Gritty takes on the vampire mythos are nothing new . Filmmakers like George Romero ( Martin ), Abel Ferrara ( The Addiction ) and Larry Fessenden ( Habit ) have given us downbeat , unromanticized movies that view vampires as by Eric Hillis
victims of disease or addiction . Debut director Michael O ’ Shea ’ s The Transfiguration follows this path to some degree , but it ’ s not short on romance . Indeed , you ’ re unlikely to see a more romantic movie all year .