Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Meet Darren. He's sixteen going on immortal.
AdventureFantasyActionThrillerbased on novel or bookvampirespiderwolfmanbest friendantidotebased on young adult novel
A darkly fantastical coming-of-age adventure centered on a teenage boy's transformation into a vampire, blending circus spectacle with supernatural thrills and the tension of a life-altering choice.
When Darren Shan is taken to a circus that's chock-full of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a life-changing bite on the neck.
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