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The official trailer for the bloody comedy Renfield came out this weekend, sharing the plight of Count Dracula’s long-suffering familiar as he tries break free of his creepy, murder-intensive job.

If for no other reason, Nicholas Cage as Dracula should give this film some serious teeth. Nicholas Hoult in the emo-with-a-side-of-kickass title role also looks promising. Either way, the film seems to be really having some fantastic fun with the eternally popular vampire movie genre.

Vampire spoofs are nothing new, but the teen-squeals of the depressed and sparkly vampires drowned them out for a bit. Not to worry, I’ve gathered some goofy comic romps that don’t bite to check out before Renfield comes to a theatre near year this spring.

Vampire’s Kiss (1988)

I better get this one out of the way first. Yes, Nic Cage has been a vampire before, and it was most excellent. Cage is a normie dude (with a touch of Patrick Bateman) bitten by sexy vampire (Jennifer Beals). Let the over-the-top acting, of vampire weirdness begin. This includes some of the most famous Cage-rage moments this side of Mandy.

Love at First Bite (1979)

I miss the old George Hamilton rom coms, including Zorro: The Gay Blade and this one, the vampire love fest that likes the night life and likes to boogie. Remember Richard Benjamin? This will make you miss the campy fun of the 70s, plus Arte Johnson’s Renfield is a riot.

Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)

Mel Brooks may have had much, much bigger success with another classic monster tale, but this one still has its share of politically incorrect puns, fourth-wall breaks and all-around nuttiness. Leslie Nielson is always great to watch, and Peter MacNicol plays the stepped-on Renfield.

What We Do in the Shadows (2014 )

Long before Taika Waititi helped ruin the Marvel movies, his comedy strength shined the brightest with this award-winning 2014 documentary-style vampire film. It pokes fun at nearly every style of vampire depiction from Nosferatu to the Ann Rice pretty boys to the rock-in-roll modern vampires. The FX series of the same name is also consistently well-done, but we’re sticking to feature films here.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

Before the hit series, Buffy was a butt-kicking airhead, played by Kristy Swanson, fulfilling her vampire slaying destiny under the guidance of Donald Sutherland. Never taking itself too seriously, this was a mainstay of the golden age of vampire comedies (the 1990s). We can’t forget Rutger Hauer as the main baddie, as well as Paul Reubens with one of the best vampire death scene reactions ever.

If you have more time, there are other blood-sucking gems out there including Eddie Murphy’s Vampire In Brooklyn (think Coming to America meets Dracula), the spaghetti western vampire spoof Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat, and of course the most epic Gen-X vampire film of all: The Lost Boys. You can check out a couple of these in my look at cool vampire-hunting films from August.

So stay out of the sun, toss your mirrors, polish your incisors, and guard your funny bone. The vampires are waiting.

Renfield hits theatres on April 14.