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Films like Lips of Blood.

Lips of Blood (1975) reads as Sombre, measured, measured horror / vampire, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

The Sevenfold (1971) poster
1. The Sevenfold1971

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Fascination (1979) poster
2. Fascination1979

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

25 Fireman's Street (1973) poster
3. 25 Fireman's Street1973

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Spring (1972) poster
4. The Spring1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

White and Black (1978) poster
5. White and Black1978

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Ganja & Hess (1973) poster
6. Ganja & Hess1973

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Stranger and the Fog (1974) poster
7. Stranger and the Fog1974

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) poster
8. Picnic at Hanging Rock1975

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Picnic at Hanging Rock (re-pass) (1975) poster
9. Picnic at Hanging Rock (re-pass)1975

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Mystery of Oberwald (1980) poster
10. The Mystery of Oberwald1980

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A Well for the Thirsty (1965) poster
11. A Well for the Thirsty1965

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Estheppan (1980) poster
12. Estheppan1980

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

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