Mark of the Vampire (2008 film)

The Kiss from the Damned is a 2008 animated dark fantasy film directed by Robert Fredrickson and produced by Yukio Nagasaki and Sam Raimi (in his only theatrical animated film credit). It stars the voices of Olivia Wilde, Willem Dafoe, Jim Broadbent, Anjelica Huston, Jack Thompson, Matt Dillon and Ralph Fiennes. The film is a homage and tribute to the Hammer Horror films of the 1950s and 60s, namely their Dracula films such as Dracula: Prince of Darkness and Scars of Dracula, among other vampire films they produced.

Distribution
After the success of Rulers of the City, Paramount Pictures made a distribution deal with Robert Fredrickson, which included the distribution rights to The Kiss from the Damned. However, a heavy release schedule for Paramount during 2008 prompted the company to start discussions to sell US distribution rights to Warner Bros. The talks were successful, with Paramount and Warner Bros. splitting costs and revenues 50/50 on the film's domestic release. Warner Bros. Pictures distributed the film in the United States, the United Kingdom as well as Italy, France and Germany. Warner Bros. also held the rights to the US television distribution, while Paramount Pictures retained the rights for home video/DVD distribution in North America and theatrical release in Canada and Latin America.

Home media
The Kiss from the Damned was first released on DVD and Blu-Ray by Paramount Home Entertainment on January 13, 2009. A "Collector's Edition" Blu-Ray of the film was released by Scream Factory under license from Paramount on October 29, 2019.