Stolen by crusaders on the night of his birth, he has no knowledge of his bloodline:  his mother is a demon; his father is a vampire.  Trained and exploited by a brotherhood of mystic monks to slay all enemies of the church, fate brings him back one night to the castle of his father, armed with the monster-slaying Sword of Laertes, to destroy the vampire Vladislas and reclaim a holy relic:  The Bloodstone.

The events of that night turn Radu from a noble man into a vampire with no master, setting him on a centuries-long quest for sustenance, and companionship, for the treacherous one who stole him from the sun, and for the Bloodstone he hopes will bring him peace.

Ok, so I didn’t see Blood Rise 1-4, but this trailer is dope as hell.

Series regular Anders Hove (Subspecies, “General Hospital”) returns as the vampire Radu, and Denice Duff (Subspecies, Dark Vengeance) returns to the film series in her new role as Helena. Duff is a familiar face to fans, having played Michelle Morgan for the last three main Subspecies movies. Director Ted Nicolaou also returns, making him one of the only directors to helm every entry in a single horror franchise.

BLOOD RISE: SUBSPECIES V, is set to exclusively premiere on Full Moon Features this month and will be made available on Amazon Prime shortly after its debut.