This movie is a lot of fun.  It takes a classic horror theme, vampires, and brings it up to date, atleast when it came out in 1985.  The use of special effects is done really well, in that they compliement the story, and not try to cover up the fact that the story is weak and full of holes, like in other movies.  This movie is about a guy named Charlie who finds out that a vampire has moved in next door to him, and has started killing people.  The more he tries to convince others of this, the crazier he appears to look.  He tries to enlist the help of a local TV personality, the character played by Roddy McDowall, who hosts his own creep show called 'Fright Night', with little intial success.  Eventually some of the other characters see that Charlie is right, and this leads to the climatic finale.  I think Chris Sarandon plays his role as the vampire realy well, not over the top but right on the money.  He's charming, seductive, and alluring, with a sinister side that only Charlie can see until the vampire exposes himself for what he is....Roddy Mcdowell is great also, playing his role as Peter Vincent, a sort of washed up character actor trying to squeeze as much as he can out of his past celebrity.  A fun movie with a lot of charm and appeal.  I am amazed that this movie came out like 18 years ago....seems like only yesterday...where does the time go?