1970 · vampire · hammer · carmilla
The Vampire Lovers
Directed by Roy Ward Baker1h 31m1970
In the heart of Styria the Karnstein Family, even after their mortal deaths, rise from their tombs spreading evil in the countryside in their lust for fresh blood. Baron Hartog whose family are all victims of Karnstein vampirism, opens their graves and drives a stake through their diabolical hearts. One grave he cannot locate is that of the legendary beautiful Mircalla Karnstein. Years of peace follow that grisly night until Mircalla reappears to avenge her family's decimation and satisfy her desire for blood.
Our read: The Vampire Lovers (1970) reads as a heavy, steady, inventive vampire · hammer · carmilla entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured vampire / hammer, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
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