# ID this vampire movie please: Big cross-shadow from church wakes vamp in ground **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 23, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-vampire-movie-please-big-cross-shadow-from-church-wakes-vamp-in-ground/157010 "2003-02-23T20:27:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-vampire-movie-please-big-cross-shadow-from-church-wakes-vamp-in-ground/157010/1 "2003-02-23T20:27:28Z")
I think I might have seen it on TV in the early 80’s, but it might have been the 70’s. I suppose it could have been made in the 60’s. Yeah, doesn’t narrow it down much. It takes places in modern times. The scene I remember is from the beginning of the flick, when the vampire is awakened. It was buried in dirt or sand, and a church was constructed near its grave. The shadow of the large cross (perhaps cast by moon) fell onto the vamp’s resting place, causing it wake and writhe about in the dirt (or sand). That’s all I remember. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-vampire-movie-please-big-cross-shadow-from-church-wakes-vamp-in-ground/157010/2 "2003-02-23T23:16:23Z")
I took the liberty of posting your question on the IMDB message board. The response that seems to be what you’re looking for is the 1979 TV-movie \ ***Vampire**. [http://www.imdb.com/Details?0080079](http://www.imdb.com/Details?0080079) \*What an original name! ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-vampire-movie-please-big-cross-shadow-from-church-wakes-vamp-in-ground/157010/3 "2003-02-23T23:24:10Z")
Yes, I’m pretty sure that’s it! Thanks! I remember it being a TV movie, now that my memory has been jogged. ---
**Author:** ![Russ696](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@Russ696](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Russ696)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-vampire-movie-please-big-cross-shadow-from-church-wakes-vamp-in-ground/157010/4 "2025-04-06T21:06:47Z")
That’s the one. Thank you for your help. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-vampire-movie-please-big-cross-shadow-from-church-wakes-vamp-in-ground/157010/5 "2025-04-06T21:22:55Z")
Sorry, this is a thread about vampires. Zombies are down the hall. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-vampire-movie-please-big-cross-shadow-from-church-wakes-vamp-in-ground/157010/6 "2025-04-08T23:26:36Z")
Glad you found the answer you were looking to find; I wouldn’t have been much help, but I wanted to say welcome!