 Subspecies is an American , direct @-@ to @-@ video , horror film series produced by Full Moon Studios . The series ran from 1991 to 1998 , and followed the exploits of vampire Radu Vladislas , portrayed by Anders Hove , and his efforts to turn Michelle Morgan into his fledgling . A spin @-@ off film was released in 1997 , which featured characters that would go on to appear in the final installment of the film series . Ted Nicolaou directed each of the five films , which included the spin @-@ off ; he also wrote the scripts for the sequels and spin @-@ off . 
