a 1995 American comedy horror film directed by Wes Craven

Vampire in Brooklyn is a 1995 American comedy horror film directed by Wes Craven.

horror/comedy

Vampire in Brooklyn is a 1995 horror/comedy film directed by Wes Craven.

a 1995 horror-comedy film directed by Wes Craven and starring Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, and Kadeem Hardison

Vampire in Brooklyn is a 1995 horror-comedy film directed by Wes Craven and starring Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, and Kadeem Hardison.

a fun horror-comedy

Vampire in Brooklyn' is a fun horror-comedy, but Bassett's acting is as impressive as ever, even while things around Bassett are so chaotic and a mixture of tones.

a comedy, horror movie starring Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett and Allen Payne

Vampire in Brooklyn is a comedy, horror movie starring Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett and Allen Payne.

one of those horror comedies that really fails at being either of those things

Vampire in Brooklyn is one of those horror comedies that really fails at being either of those things.

as the rare horror comedy to deliver laughs as effectively as chills

Though it was largely dismissed upon its release, Vampire in Brooklyn has since won fans as the rare horror comedy to deliver laughs as effectively as chills.

like one of the middle-of-the-road vampire comedies – Once Bitten (1985), Vamp (1986) that were made in the mid 1980s

Vampire in Brooklyn feels like one of the middle-of-the-road vampire comedies that were made in the mid 1980s – Once Bitten (1985), Vamp (1986), My Best Friend is a Vampire (1987) etc – the type that would at best be regarded as direct-to-video material today – that had by mistake gained an A-budget and been conducted with top-drawer effects.

young adult supernatural urban fantasy

The series is a young adult supernatural urban fantasy series focusing on vampires.