Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
Meet Darren. He's sixteen going on immortal.
Genre : Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Thriller
Runtime : 1H 49M
Director : Paul Weitz
Writer : Paul Weitz, Brian Helgeland
Synopsis
Darren Shan is a regular teenage kid. He and his friend Steve find out about a Freak Show coming to town and work hard at trying to find tickets. They do, and together they go to "Cirque du Freak" where they see many strange acts including a wolf-man and a bearded lady
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