It’s really Lee’s performance which gives the film its soul.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It’s really Lee’s performance which gives the film its soul.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Diffring is strong in the lead, showing a side to his talents that he would rarely have the chance to use again.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Diffring is strong in the lead, showing a side to his talents that he would rarely have the chance to use again.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Though the drama is crudely drawn with familiar Hammer strokes, this is a film that benefits from both tight scripting and a willingness to push boundaries.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Though the drama is crudely drawn with familiar Hammer strokes, this is a film that benefits from both tight scripting and a willingness to push boundaries.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Cushing delivers his lines with a clipped precision that brings absolute conviction to the role.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Cushing delivers his lines with a clipped precision that brings absolute conviction to the role.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Constantly chilling and never less than eerie, this first colour outing for Vlad is undoubtedly the stuff of nightmares.

~ Stephen Carty -

Constantly chilling and never less than eerie, this first colour outing for Vlad is undoubtedly the stuff of nightmares.

~ Stephen Carty -

Still has the power to send shivers down the spine.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Still has the power to send shivers down the spine.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Director Terence Fisher thoroughly enjoys himself, his use of vivid colour bringing an extra dimension to the usual doom-laden gloom.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Director Terence Fisher thoroughly enjoys himself, his use of vivid colour bringing an extra dimension to the usual doom-laden gloom.

~ Jennie Kermode -