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Outback Vampires is a 1987 Australian comedy horror film directed by Colin Eggleston. It features Richard Morgan, Angela Kennedy, Brett Climo and Richard Carter. It was written by Colin Eggleston and David Young. It was filmed in Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
In the film, a trio of travelers are stranded in a strange small town. They are instructed by the locals to visit the mansion of a local aristocrat. The visitors discover that the house is occupied by a family of eccentric undead people, that the mansion's design keeps changing, and that the haunted house is seemingly celebrating a never-ending Christmas.
Plot
Whilst on their way to a rodeo festival, Lucy (Angela Kennedy), Nick (Richard Morgan) and Bronco's (Brett Climo) car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town. The odd-ball locals send them to Sir Alfred's mansion on the top of hill.
Once inside the mansion, things become even weirder. Sir Alfred's wife seems quite deranged, his daughter almost psychotic and his son is extremely eccentric. After becoming separated, Lucy, Nick and Bronco are taken on a surrealist journey through the mansion, which is still decorated with Christmas decorations.
The scenes in the house are shot in blue-tones, characters are able to climb on walls, people are told to "follow the bouncing ball", doors suddenly vanish and there is a music-video style performance by a band at one point. The three friends must band together to find a way out of this haunted house and rid the town of this undead family once and for all.
Production
The film was also known as The Wicked and Prince at the Court of Yarralumla.
The film was not released in cinemas and aired on TV 18 June 1988.
References
External links
Outback Vampires at IMDb
Outback Vampires at AustLit
Outback Vampires at The Cinerarium