The Brotherhood (2001) movie poster

The Brotherhood

2001 ·1h 26m · ★ 4.3 (40)

A college freshman goes to a frat party and wakes up with a strange thirst for blood. He soon discovers the fraternity is actually secret society of vampires and that he is their newest recruit.

Why it matters

A slick early-2000s vampire tale that blends frat-house hijinks with supernatural dread, capturing a transitional moment in horror’s take on vampirism.

  • One of the last wave of vampire movies before the genre’s post-Twilight reinvention, with practical effects and practical stakes.
  • Combines college party tropes with classic undead mythology, offering a campy yet oddly atmospheric campus horror setting.
  • Perfect for fans of vampire lore who like their bloodsuckers less brooding and more frat-boy predatory.
  • Not high art, but delivers a guilty-pleasure vibe that’s equal parts early-aughts nostalgia and vampire cult intrigue.
37 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
0
Slow Burn
0
Psychological
29
Supernatural
0
Creature
36
Disturbing
17
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
0
Survival
33
Supernatural

Phobia triggers

Teeth

TMDB Keywords

collegedrinking bloodfraternityfraternity pledgefrat party

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