Don’t know what to watch until Day Shift 2? Don’t worry, we’ve got 7 movies like Day Shift from the horror genre for you to watch while you wait for a Day Shift sequel to hit Netflix. Without further ado, let’s dive in!
1. Vampires: Los Muertos
Vampires: Los Muertos
The reason we count Vampires: Los Muertos among movies like Day Shift is because, just like Jamie Foxx’s film, Vampires: Los Muertos is about a vampire hunter. The film stars another big name like Foxx, Jon Bon Jovi, in the role of vampire hunter Derek Bliss. It serves as a sequel to the 1998 film Vampires and was produced by the legendary director of horror films John Carpenter, who also directed the original film. This straight-to-video horror film was directed by Tommy Lee Wallace, the director of Fright Night Part 2 and Halloween III: Season of the Witch, and was followed by a sequel Vampires: The Turning. You can watch the movie on HBO Max.
2. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter depicts a fictional story of the American Civil War in which the eponymous 16th President of the United States has a secret identity as a lifelong vampire hunter who fights against a caste of vampiric slaveholders.The film was produced by Tim Burton, Jim Lemley and Timur Bekmambetov (who also directed) and is based on the novel of the same name by Seth Grahame-Smith. The film has been praised for its action sequences, visual style, originality, Walker’s performance and Henry Jackman’s music. It’s available on Disney+ and Amazon Prume Video.
3. John Carpenter’s Vampires
Vampires
The first film in the film franchise, which was followed by two sequels, Vampires: Los Muertos and Vampires: The Turning, the 1998 film Vampires was directed by John Carpenter. It’s about a team of vampire hunters led by a man named Jack Crow, whose family was murdered by vampires and who was therefore raised by the Catholic Church to become their master hunter. The story tells of Crow’s efforts to prevent a centuries-old cross from falling into the hands of Jan Valek (a reference to the demon Valac), the first and most powerful of all vampires. You can watch the movie on Amazon Prime Video.
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4. Fright Night Part 2
Fright Night Part 2
Among movies like Day Shift, Fright Night Part 2 is a must-see because it’s a cult classic in the horror genre, especially vampire movies. Fright Night Part 2 is the sequel to Fright Night, the directorial debut of noted horror director Tom Holland (the director of Child’s Play). Fright Night Part 2 was directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and is set 3 years after the first film and revolves around Charley Brewster, a college student who encounters a group of vampires led by a beautiful woman who is seeking him out. The film is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
5. Blade 2
Blade 2
Here’s one for Marvel fans! Blade 2 is a sequel to the 1998 film Blade and is based on the fictional character Blade. He’s a human-vampire hybrid who wants to protect humans from vampires, and in the process gets into a fierce battle against a group of mutant vampires who want to commit global genocide against vampires and humans. Blade and his human allies are forced to join forces with a special elite group of vampires. The film was directed by our favorite multi-award winning director Guillermo del Toro, who made great films such as Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water and Nightmare Alley. Blade 2 is available on Apple TV, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video.
6. The Forsaken
The Forsaken
Can’t get enough of vampire hunter stories? If so, you need more movies like Day Shift. Luckily, there are plenty of movies in this genre and The Forsaken is another one of them. Directed by J. S. Cardone, The Forsaken is a road movie about a young movie trailer editor who picks up a shady hitchhiker on a business trip through the Arizona desert and along the way meets a confused young woman who’s being stalked by a vampire cult. You can watch the movie on Amazon Prime Video, and it’s definitely a good way to pass the time while you wait for Day Shift 2.
7. Lost Boys: The Thirst
Lost Boys: The Thirst
The last movie on our list of movies like Day Shift is a black comedy titled Lost Boys: The Thirst. The third and final film in the Lost Boys trilogy is about an alpha vampire who throws a beach party with a group of young people. He wants to turn the assistants into his vampire army. However, the Frog Brothers make sure this doesn’t happen. You can watch it on Apple TV.
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