Vampire Bats (2005)

In the tranquil town of Mercier, Louisiana, a simple life was all Maddy Rierdon (Lawless) sought when she moved there with her family, trading her past as a USDA insect specialist for the life of a college professor. However, the discovery of a student's lifeless body, drained of blood and covered in unusual puncture marks, plunges her into a chilling mystery that disrupts the simplicity she craves. The suspicion falls on two of Rierdon's students when they are found implicated in the death, but her seasoned eye detects the sinister handiwork of a beast rather than human malevolence. It is a hypothesis that proves disturbingly accurate when she captures not ordinary bats, but fearsome vampire bats, their fangs multiplied, their aggression heightened. Unveiling a disquieting mutation within these creatures, Rierdon traces the root cause to a tainted water supply, the result of unchecked waste disposal by Carbide Waste Resources. But the revelation of this eco-disaster, while shocking, is merely the first layer of the corruption that permeates the town, embodied by the town's mayor, Hank Poelker (Bottoms). As the death toll rises, and the bats' insatiable thirst grows, Rierdon must rally her students, including her spirited sister-in-law Shelly (Butler), to find the lair of these mutated monsters. Despite the danger, they must navigate through a web of deceit and face the deadly swarm to stop the bats' lethal rampage. Their mission becomes a race against time to halt the deadly progress of the vampire bats, becoming the town's final hope to survive this terrifying threat. Will they succeed, or will they succumb to the nightmarish creatures of the night? "Vampire Bats" is a chilling tale of courage, survival, and the deadly consequences of environmental recklessness.

Vampire Bats is an action movie featuring Lucy Lawless.

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