Fang vs. Fiction: The Real Underworld of Vampires and Werewolves

Top 1 Billed Cast

Tatyana Yassukovich
Tatyana Yassukovich

Narrator (voice)

Loading Trailer Videos...
  • HomePage

  • Overview

    Using clips from classic horror films and contemporary interviews, this cable-TV documentary tries to separate truth from fable in discussing vampires and werewolves -- a task that often proves impossible. After noting that fear of the supernatural stems from mankind's basic terror involving darkness and awe of the moon, the film ticks off several documented cases of "actual" blood sucking and lycanthropy. Among those interviewed are weapons experts, scientists, sociologists, and movie buffs, as well as a few hardy souls who claim to be genuine Dracula and Wolfman clones. Originally slated to air during Halloween weekend in 2003, Fang vs. Fiction: The Real Underworld of Vampires and Werewolves was moved forward two months as an extended promotion for the upcoming theatrical feature Underworld, which, of course, dealt with the same terrifying subject matter. [Hal Erickson]

  • Release Date

    2003-09-19

  • Average

    4.5

  • Rating:

    2.3 starts
  • Tagline

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

Similar Movies

Gratian: The Real life Romanian Werewolf
50%

Gratian: The Real life Romanian Werewolf(en)

1999-01-06

The people in Izbuc, a village in the Romanian Carpathian mountains (Transylvania), think that their fellow villager Gratian Florea is a werewolf. According to an old custom, when a child is born, the midwifes call upon the spirits, to make the child hard working, beautiful, loveable or wise. It is said that when Gratian was born, the umbilical cord broke only after the midwife called forth the werewolf. This crucial moment was to influence his whole life.

Vampyres
50%

Vampyres(en)

2007-08-29

A journalist discovers the underworld of the clans of Vampyres in New York City. He spends two years with the real vampyres like an anthropologist and brings back unique evidence on film.

Vampire Wedding Planners
52%

Vampire Wedding Planners(en)

2014-01-22

A short mock-umentary following ambitious Vincent as he tries to reinvent his family business but his traditional Parents and Grandfather are unconvinced.

Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
73%

Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf(en)

1988-11-13

Shaggy is turned into a werewolf, and it's up to Scooby, Scrappy and Shaggy's girlfriend to help him win a race against other monsters, and become human again.

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
74%

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School(en)

1988-10-16

Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy are on their way to a Miss Grimwood's Finishing School for Girls, where they've been hired as gym teachers. Once there, however, they find that not only is it actually an all-girl school of famous monsters' daughters but there's a villainess out to enslave the girls.

Dracula, a Love Story
0%

Dracula, a Love Story(pt)

1980-01-28

Count Dracula, taking on the new identity of Vladimir, leaves Transylvania and goes to Brazil in search of his son Rafael. This vampire romance was conceived to be a potential telenovela, but only ended up running as a TV miniseries with four installments because the network that financed it went under.

The Night Stalker
68%

The Night Stalker(en)

1972-01-11

Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into his own hands.

No soy como tú
48%

No soy como tú(es)

2010-01-01

It follows the impossible love story of Lucia and Raul, two vampire teenagers that have to fight against they instinct

Mor
45%

Mor(hr)

1992-01-01

Sue, the only daughter of a squire comes back from a fashionable European resort where she spent vacation. Arno, an impoverished nobleman wins her heart and they soon get engaged. But in the farm is the manager's son named Mor whom Sue spent her childhood with. Their reunion flare up old emotions, but soon strange things begin to happen. The stories about a werewolf start to circle around.

Wolvesbayne
45%

Wolvesbayne(en)

2009-10-12

A supernatural thriller that follows Russel Bayne who quickly finds himself in the middle of a supernatural war between vampires, werewolves, and human hunters after being bitten by a werewolf. To make matters worse, it seems a civil war has erupted among the vampires, with a clan breaking from the others in a quest to return a vampire goddess back to power.

Expedition Dogman
0%

Expedition Dogman(en)

Cryptozoologists journey into the forests of Kentucky to gather evidence of a canine/human hybrid.

Hammer of the Gods
32%

Hammer of the Gods(en)

2009-02-01

Thor, along with his friends, travel to a mysterious island seeking glory and fame. On arriving, they encounter strange creatures and visions, so they start searching the island for answers. Meanwhile Thor's friend Freyja tells him that his visions of a mighty hammer are clues, so they also search for the hammer.

The Midnight Hour
59%

The Midnight Hour(en)

1985-11-01

Phil, Melissa, Mitch, Mary, and Vinnie are high school friends, who unwittingly raise the dead on Halloween night. Once the dead have returned, Pitchford Cove will never be the same again....or will it?

Nosferatu and the Birth of Vampires in Cinema
0%

Nosferatu and the Birth of Vampires in Cinema(fr)

2022-03-15

A documentary look at F.W. Murnau's iconic — and unauthorized – 1922 vampire film, and its influence on bloodsuckers in film.

Modern Vampires
49%

Modern Vampires(en)

1998-10-19

A vampire hunter in southern California discovers that his son has been murdered by a gang of the undead and thus goes on a quest for revenge.

Dracula
57%

Dracula(en)

2006-12-28

The Romanian count known as Dracula is summoned to London by Arthur Holmwood, a young Lord who is one the verge of being wed. Unknown to Arthur's future bride Lucy, her future husband is infected with syphilis and therefore cannot consummate their marriage. Arthur has laid his hopes of being cured on the enigmatic count; as it is said that Dracula has extraordinary powers. But these supernatural powers have sinister origins. The Count is a vampire. Soon Arthur realizes his serious mistake as all hell breaks loose and the Count infects others with his ancient curse. But Dracula has not counted on the young Lord acquiring the assistance of the Dutch Vampire expert Prof. Abraham Van Helsing.

Daughter of Darkness
50%

Daughter of Darkness(en)

1990-01-26

An atmospheric, sub-hallucinogenic venture into the world of the unknown. The enigma facing a young woman is the identity of her father. Unfortunately for her, she becomes drawn into a small Romanian underworld of brooding menace, darkness, torture chambers, and vampires.

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
100%

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook(en)

1991-01-01

A history of the famous vampire of books and movies, using film clips, previews and other methods.

Dinner with a Vampire
54%

Dinner with a Vampire(it)

1988-12-30

A camera crew unearths a thousand year old vampire from Mesopotamia. Years after his rise from the grave, the vampire becomes a famous horror film director and holds auditions for his up and coming film. Four young hopefuls are chosen and are invited to spend the night at the vampire's house. At dinner the vampire reveals his true nature to his guests and the real reason why they are there, to kill him before dawn, as he has grown bored with his existence.

Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula
63%

Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula(en)

2000-10-31

Meet the man behind the legend in this true story of Vlad the Impaler, whose vicious and cruel reputation as a bloodthirsty warlord became the basis for the myth of Dracula.

Recommendations Movies

Kill Shot
93%

Kill Shot(en)

2023-08-15

Posing as hunters, a group of terrorists are in search of $100 million that was stolen and lost in a plane crash en route from Afghanistan.

Nude
95%

Nude(en)

2017-10-29

NUDE explores perceptions of nudity in art by chronicling the creative process of photographer David Bellemere as he's commissioned by NU Muses founder Steve Shaw to shoot a fine art calendar of nude photographs.

The Way to the Heart
100%

The Way to the Heart(en)

2022-04-10

Ava, an award-winning chef at a big-city restaurant, has lost her spark. Her boss sends her out to find herself to save her menu and her job. She returns home and finds little to inspire her, but when she reunites with her childhood friend Logan, Ava has to get her head out of the clouds and her foot out of her mouth to rediscover her passion for food.

Return
64%

Return(hy)

Eyüp decides to cross mount Ararat looking for his aunt in Yerevan after following a madman's words. His aunt has also been expecting someone to come from behind this mount for many years. Eyüp cannot be sure about the woman he finds behind the blue door, whether it is his aunt or not because they can't understand each other.

The Three Friends
62%

The Three Friends(ar)

1966-06-16

Three friends are arrested after committing an accident with their car. After finishing their sentence, they become partners with the owner of a decoration workshop. But he deceives them and spends the money in gambling. They force him to sign a waiver of his workshop but he wants to get it back.

Succubus
95%

Succubus(en)

2024-08-30

A new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he could have ever imagined.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Mortal Fight
78%

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Mortal Fight(ru)

1980-09-09

After upsetting the criminal underground in 'the Master Blackmailer' case, Sherlock Holmes has to face his archenemy: Prof. Moriarty.

Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob
76%

Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob(en)

2021-02-24

An evil sorceress transports the gang back to the age of chivalrous knights, spell-casting wizards, and fire-breathing dragons.

The United Monster Talent Agency
91%

The United Monster Talent Agency(en)

2010-09-27

A short comedy spoof about Universal Monsters and their everyday unconventional work done at their very own talent agency for their movies.

Inside Asda: Bigger, Better, Cheaper?
65%

Inside Asda: Bigger, Better, Cheaper?(en)

2020-01-06

The supermarket giant that rose high by taking prices low.

Keka
72%

Keka(tl)

2003-08-20

Keka is a beautiful young woman working in a call center. Wanting to hunt down the killers and avenge her boyfriend's death, she undergoes rigid training. Everything has been going well until she meets the guy who makes her fall in love again.

Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again
76%

Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again(en)

2013-09-11

Kathleen Madigan drops in on Detroit to deliver material derived from time spent with her Irish Catholic Midwest family, eating random pills out of her mother's purse, touring Afghanistan, and her love of John Denver and the Lunesta butterfly.

Nullarbor
73%

Nullarbor(en)

2011-02-25

An animated road-movie set across the vast and barren landscape of Australia's Nullarbor Plain.

I Want to Return Return Return
67%

I Want to Return Return Return(en)

2020-09-19

A depiction of the Wrangelkiez neighbourhood in Berlin. The people portrayed tell their life stories. One woman came to the neighbourhood a decade ago to work in Berlin’s still unfinished Brandenburger Airport, one man reminisces his childhood on a Tobacco farm in Kentucky, another speaks of an exceptional day in an otherwise monotonous workplace. These portraits are interwoven with the story of Elpi, a Greek woman who is waiting for the long overdue visit of an old important friend. The outcome of this mixture is a film which captures the lives and perspectives of some of Wrangelkiez’s most commanding citizens, while at the same time evoking the loss that change and time passing means for places and for people.

Cut Throat City
65%

Cut Throat City(en)

2020-07-31

Four boyhood friends return to New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina, to find their home decimated and prospects for work swept away. Turning to a local gangster for employment, the crew is hired to pull off a daring casino heist, right in the heart of the city.

Annabelle Comes Home
64%

Annabelle Comes Home(en)

2019-06-26

Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren bring the possessed doll to the locked artifacts room in their home, placing her “safely” behind sacred glass and enlisting a priest’s holy blessing. But an unholy night of horror awaits as Annabelle awakens the evil spirits in the room, who all set their sights on a new target—the Warrens' ten-year-old daughter, Judy, and her friends.

For frihed og ret
62%

For frihed og ret(da)

1949-10-28

Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto
76%

Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto(ja)

2022-10-02

Promotional video celebrating 20 years of the Naruto animation project.

Go
87%

Go(en)

When a man is driving, he accidentally hits another man, and has to decide whether to run and save himself, or save him.