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Vampires invade Port Richmond in Bleeder

POSTED: Monday, September 14, 2009, 3:47 PM

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True Blood and Twilight may be enough to satiate your vampire cravings, but neither have that Philly flair. Enter Bleeder, a web-based vampire series filmed in Port Richmond.

Malvern-based indie film company Liberty Bell Films released the first episode of the series in July, which revolves around the newly-formed friendship between hemophiliac Alex Daub (Mark Kochanowicz) and a group of lady vamps.

Kochanowicz says Bleeder differentiates itself from other fangcentric shows because of its main character's deficiency; Daub and the vamps have a symbiotic relationship based on their mutual need for blood. Kochanowicz, whose co-creator Wade Ballance takes on the director and producing credits, is shocked that his series is the first to mix the two concepts.

The first episode, which runs just under 10 minutes and is embedded below, began filming in March and took about four months to edit and publish. Even such short, Kochanowicz says, cost real money. 'We're talking about $300-$400 a minute to make one episode,' says Kochanowicz.

To help with the production costs, Kochanowicz is hosting a vampire-themed party and fundraiser on Saturday, October 3rd. If all goes well, he says, the second episode could be up and running by November.

For future episodes, Kochanowicz says to expect a Kolchak's Night Stalker-meets-The Wire feel (it even boasts Philly-born Wire alum Brian Anthony Wilson as part of its cast). 'We're focusing less on the gore and making it more of a crime/horror genre."

Bleeder fundraiser, Sat., Oct. 3, 8:30 p.m.-mid., CDG, Inc. (warehouse with a steel door), 2823 E. Schiller, bleederseries.com.

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