''Decadent Evil'' (known by the slightly reworked title of ''Decadent Evil Dead'' in the UK) is a 2005 vampire film, produced and directed by

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under his

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banner, released on June 25. The film was shot in and around

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. The films stars

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, Debra Mayer, Jill Michelle, Daniel Lennox, Hazel Dean, and Raelyn Hennessee. Porn actress Harmony Rose has a small role as a hooker.

Plot

A fallen foot tall

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called Marvin (a part human/part reptile creature) is imprisoned in a birdcage by a vengeful lover who is bidding to become the world's most powerful vampire. Footage from '' Vampire Journals'' (a spin off from the ''

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'' franchise) is used at the beginning of the movie to explain how Morella, the vampire Queen, left her bloodline behind in Europe. The movie ends with Morella transformed into a

and having sex in the cage with Marvin.

Cast

*Hazel Dean as Tami *

as Ivan * Raelyn Hennessee as Spyce * Daniel Lennox as Dex * Debra Mayer as Morella * Jill Michelle as Sugar * Brian Muito as Club Patron

Reception

Critical reception was typically negative. Scott Weinberg reviewed ''Decadent Evil'' for

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, calling it "a mess in just about every sense of the word -- but that won't stop me from checking out his next projects". Felix Vasquez of Cinema Crazed also reviewed the movie, similarly panning it.

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reviewed both ''Decadent Evil'' and ''Decadent Evil II'', criticizing both.

Sequel and legacy

Charles Band directed a sequel to ''Decadent Evil'', ''Decadent Evil II'', in 2007. Jill Michelle with Danniel Lennox returned to star in the film, while the role of Ivan Burroughs was played by Ricardo Gil. Fondacaro would later reprise the role of Ivan Burroughs in ''

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.'' A character by the name of Ivan Ivanov, played by George Appleby and revealed to be the character Ivan Burroughs, appeared in the 2016 series '' Ravenwolf Towers''.

References

2005 films American supernatural horror films Films directed by Charles Band Puppet films American vampire films 2005 horror films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films English-language horror films {{2000s-horror-film-stub