Josh Hutcherson, left, and John C. Reilly in an image from 'The Vampire's Assistant' -- formerly known as 'Cirque du Freak.' "Cirque du Freak," the big-budget vampire fantasy-adventure that is ...

When it set up shop in New Orleans this spring, the buzz surrounding the Universal Pictures dark fantasy "Cirque du Freak," starring Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly and Willem Dafoe and based on the ...

David Lee/Universal StudiosJohn C. Reilly and Salma Hayek star in "Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant," based on the series of books by Darren Shan. "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s ...

But first, vampire fans can turn to Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, based on Darren Shan's popular series and directed by Paul Weitz (About a Boy), which arrives October 23.

And now it's time for yet another franchise to get in on the act with Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, a big screen adaptation of the children's book series revolving around schoolboy ...

Still, Weitz makes an honest attempt to draw some of those Twilight fans in with a supposed romance between Darren and Rebecca (Jessica Carlson), a "monkey-girl" who travels with the Cirque Du Freak.