LouHomey From my favorite movies..

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Julian R. White Apart from a rather odd or ridiculous scenario here and there, this film was quite surprising. I've seen many, MANY films of this genre, and very few get a rating any higher than a 4. This one however, stood out. The film moves at a pace in which things are easy to understand, but not too fast or too slow. The plot is quite suspenseful, and leads you to exciting twists here and there. The overall idea of the film was fairly unique as well, leading the viewer on a scavenger hunt with the characters to crack down on what's really going on. This was a film, out of many I've reviewed, that I might actually watch a second time one day.

Uriah43 Concerned about a 200 year old family curse that might bear fruition "Count Ludwig Karnstein" (Christopher Lee) hires an historian by the name of "Friedrich Klauss" (Jose Campos) to peruse all of the documents in Karnstein castle in order to settle the matter once and for all. What most disturbs Count Karnstein is the fact that his daughter "Laura" (Adriana Ambesi) is having strange dreams which typically come true adds to his concern. Throw in a scheming mistress named "Annette" (Vera Valmont) along with an unexpected visitor by the name of "Ljuba" (Ursula Davis) and things soon take a turn for worse in no time. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that the director (Camillo Mastrocinque) managed to maintain the mystery and suspense in such a manner to keep my interest from start to finish. Likewise, although I was expecting a vampire movie similar in nature to those Christopher Lee has done in the past, this particular picture left me somewhat surprised. In any case, although this wasn't a great movie by any means, I still enjoyed it and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.

goblinhairedguy This is a superbly old-fashioned and atmospheric chiller from the Italian Gothic horror revival of the 60s. The sets and costumes are stately, the camera-work slithery and shadowy (in good old b&w), and the lush score (featuring theremin and other creepy sounds) is a knockout. Since it is based on the Karnstein legend, there are plenty of exotic, full-figured Euro-starlets on hand to heave their breasts and scream, and the lesbian angle is fairly overt. Best of all, it's played with utmost conviction, avoiding the campiness that often crept into these items (intentionally or not). Although there's not enough sex or violence to appeal to modern genre fans, there are a couple of fine shocks and an inescapable atmosphere of doom and ferocity mingled with eroticism. A must-see for the discerning fan, along with the similarly-themed Slaughter of the Vampires.

Fritz Langlois This little known movie (as it should be) is, in my opinion, an excellent atmospheric horror film. That is, not much horror, not much happening actually, but the female characters are strange and beautiful, the music is as eerie as it gets (imagine Sun Ra jamming to an Ed Wood flick), and the photography is truly magnificent. Christopher Lee is not given much to do, but his handsome presence is a quality in itself, especially in such movies. The director was obviously influenced by Mario Bava's debut, LA MASCHERA DEL DEMONIO, and was right to. For this is a pleasant little nightmare to watch when you can't get to sleep. Lovely.