Vampire Time Travelers: Collector's Edition – Visual Vengeance (Blu-ray)

Release Dates: USA, 1998 (Vampire Time Travelers), USA, 2000 (I Know What You Did in English Class)
Director: Les Sekely (Both Films)
Writer: Les Sekely (Both Films)
Cast: Lynne Baker, Ali Elk, Kat Facchino, Micky Levy, Lori Morrissey, J.J. Rodgers, Jillien Weisz (Vampire Time Travelers), Catherine Brockett, Cathy Cohen, Brian Crow, Ali Elk, Rita Fiora, Bonnie Gillespie, Kathryn Glass, Christina Grandy (I Know What You Did in English Class)

Release Date: April 7th, 2026
Approximate Running Times: 65 Minutes 56 Seconds (Vampire Time Travelers), 69 Minutes 27 Seconds (I Know What You Did in English Class)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio / 1080 Progressive / MPEG-4 AVC (Both Films)
Rating: NR
Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo English (Both Films)
Subtitles: English SDH (Vampire Time Travelers)
Region Coding: Region Free
Retail Price: $29.95

"A group of college girls pledging a sorority stumble into a hallucinatory mix of low-budget, butt-biting vampires, unexplained time jumps, and increasingly ridiculous supernatural situations." - synopsis provided by the distributor

Video: 2/5 (Vampire Time Travelers), 1.5/5 (I Know What You Did in English Class)

Here’s the information provided about Vampire Time Travelers' transfer, "New director-approved SD master from original tape elements.".

Vampire Time Travelers and I Know What You Did in English Class come on a 50 GB dual layer Blu-ray.

Disc Size: 34.3 GB

Feature: 14.9 GB (Vampire Time Travelers), 5.5 GB (I Know What You Did in English Class)

There is only so much that can be done with a transfer source from SD tapes.That said, I don’t see any other release ever looking better than this one.

Audio: 3/5 (Vampire Time Travelers, I Know What You Did in English Class)

Each film comes with one audio option, a Dolby Digital mono mix in English. Though the audio sounds clear and balanced, don’t expect anything range-wise. Included with Vampire Time Travelers are removable English SDH.

Extras:

Extras for Vampire Time Travelers include a Visual Vengeance for Vampire Time Travelers (1 minute 19 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an interview with cinematographer Dennis Devine and assistant director Steve Jarvis (21 minutes 30 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an interview with actress Angelia Scott (10 minutes 56 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an interview with actress JJ Rodgers (14 minutes 7 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an interview with director Les Sekely (19 minutes 15 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), and an audio commentary with Les Sekely.

Extras for I Know What You Did In English Class include a Visual Vengeance for I Know What You Did In English Class (1 minute 5 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an interview with actor Russell Towne (5 minutes 31 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an interview with Dennis Devine and Steve Jarvis (15 minutes 53 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an interview with cinematographer Russ Lindsay (23 minutes 21 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an interview with Les Sekely (16 minutes 13 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), and an audio commentary with Les Sekely.

Other extras include a short film titled Not So Grim Reaper (32 minutes 26 seconds, 1.33:1 aspect ratio, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), Visual Vengeance trailers for Fungicide, Reanimator Academy, and Saurians, reversible cover art featuring new 'I Know What You Did In English Class' art, 'Stick your own' VHS sticker set, a folded mini-poster, and a slipcover (limited to the first pressing).

Summary:

Vampire Time Travelers: Four girls pledging a fraternity encounter vampires and other supernatural entities.

Despite incorporating various horror cinema tropes, Vampire Time Travelers ultimately delivers a film that prioritizes humor over anything remotely scary. The narrative is weakly constructed, and it moves at a slow pace that makes it feel much longer than 66 minutes. The only redeeming feature of this film is the cast's exaggerated performances, which elicit a few chuckles. That said, Les Sekely’s directing style of repeating and overlapping images and words causes an odd rhythm that some might find nauseating. Ultimately, Vampire Time Travelers is a no-budget comedy/horror hybrid that quickly succumbs to its ambitions.

I Know What You Did in English Class: A deranged high school teacher escapes from an asylum and goes on a killing spree targeting her former students.

Les Sekely follows up Vampire Time Travelers with I Know What You Did in English Class, an equally baffling film. While the title suggests that it’s a spoof of I Know What You Did Last Summer, the film actually bears no resemblance to that movie. I Know What You Did in English Class keeps the formula that Les Sekely established with Vampire Time Travelers, a comedy with horror film elements and outrageous performances. Once again, Les Sekely employs an odd audio/video style that can induce headaches. Ultimately, I Know What You Did in English Class transcends the definition of a traditional film, functioning more as an experience. However, at just 69 minutes long, it can feel like a chore to endure.

Visual Vengeance gives a pair of Les Sekely’s films their best home media releases to date.

Written by Michael Den Boer