Dinner with a Vampire is a 1988 Italian horror made-for-TV movie directed by Lamberto Bava

Lamberto Bava

Lamberto Bava is an Italian film director, specializing in horror and fantasy films.Bava was born in Rome, Italy, the son of cinematographer/director Mario Bava, and grandson of cameraman Eugenio Bava...

 and written by Dardano Sacchetti

Dardano Sacchetti

Dardano Sacchetti, born in Rome, Italy in 1944, is an Italian screenwriter best-known for his work in the horror genre.At an early age, he became hooked on films from watching the American science fiction classic Them!...

. It was the third of four films made for the cable series "Brivido Giallo

Brivido Giallo

Brivido Giallo is an Italian horror cable series that featured four full length movies directed by Lamberto Bava. The films included in airing order are Graveyard Disturbance, Until Death, The Ogre, and Dinner with a Vampire.-Production:...

" (other films include Graveyard Disturbance

Graveyard Disturbance

Graveyard Disturbance is a 1987 Italian horror made-for-TV movie directed by Lamberto Bava and written by Dardano Sacchetti...

, Until Death

The Changeling 2

The Changeling 2 is a 1987 Italian horror made-for-TV movie directed by Lamberto Bava and written by Dardano Sacchetti...

 and The Ogre

The Ogre (1988 film)

The Ogre is a 1988 Italian horror made-for-TV movie directed by Lamberto Bava and written by Dardano Sacchetti...

).

Plot

Four actors win an audition to be in a horror movie and travel to the director's castle for a meeting and to spend the night. Unbeknown to them the director is actually a vampire.