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Vampires Need Love Too! • Carpe Noctem

Vampire Jhonen is searching for love and happiness while striving to be a Blues musician. Undead life with bats, goblins, witches, zombies and other vampires isn't easy for him. One night he tries to carpe noctem (seize the night) while having to deal with greedy goblin when he'd rather be at the tavern playing music and meeting with the living.

  • Brian Cattapan
    Director
    ZEEK the Martian Geek, Quarter Century Girl, Comic Nerds in Love, Crazy Pets Strike BACK
  • Brian Cattapan
    Writer
    ZEEK the Martian Geek, Quarter Century Girl, Breakin' All the Ghouls, Hella Gnarly
  • Brian Cattapan
    Producer
    ZEEK the Martian Geek, Quarter Century Girl, Comic Nerds in Love, Crazy Pets Strike BACK
  • Brian Cattapan
    Key Cast
    "Vampire Jhonen"
    ZEEK the Martian Geek, Gloom Horizon, The Librarians, Mutant Vampires from the Planet Neptune
  • Alysse Fozmark
    Key Cast
    "Rebecca"
    Sinphony, The Wonderland Murders, Boost Bots, The Power of Three
  • Alyssa Herzinger
    Key Cast
    "Pixie Jenn"
    The Librarians, After Her, ZEEK the Martian Geek
  • Richard Boron
    Key Cast
    "Mr. Grimm"
    The Librarians, Cabin Fever, Devil's Lake, Hands of Time
  • Kevin MacLeod
    Music Score
    Hugo, Slow West, Mouse Trap, Gloom Horizon
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Television, Web / New Media, Other
  • Genres:
    comedy, animation, fantasy, satire, vampire
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 49 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 14, 2026
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Brian Cattapan

Brian Cattapan is a Cartoonist, Voice & Character Actor, Illustrator, Animator, Writer, Artist, Designer, Producer, Director & Comics / Media / Film Creator. He is known for his Comics, Cartoons & Illustrations. As well as for his animated shorts. In which he voice acts about 13 characters and hires talented voice actresses & actors for other lead characters. His self created series of comics, TV series, film & media include ZEEK the Martian Geek, Quarter Century GIRL, Comic Nerds in Love, Crazy Pets Strike BACK, Vampires Need Love Too! ... as well as creating the comedy horror musical, Breakin' All the Ghouls & the anthology series set in the '80s entitled, Hella Gnarly. He recently helped to produce the films, The Lizzie Borden Game, BAMPIRE & Rat Problem with other talented filmmakers in Oregon. He resides in Portland, Oregon and looks forward to doing more creative work in Mainstream & Independent Film & TV, etc.

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Director Statement

I love creating comedic comics, cartoons, eccentric characters, live action entertainment set in the '70s, '80s, and '90s & collaborating with other talented TV & filmmakers... and I like cats... a lot.