Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) is a teenage fan of horror films. He stays up late at night to watch the horror movie TV series "Fright Night" hosted by actor Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall), who played a vampire hunter for many years in horror movies. Vincent accidentally discovers Jerry's true nature after glancing his lack of a reflection in his pocket mirror, which causes him to accidentally drop and smash the mirror. With this terrifying knowledge Peter flees but Jerry learns of Peter's discovery after finding a piece of his pocket mirror on the floor.