even a good comedy film these days. Therefore it was incredibly refreshing to find something that uniquely blended both into one, and actually be good. It's a film that is hard to describe, but it's well worth the blind watch as we slowly creep up on October.
Oh, expect a ton of Halloween themed film recommendations. I've been saving a few.
