A clique of 4 vampires, led by Benedict (Mark Hengst), struggle to find sustenance by seeking victims with untainted blood.

The group is being stalked by a samurai sword-wielding vampire-killing Priest (Tim Thomerson), who leaves a note on the bodies of slain vampires in the form of a playing card inscribed with the words "Live Evil".

[9] On July 23, 2019 it was announced via in a Filmmaker Magazine article about motion picture film scanning that Live Evil was being restored and rebranded as Samurai Priest Vampire Hunter.

[10] Medium.com interviewed director/producer/writer (Mark Terry) on August 25, 2019 where he stated, "My partners and I have spent the last two years restoring the film negative for a re-release.

"[11] The Tampa Tribune wrote that the film "is a throwback to the gory, tongue-in-cheek monster movies that dominated video rental shelves in the 1980s and early 1990s and were produced by Charles Band’s Full Moon Pictures or Lloyd Kaufman’s Troma Studios."

They also felt that although the film was "Slightly reminiscent of Near Dark, it brought "enough blood and boobs to the table to entertain even the most jaded horror fan."

"[4] 411Mania.com reported on April 8, 2024 that Samurai Priest Vampire Hunter was currently streaming to rent or buy on Xfinity cable services and giving the film a 10 out of 10 "virtually perfect" rating.

The DVD contains a widescreen transfer with 5.1 Surround Sound, and extras include an audio commentary by writer/director Jay Woelfel, producer Mark Terry, and acor MarkHengst, Deleted scenes with commentary by Woelfel, a video clip of the Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors's Q&A with Thomerson and Woelfel, a promo video clip of the film's debut at "Weekend of Horrors", Thomerson introducing the film at "Flashback Weekend", the featurette Stunts: Behind the Scenes”, the original theatrical trailer, and a bonus short film Night Demons with an introduction by Mark Terry.

[15] Recut and rebranded as Samurai Priest Vampire Hunter and directed, written and produced by Mark Terry, it premiered August 4, 2023 at the Laemmle NoHo7 in North Hollywood, CA as part of the Valley Film Festival.