 Vampyr was originally released on DVD on 13 May 1998 by Image Entertainment which ran at an abridged 72 @-@ minute running time . Image 's release of Vampyr is a straight port of the Laserdisc that film restorer David Shepard produced in 1991 . The subtitles are large and ingrained due to the source print having Danish subtitles which have been blacked out and covered . This DVD also included the short film The Mascot as a bonus feature . The Criterion Collection released a two @-@ disc edition of Vampyr on 22 July 2008 . This edition of the DVD includes the original German version of the film , along with a book featuring Dreyer and Christen Jul 's original screenplay and Sheridan Le Fanu 's 1872 story " Carmilla " . A Region 2 DVD of the film was released by Eureka Films on 25 August 2008 . The Eureka release contains the same bonus material as the Criterion Collection discs , but also includes a commentary from director Guillermo del Toro . 
