Here you will find that combination of style, charisma and viciousness which made Lee unforgettable as Hammer’s Dracula, but several shades darker.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Here you will find that combination of style, charisma and viciousness which made Lee unforgettable as Hammer’s Dracula, but several shades darker.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Filmed by the incomparable Mario Bava, it features stunning cinematography.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Filmed by the incomparable Mario Bava, it features stunning cinematography.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The subversive narrative, constantly challenging audience expectations, was hugely influential in its time and still makes the film a lot of fun today.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The subversive narrative, constantly challenging audience expectations, was hugely influential in its time and still makes the film a lot of fun today.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Bava's trademark brilliant framing and his playful relationship with modernism maximise the visual appeal of every scene.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Bava's trademark brilliant framing and his playful relationship with modernism maximise the visual appeal of every scene.

~ Jennie Kermode -

John Phillip Law is a bit wooden in the central role, though, like Roger Moore as Bond, he compensates by doing one particular expression really well.

~ Jennie Kermode -

John Phillip Law is a bit wooden in the central role, though, like Roger Moore as Bond, he compensates by doing one particular expression really well.

~ Jennie Kermode -

One of the most startlingly erotic mass market films of its era.

~ Jennie Kermode -

One of the most startlingly erotic mass market films of its era.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Every horror film of this type needs a strong villain and here Barbara Steele gives it her all.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Every horror film of this type needs a strong villain and here Barbara Steele gives it her all.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's scarcely a scene in this film that doesn't deserve to be a poster.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's scarcely a scene in this film that doesn't deserve to be a poster.

~ Jennie Kermode -