The scene was a fairly simple one.  The character of Reverend James Prince (Earnest Hart, Jr.) is working to follow through on his divine vision of stopping the opening of a dimensional portal that alleges to take the "higher vibrational" human to a place to test  for and become a LOTR (Lord of the Region) for a particular region on Earth.  Prince believes this to be a ruse to allow a dimensional opening for the entry of Satan's dominions.  In the scene being discussed, this is where, in the movie, Prince is going carefully through the house looking for the primary evil, sometimes vampire Elliot DelRidge (played by Rob Wisdom).

   Fight choreographer and Chinese Kenpo master Tom Pieper (left) explains to director of photography David Berliner (with camera, also DP on Eric Stanze's "Ice From The Sun") and director Joseph Palermo (right, also played Buck in "Ice From The Sun.") how he sees things happening.  This first shot entails the character of James Prince opening the door to reveal a huge man holding a smaller man while the vampire hooker feasts.  The huge man and vampire hooker see Prince and the huge man attacks Prince while the vampire hooker makes her escape.  In the short struggle, Prince applies his martial arts training and eye gouges the huge man back into the room.  Satisfied with the visual concept, Palermo retreats to get the principle actors make-up for the shot ready.

  Once lights have been set and some footage shot, stunt actor Mark Lunato (back) looks on as Pieper and Berliner review the look in the steadi-cam monitor along with the vampire victim extra.

  Actor Michelle Sparks has her first make-up application on.  Elliot has a nasty bite, eh!

  Palermo applies the traditional mouth corners "blood" trickle representing Michelle's having feasted on the victim.

  "These teef feel funny!"  Michelle is ready for her shot.

  Joseph returns to the shot location to hear the choreography being given by Piper to actor Earnest Hart, Jr.  Daughter of Dolores Lococo, owner of Lococo Bed and Breakfast in the City of Saint Charles looks on.

  Cast and crew, including Lococo daughter, review the shot.  It's a take!

  Having completed the "attack and eye gouge" shot, Joseph now gets Lunato ready for his next shot involving the leg take down and snapping of neck shot.

 

  Joseph has prepared Hart, Jr's hand make-up for the scene.  Hart, Jr. always does a little meditating before a shot.

Having taken the take down and neck snap shot, Joseph reviews the footage.  "Video is electronically based." says Joseph.  "While the odds are extremely small of something having gone wrong, I check each and every shot to make sure I have what I think I have.  In the old days, this would be called viewing dailies because it would take until the evening for the labs to process and render a viewing print."

  The take down and neck snapping shot completed and okayed by Joseph, Mark works to clean up.

  Lococo Bed and Breakfast owner Dolores Lococo is in the movie as a victim.  She and Earnest Hart, Jr. keep the shooting set fun.

Click the original VHS art cover to see the Real Player scene in which "Billy Boy" (fight choreographer and actor Tom Pieper) makes a vampiric charge on "Roy Baker's" (Joseph Palermo) wife and friends.  If you like, click the grey button marked 2CO to buy.

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