Habit (1996)

Director
Larry Fessenden

Main cast
Larry Fessenden; Meredith Snaider; Aaron Beall; Patricia Coleman; Heather Woodbury

Genres
Horror, Thriller

Description
It's autumn in New York. Sam has broken up with his girlfriend and his father has recently died. World-weary and sloppy drunk, he finds temporary solace in the arms of Anna, a mysterious vampire who draws him away from his friends and into a web of addiction and madness.


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