Fright Night is a vampire horror film that was released in 1985. It was followed by a 1988 sequel, Fright Night II along with numerous other merchandise including tapes, CDs, videos, DVDs, and comic books.

Starring William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, and Stephen Geoffreys. Also starring is Roddy McDowall, whose character's name, "Peter Vincent", is loosely based on veteran horror film figures English actor Peter Cushing and American actor Vincent Price. Directed and written by Tom Holland. The musical score was done by Brad Fiedel (who also scored The Terminator series). The visual effects are the work of Richard Edlund, who also provided the effects for Ghostbusters a year earlier. The film contains a puppet that was cut from Ghostbusters. The puppet is the rejected "Ghost Librarian" character.

Fright Night was well-received, winning three Saturn Awards; it also won an award and a nomination at Fantasporto. It spawned a 1988 sequel which also gained a Fantasporto nomination. The film also turned out to be a surprise hit at the box office. It performed the best of any horror film released during the summer of 1985, grossing just under $25 million domestically. It was the second highest grossing horror film of 1985, bested only by A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge.

In 1985, a novelization, Fright Night by Craig Spector and John Skipp, was published by TOR Books. The novelization continues the film's tradition of paying homage to classic horror actors; Charlie's school, "Christopher L. Cushing High School," takes its name from frequent Hammer Films co-stars Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Fright Night was also adapted into a comic-book series by Now Comics.

An arcade-style computer game was released in 1988 for Amiga computers. In the game, players assume the role of Jerry Dandridge as he attempts to turn his victims into vampires before sunrise.

The stooges are managers of "Chopper", a beefy boxer, and they bet their bank roll on his next fight. When a gangster tells them to have Chopper lose or they'll lose their lives, the boys decide to play along. They try to soften Chopper up by feeding him rich food and having him spend time with their friend Kitty. The fight gets canceled when Kitty dumps Chopper for his opponent and the two boxers engage in some pre-match fisticuffs that result in a broken hand for the opponent. The stooges think they've put one over on the gangsters, only to have the bad guys corner them in a deserted warehouse. Instead of being rubbed out, the boys capture the crooks and get a reward. Written by Mitch Shapiro

For young Charlie Brewster, nothing could be better than an old horror movie late at night. Two men move in next door, and for Charlie with his horror movie experience, there can be no doubt that their strange behavior is explained by the fact that they are a vampire and his undead day guardian. The only one who can help him hunt them down is a washed-up actor, Peter Vincent, who hosts Charlie's favorite TV show, Fright Night. Vincent doesn't really believe that vampires exist, but does it for the money... Written by Anonymous

Charlie Brewster (William Ragsdale) believes that his next door neighbour Jerry Dandridge (Chris Sarandon) is a vampire. His belief is strengthened when mysterious deaths of girls are reported. When Dandridge confronts Charlie in his own bedroom one night and tries to kill him, Charlie concludes that the monster must be destroyed. But since nobody believes his story he enlists the help of Peter Vincent, the vampire killer from his favourite horror TV show, who is in fact sceptical about vampires existing for real. Written by Soumitra