Soap Opera Goes Nude

When the bodies of hot, young nude men start showing up in a small island town local journalist Thom (David Moretti) starts doing some investigating of his own, since one of the victims is his boyfriend.

Thus begins the series "The Lair" in which a coven of vampires run a private sex club in order to feed off of.

Now on DVD and produced by here tv! this is one of the better original series the network has developed. It's kind of "Dark Shadows" meets "Dracula" and much more intriguing than "Dante's Cove."

As the series begins, Eric (Michael Von Steel) goes to The Lair as an invited guest. There he receives a number and within minutes his number is literally up as he's called into one of the private rooms. There he's initiated into the coven by Colin (Dylan Vox) and when his nude body is discovered in a canyon the sheriff (Colton Ford) has another unsolved murder on his hands.

Following the murder the next day, Thom meets Frankie (Brian Nolan) the clubs mortal janitor who tells him that something is going on there but he can't get into it at the moment. Frankie gives Thom a necklace and it's up to Thom to figure out the meaning behind the necklace.

What Thom doesn't realize is his boyfriend Jonathan (Jesse Cutlip) has witnessed the transaction in Thom's SUV and suspects Thom is cheating on him. Later the two will have a confrontation where Jonathan accuses Thom of cheating on him.

But before the confrontation, Thom gets his first clue in the newsroom when he shows the necklace to friend and fellow journalist Laura (Beverly Lynne) who happened to do a book review and on the jacket there's the necklace.

Jonathan goes to the club to confront Frankie and not wanting any trouble Colin gives him a number to the room where he can talk with Frankie. Frankie denies knowing Thom and leaves which leaves Jonathan prime meat for the vampires.

Unfortunately, (for the vampires) he's still alive the next morning when his body's discovered and has classic amnesia. Furious over the deed not done, head vamp Damian (Peter Stickles) goes to the hospital to finish the job, but is confronted by Thom and Laura.

Later back at The Lair, Damian is convinced Thom is his reincarnated lover and puts Thom in a trance with the hope he'll remember who he is.

Yes the storylines continue in the six episodes which are available (but what I'm confused about is how many days pass. Thom and Laura do a lot of clothes changing in a day) and tackle a variety of issues.

One issue which is tackled is abuse between Laura and her live in boyfriend Jimmy (Evan Stone). There aren't many shows which have tackled this subject and at first it seems like their relationship is on a rocky road. It isn't until later when we learn she's in an abusive relationship.

This is one show which does keep you guessing and it will take you on a rollercoaster ride. With any series there's the usual cliffhangers and don't be surprised if you find yourself shock with the last images.

Right now there is no word on when the second season will be under way.