(Italian: Seddok, l’erede di Satana)
Atom Age Vampire (1960) is an Italian science‑fiction horror film directed by Anton Giulio Majano. Despite its sensational American title, the film contains no actual vampires. Instead, it follows a scientist whose experiments with radiation‑based serums transform him into a monstrous killer.
The story centers on Jeanette, a nightclub dancer who becomes disfigured in a car accident. Dr. Alberto Levin, obsessed with restoring her beauty, uses an experimental serum called Derma 28 to heal her. When the serum runs out, he begins murdering women to obtain the biological material needed to continue the treatment. Eventually, he injects himself with an unstable earlier formula, Derma 25, which mutates him into the creature misleadingly marketed as the “vampire.”
Film Details
Original Title: Seddok, l’erede di Satana
US Title: Atom Age Vampire
Year: 1960 (Italy), 1963 (US release)
Genre: Horror / Science Fiction
Director: Anton Giulio Majano
Screenplay: Gino De Santis, Alberto Bevilacqua, Anton Giulio Majano
Story by: Piero Monviso
Producer: Elio Ippolito Mellino
Starring: Alberto Lupo, Susanne Loret, Sergio Fantoni
Cinematography: Aldo Giordani
Editing: Gabriele Varriale
Music: Armando Trovajoli
Production Company: Lion’s Films
Release Date: August 16, 1960 (Italy)
Running Time: 105 minutes (Italy), 87 minutes (US), 72 minutes (common DVD cut)
Country: Italy
Box Office: ₤90 million (Italy)
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