QWhat is ''Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant' about?
AAfter attending a freak show, teenagers Darren Shan (Chris Massoglia) and Steve Leonard (Josh Hutcherson) steal a spider, Madame Octa, that belongs to the vampire Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly). When Steve is bitten by the poisonous spider, Darren seeks out Crepsley for the antidote, but the vampire only gives it to him on the condition that Darren become his assistant. When Steve finds out that Darren has become an assistant to a vampire, the one thing that he wants most in life, he vows to kill both Darren and Crepsley. Meanwhile, the Vampaneze are also after Darren, while Darren has to deal with learning to adjust to his new life as a half-vampire.
QIs there an offical website?
AThe official website for Cirque du Freak can be found here.
AJust when it looks like Murlaugh (Ray Stevenson) and Steve have the upper hand on Crepsley, Darren enters the theater. Having fed on Rebecca's blood, Daren is able to push Steve off Crepsley, giving him time to pick up the knife and stab Murlaugh, while Mr Tiny (Michael Cerveris) watches from the balcony, an amused smile on his face. With his dying breath, Murlaugh says, 'The truce...100 years...is over. The war begins.' Darren and Steven then go at each other, but Mr Tiny stops the fight, telling them that it's not time for them to fight...yet. He turns Murlaugh into a little person and revives his body, then he and Steve leave together. Darren is allowed to say goodbye to his family before Crepsley erases their memories of all that has happened. Darren and Rebecca share a kiss, then the three of them flit home. Madame Truska praises Crepsley for 'sticking his neck out' to help Darren. Mr Tall asks for a vote from the freaks as to whether Darren should be made a member of the Cirque. The vote is 'yes.' Later, Darren admits to Crepsley that he once wished he'd never seen the Cirque but now he can't imagine life any other way. Gavner Purl suggests that Crepsley and Darren leave now, but Crepsley wants to give Darren a good day's rest first. In the final scene, Darren gets his own coffin and beds down in it, fully accepting his new life as a member of the Cirque du Freak.
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