| "House of Chthon" | |
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| Air date | June 28th, 2006 |
| Writers | David S. Goyer; Geoff Johns |
| Director | Peter O'Fallon |
| Producers | Ari Arad; Avi Arad; Matthew Chipera; David S. Goyer; Lori Huck; Geoff Johns; Jon Kroll; Gordon Mark; Aaron Miller; Jim Rosenthal; Daniel Truly |
| Starring | Kirk "Sticky" Jones; Jill Wagner; Nelson Lee; Jessica Gower; Neil Jackson |
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"House of Chthon" is the premiere episode of the vampire action series Blade: The Series, which is a spin-off of the Blade film series by New Line Cinema. The two-hour pilot episode was directed by Peter O'Fallon with a script written by David S. Goyer and Geoff Johns. It first aired on Spike TV on Wednesday, June 28th, 2006 at 10:00 pm. In this episode, Blade - the half-human/half-vampire slayer of the undead returns to his home town of Detroit, Michigan to systematically bring down the growing empire of the vampire urban renovator Marcus Van Sciver. A U.S. Army sergeant named Krista Starr returns home only to learn that her twin brother Zack was viciously murdered. Her investigation into her her brother's death leads her to Van Sciver and the world of Blade. While trying to infiltrate Van Sciver's operation, Krista finds herself forced into a world she could never have expected and her life takes a dramatic and shocking change that will haunt her - for all eternity.
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Cast
Principal Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kirk "Sticky" Jones | Blade |
| Jill Wagner | Krista Starr |
| Nelson Lee | Shen Lu Wei |
| Jessica Gower | Chase |
| Neil Jackson | Marcus Van Sciver |
Guest Stars
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bill Mondy | Detective Brian Boone |
| David Palffy | Fritz |
| David Kopp | Zack Starr |
| P. Lynn Johnson | Lisa Starr |
| Don Thompson | Uncle Pat McCallum |
| Chuck Liddell | Graft |
| G. Michael Gray | Danny Milano |
| Quinn Lord | Young Zack |
| Val Cole | News reporter |
| Tammy Morris | Tattooed woman |
| Phillip Mitchell | Russian General |
| Heather Doerksen | Kat |
| Jessica Lee | Sherri |
| Zen Shane Lim | Waiter |
| Trevor Carroll | Westo native |
| Chris Lovick | Lab rat vampire #1 |
| Simon Burnett | Drifter |
| Maria Dimou | Nurse |
| Adrian Hough | Winston Haupt |
| Brian Patterson | Cop |
| Randy Quaid | Melvin Caylo |
| John Tench | Lord Verdelet |
Notes & Trivia
- This episode is included on the Blade: House of Chthon DVD special edition as well as disc one of the Blade: The Complete Series DVD collection. The DVD includes audio commentary by director Peter O'Fallon and screenwriters David S. Goyer and Geoff Johns.
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