: The film became an accidental internet sensation through ironic memes, most notably the catchphrase "It's Morbin' Time" (which never actually appeared in the movie). This viral popularity led Sony to re-release the film in theaters two months later, though it "bombed" a second time.

The story follows (Jared Leto), a world-renowned biochemist suffering from a rare, terminal blood disease. In a desperate gamble to save himself and others, he experiments with a cure derived from vampire bat DNA.

: The cure inflicts him with a form of "transgenic vampirism," leaving him with an insatiable thirst for human blood.