Crepsley fights him off and the two go to the Cirque du Freak campgrounds, where Darren meets Evra Von, the snake boy, and Rebecca, the monkey girl. However, after nearly attacking his own sister out of vampiric bloodlust, Darren decides to leave with Crepsley, who uses magic to stage Darren's death of a fall from a roof.Īfter being buried in a cemetery, Crepsley digs up the grave to free Darren, but Murlough ambushes them. Darren agrees, only to flee while Crepsley administers the antidote to Steve. Initially annoyed and contemptuous, Crepsley agrees on the condition that Darren becomes a half-vampire-and Crepsley's personal assistant.

Darren returns to the theater and begs Crepsley for help. After a struggle in a crowded hallway, Madam Octa bites Steve on the cheek, leaving him to succumb to her deadly venom in the hospital. The following day, Darren secretly brings Madam Octa to school, where she escapes. The latter is unimpressed with Darren, dismissing him as a 'bag of blood', but Tiny promises to stay in touch after dropping Darren off at his home. Tiny arrives in his limousine, accompanied by Murlough. Steve arrives, begging to be made into a vampire, but Crepsley refuses after tasting Steve's blood, which he says 'tastes of evil.' When Crepsley realizes that Madam Octa was stolen, Darren flees from the theater with Crepsley in pursuit. Meanwhile, Darren, fascinated by Crepsley's spider, Madam Octa, goes backstage, and impulsively steals her, but is forced to hide when Crepsley returns to his green room. During the performance, Steve recognizes one of the troupe's members, Larten Crepsley, as a vampire who is over a hundred years old, prompting him to try to find Crepsley after the show. In an unnamed American town, teenagers Darren Shan and Steve Leonard, Darren's more rebellious best friend and classmate, sneak out at night to attend the Cirque du Freak freak show at a local theater. The film received mixed reviews and was a commercial failure. The first three books in the 12-part series - Cirque du Freak, The Vampire’s Assistant, and Tunnels of Blood - inspired the film. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant is a 2009 American fantasy film loosely based on the Vampire Blood trilogy of the book series The Saga of Darren Shan by author Darren Shan.

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