马丁Martin

Martin(JohnAmplas),ayoungmanwholooksaround20-years-old,boardsatraininIndianapolis,,hebreaksintoasleepingcarandsedatesawomanwithasyringefullofnarcotics.Shestruggles,,thewomanfallsasleep,,,thetrainstopsinPittsburgh,(LincolnMaazel),theytravelbyanothertraintothetownofBraddock,'slargehousewhereheshowsMartinhislivingquarters.CudathenaccusesMartinofbeingan84-,buttellshim,"."MartindeniesbeingavampireandimpliesthatCudaismerelyhisuncleratherthanhiscousin.Cudathenputsupstringsofgarliconthedoorstohisandhisgranddaughter'sroom,,andeventakesabiteofthegarlicmockingtheseattemptsbysayingbitterly,"There'".(ChristineForrest),,.WhenCudalaterconfirmsMartin'sclaimstobeavampire,Christine,notsurprisingly,.ItisneverrevealedifMartinreallyisavampire,'sboyfriendArthur(TomSavini)arrivesatthehousefordinner,MartinstopstalkingandbacksawaydespiteArthur',eventhoughMartinpointsoutthatArthurtreatsherbadlyandisbothverballyandphysicallyabusivetowardsher.WhenChristineseesthatMartinwon'ttalktoanyoneelse,'"theCount"(MichaelGornick)thinkshe''sgrocerystoreofstockingshelves,haulingboxesaround,(ElyaneNadeau),.ButMartinstilldoesnothavethenervetotalkwithher,.WhentheradioshowhostasksMartinifitisasexualproblemthathehasinvolvingwomencriticizinghimduringsex,,,hefollowsayoungwoman(SarahVenable)'shusband(RichardRubenstein)leaveforalongbusinesstrip,(AlLevitsky).Afteraviciousstruggle,Martinjabsbothofthemwithhyprodermicneedleswithnarcotics,.,(realorimagined),wherehedrainedbloodfromayoungwomanandwaschasedthroughthestreetsofanamelessEuropeantownbyatorch-,CudabringshomeFatherHoward()(CliffordForrest,Jr.)overatCuda',CudaandZulemansconfrontMartinhisbedroomandattempttoperformanexorcismonhim.Atthispoint,Martinremembers(anotherrealorimaginaryflashback),intheOldCountryofpeopletryingtoperformanexorcismonhim,,MartinterrorizesCudainachildren'splaygroundwhenheputsonaDraculacapeandputsfalsefangsintohismouthtopretendthathereallyisavampire.Oneday,',,.Meanwhile,ArthurmeetswithCudaandtellshimthathewantsChristinetoleavetownwithhimsotheycangetmarriedandstartafamily.ButChristinebecomesangryatCudawhenhetellsArthurthatinsanityrunsintheirfamilyandheshouldn',ChristinepacksupandleavesBraddockforNewYorkwithArthurdespiteMartintellingherthatArthurisabusivetowardsher.,ChristinetellsMartinthatshereallyhasnoillfeelingstowardshimandjustwantstomakeafreshstartwithherlife.'slife,sheprobablywon',Martinphonestheradioshowhostandtellshimthathe'sgetting"shaky",Martintravelstoaroughcrime-riddenareaofPittsburghandattackstwoderelictsinaalley,'.Martinnarrowlyescapesduringalongchaseonfootwhichleadsfromthegarbagestrewstreetsandthroughalocalstore.,leavingMartinasthesolesurvivorwhocasuallywalksawayfromthecarnage.Oneday,,''ssuicide,ismistakenlythinksMartinkilledherandmadeitlooklikeasuicideashe''sroomwhileheisasleepandkillshimbyhammeringawoodenstakethroughMartin''sbodyinhisbackgarden,whileovertheclosingcreditsvariousvoicesfrompeopleareheardtalkingtotheradioshowhostaskingthewhereaboutsof"theCount".