John McCarty

Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film.

While serving their tour in Vietnam, two soldiers are attacked by a vampire. One gets bitten and becomes a vampire himself. The other must become the SHADOW TRACKER and end his friend's thirst for blood, taking a final stand against the swiftly growing force of demonic undead in a small American town.

Half-hour profiles of ten of the screen's masters of classic terror and suspense, based on the book THE FEARMAKERS (St. Martin's Press, 1994) by John McCarty.