Here are some comprehension questions suitable for key stage 3 readers, covering the whole book chapter by chapter. Rowling did for wizards, darren shans 12 book cirque du freak series tells the story of a young outsider inducted into a traveling freak. Realizing crepsley has heard him hiding in a closet, darren ends up fleeing down a dark hallway, up a ladder of sorts and then into mr. The vampire s assistant chapter 1 audiobook by nicks audiobooks. Oct 19, 2009 a young boy named darren shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a vampire. The vampires assistant synopsis cirque du freak tells the frightening tale of a boy who unknowingly breaks a 200yearold truce between two warring factions of vampires. The vampires assistant debuted at fantastic fest tonight, to rather positive reaction from most in the audience.
The vampires assistant is the 2nd book in the cirque du freak series. Crepsley join up with the cirque du freak after a few months of traveling around. There are only 5 songs in cirque du freak, but you can find all of them here. Now, as he struggles with his new life as a vampires assistant, he tries desperately to resist the one temptation that sickens him, the one thing that can keep him alive. Freak might open well thanks to interest in the books and bloodsuckers in general. The kids movie plays like cutrate tim burton, with a lot of striking color and cartoonishly gleeful. For what makes darren shans books a great read is that even though theyre over 200 pages long, i can easily finish them. Welcome to the cirque du freak, a traveling sideshow filled with magical creatures, misunderstood freaks, and the mysterious vampire, larten crepsley john c. Drawn to the dark, unpredictable world of the cirque, 16yearold darren chris massoglia decides to trade in his ordinary life for a chance to become an immortal vampire. In the book darren is a half vampire and he has to travel with cirque du freak so no one suspects anything weird. The movie has good special effects and suitably gruesome characters, but its bloodless. Adapted from darren oshaughnessys book series the saga of darren shan, cirque du freak. Based on the popular series of books by darren shan, cirque du freak. The official universal studios entertainment facebook page.
So many vampires are crawling around movies and tv at the moment that any new kid on the block is forced to segment by age, gender, genre, and possibly political affiliation. If they liked darren shans cirque du freak, they will probably enjoy the sequel. Cirque du freak soundtrack is short but sweet all 5. Just because there are vampires, doesnt make it a rip off. Cirque du freak soundtrack is short but sweet all 5 songs. The vampires assistant is a 2009 american fantasy film based on the vampire blood trilogy of the book series the saga of darren shan by author darren. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Darren shans real name is darren oshaughnessy pronounced oshocknessy, though it can also be pronounced oshawnessy or oshanessy. Which is, basically, bill and teds night of the living undead. The story begins with the main protagonist of the last adventure, darren shan, and his guardian larten crepsley moving in for a drink of blood from an exscout. Cirque du freak the vampire s assistant 2009 full movie hd.
Based on the hugely popular series of young adult books, cirque du freak tells the. Darren joins the vampire, mr crepsley, as his assistant and they return to the cirque du freak. Although he is irish, he was born in 1972 in london. There are several disturbing scenes of vampires stabbing, punching, kicking, and otherwise wiping the floor with each other although none of it gets particularly gory, along with potentially disturbing images of circus. The vampires assistant the story begins with the main protagonist of the last adventure, darren shan, and his guardian larten crepsley moving in for a drink of blood from an exscout. The vampires assistant 2009 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The vampire s assistant 2009 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Now, as he struggles with his new life as a vampires assistant, he tries desperately to resist the one temptation that.
When darren and the vampire are on the run and not in the circus they normally stay in hotels, gutters, underground, or in abandoned buildings in new york. The vampires assistant tells the story of a smalltown teen who inadvertently shatters a 200yearold truce between warring factions of vampires. The main character s love interest and the cirque du freak s monkey girl. Parents need to know that ampedup violence and language make the vampires assistant movie too mature for younger tween fans of the cirque du freak books its based on. Darren is beginning to cope with life as a vampire s assistant though he still. I love the books, one of my favorite series and authors, but the movies look horrible. When darren shan is taken to a circus thats chockfull of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a lifechanging bite on the neck. Vampire blood is the first trilogy in the saga of darren shan by the author darren shan. The vampires assistant is freakish in name alone, well, that and the end result, which feels like a ripoff of the themes of harry potter. Parents need to know that ampedup violence and language make the vampire s assistant movie too mature for younger tween fans of the cirque du freak books it s based on. The soundtrack album for the vampire s assistant only has the score by stephen trask, but here are the videos and downloads for tunes from james brown, cold war kids, nick cave, the fratellis and brent lewis.
Sixteenyearold darren chris massoglia is your typical adolescent. The first twilight book came out in 2005, first book from the cirque du freak series came out in 2002. Darren shan found the cirque du freak, and now he must prove that he can stay. Teenager darren shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a vampire. A vampires assistant is an endearingly goofy teenvampire tale reminiscent of the goonies or lost boys. After sneaking into crepsleys office, darren pokes around, with the vampires coffin lid suddenly opening, but the coffin is empty. Oct 23, 2009 if the twilight series is aimed at adolescent girls whose hearts go arrhythmic at the thought of being ravaged by edward cullen, cirque du freak. The main characters love interest and the cirque du freaks monkey girl. The vampires assistant the vampires assistant is the.
Can you name the cirque du freakthe vampires assistant characters. Cirque du freakthe vampires assistant characters quiz. The vampires assistant 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Read the vampires assistant online free by darren shan. Cirque du freak is a book that was recently published but the setting is in the older days. The vampires assistant is a 2009 american fantasy film based on the vampire blood trilogy of the book series the saga of darren shan by author darren shan.
This bluray release has shallow extras, problematic video, and limited audio, making this release a tough recommend, other than for genre fans, who may be the most disappointed of all. Normal text size larger text size very large text size. I bought it for my 9 year old son and he loved it and couldnt wait to tell me what happens to the characters as the story progresses. After reading the dreamcatcher which was over 800 pages long this was an easy read and very quick. Certainly that calculated posing is the best part of the otherwise middling cirque du freak. That, and he often winds up in roles specifically suited to his style. After sneaking into crepsley s office, darren pokes around, with the vampire s coffin lid suddenly opening, but the coffin is empty. More on that along with also rather positive reaction later. Title cirque du freak the vampires assistant contributor names paul weitz director stephen trask, additional lior rosner composer. The acting was good especially from darren and mr crepsley as they show emotion clearly.
The main antagonist, a halfvampaneze and exbest friend of the main character. After a series of events, darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the cirque du freak and become a vampire. Asked in cirque du freak what was the name of the vampire in cirque du freak. The vampires assistant attempts to straddle the line between those two. May 30, 2000 the vampires assistant is the 2nd book in a series of seven books. I cannot recommend these books highly enough, they have turned my reluctantreader son into a book worm. Oct 22, 2009 the cirque du freak itself has flavor with sexy salma hayek as the bearded lady, 30 rocks jane krakowski as a limb regenerator and especially stage actor supreme michael cerveris tommy. The vampires assistant is the 2nd book in a series of seven books. The vampire s assistant introduction audiobook by nicks audiobooks. After a series of events darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the cirque du.
Darren goes to work as, quite literally, the assistant to reillys 9, step brothers twohundredyearold vampire, larten crepsley, in that traveling freak show, which is full of what could potentially be wickedly fun characters such as patrick fugits saved. Since buffy, variations of the adolescenceisafreakshow theme have appeared in harry potter,spiderman,xmen and twilight. When darren and the vampire are on the run and not in the circus they normally stay in hotels, gutters, underground, or in. Darren shan has been made a halfvampire by mr crepsley, but the cirque du freak holds more unpleasant surprises for the vampires assistant.
The soundtrack album for the vampires assistant only has the score by stephen trask, but here are the videos and downloads for tunes from james brown, cold war. The film takes place in america, shown through common american features. The vampires assistant, based on the popular series of books by darren shan, is a fantasyadventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200yearold truce between two. Oct 23, 2009 there are only 5 songs in cirque du freak, but you can find all of them here. Darren shan was just an ordinary schoolboy until his visit to the cirque du freak. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Cirque du freakthe vampires assistant characters quiz by. The vampires assistant, the wouldbe franchisestarter for a series of adaptations of darren shans 12 book saga about a newbie vampire. The book takes place in many places, because the circus travels everywhere. As a big fan of the vampire books by irish writer darren shan i wasnt particularly looking forward to seeing cirque du freak. Crepleys assistant, he meets all of the performers, including two of the star headline performers the hellraiser and the human hologram. This film is a vampire teen thriller which was quite exciting and contains lots of action.
It contains the books cirque du freak, the vampires assistant and. Like those kids horror classics, cirque du freak is a comingofage tale in which maturity is hastened by horrific discoveries of alternate realms. When the circus stops and prepares for a show a human named sam comes almost every single day and helps the performers spoiler alert darren is a half vampire in the first book and then he has to drink blood to save someone he loves. In the tradition of ray bradburys something wicked this way comes, and stephen kings salems lot, the nightmare continues for the new vampires assistant in the popular saga of darren shan. If the twilight series is aimed at adolescent girls whose hearts go arrhythmic at the thought of being ravaged by edward cullen, cirque du freak.
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