The reaction to the sunlight was so strong that it seemed a vampire could die if they stayed in direct sunlight long enough, but I’m sure the suicidal vampires already tried it already.

I was impressed with the make-up and special effects for the movie’s budget at $318,000.

Concerning your questions : “So we conjecture…what would it be like if we could practically make a deal with the devil to avoid stepping through that door? Would it be worth it? Would eternal life really be all that it was cracked up to be? And would we, if we could make ourselves gods, really revel in it at the end of the day? Or would we instantly regret it?”

For those who want to live only for themselves it would be exactly what they want. I can imagine the selfish vampires would discover ways to gain political power and vast wealth within the first millennium of their life. The temptation to lord it over others would be so enticing they would end up becoming dictators – maybe dictators who waged war against each other. I’m afraid the world would become like what it was before the Noahic flood with violence everywhere. Hopefully someone like Blade would show up and put all the vampires into a rocket and launch it into the sun to vaporize them.