Bloody Good Comedy: What We Do in the Shadows

For almost a century, filmgoers have been transfixed by the pale, fanged creatures that hunt, under the cover of darkness, for human blood. In their acclaimed mockumentary, Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi create a memorable piece of comedy by putting five of these famed figures in a twenty-first century sharehouse, writes Anthony Carew.

Additional keywords: vampire, New Zealand, Flight of the Conchords, Dracula, horror-comedy.