s ▁travel ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁The ▁news ▁that ▁the ▁' I ce ▁Prince ' ▁had ▁been ▁discovered ▁ce ases ▁their ▁many ▁years ▁of ▁blood ▁ab st in ence ▁and ▁they ▁un le ash ▁a ▁blood th irst y ▁terror ▁on ▁hum ank ind ▁leaving ▁a ▁trail ▁of ▁death ▁from ▁London ▁to ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁When ▁Max ▁is ▁hospital ised , ▁Lu cia ▁sets ▁about ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁v amp ires . ▁She ▁is ▁a ided ▁indirect ly ▁by ▁a ▁detect ive , ▁Ad rian ▁Mich a els ▁and ▁a ▁dying ▁v amp ire ▁named ▁Ivan . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁▁ ▁Re views ▁have ▁been ▁mainly ▁positive ▁in ▁both ▁US ▁and ▁UK , ▁with ▁review ers ▁not ing ▁the ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁traditional ▁g oth ic ▁port ray al ▁of ▁v amp ires , ▁and ▁enjo ying ▁the ▁j umps ▁between ▁the ▁modern ▁and ▁the ▁past . ▁ ▁Film : ▁Term inus ▁▁ ▁Blood ▁Hung er ▁was ▁lo os ely ▁adapted ▁for ▁screen ▁by ▁Se an ▁P . ▁Par s ons . ▁The ▁film , ▁known ▁as ▁Term inus , ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁pre l ude ▁to ▁the ▁novel , ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁character ' s ▁arrival ▁in ▁London . ▁It ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Inner face ▁Films ▁and ▁The ▁Bre ath ing ▁Dead . ▁The ▁ 4 2 ▁minute ▁drama ▁film ▁stars ▁K atherine ▁Du Bo is ▁( who ▁played ▁An ush ka , ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁v amp ire