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Dreamworks has just released several shots from their Fright Night remake, starring Colin Farrell as the vampire that brings all sorts of bad news to a quiet suburban town.  Here’s a peek (click on photos for the full high-res shot):

The summary from Dreamworks:

Senior Charlie Brewster (Anton Yelchin) finally has it all—he’s running with the popular crowd and dating the hottest girl in high school. In fact, he’s so cool he’s even dissing his best friend Ed (Christopher Mintz-Plasse). But trouble arrives when an intriguing stranger Jerry (Colin Farrell) moves in next door. He seems like a great guy at first, but there’s something not quite right—and everyone, including Charlie’s mom (Toni Collette), doesn’t notice. After witnessing some very unusual activity, Charlie comes to an unmistakable conclusion: Jerry is a vampire preying on his neighborhood. Unable to convince anyone that he’s telling the truth, Charlie has to find a way to get rid of the monster himself in this Craig Gillespie-helmed revamp of the comedy-horror classic.

Fright Night was one of the few 80′s horror movies that didn’t have Freddy, Jason or Michael and still managed to be pretty darn good.  I have to admit I’ve had my doubts that anyone could live up to Chris Sarandon’s debonair but deadly vamp, or Stephen Geoffreys’ one-fly-away-from-Renfield’s Evil Ed.  But the idea of David Tennant — our good tenth Doctor Who — on board gives me hope.  These new pics have now got my engines running.

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