Avengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant. Only the girl's brother and a handsome doctor stand in her way.
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The Ups: Classy atmospheric horror movie with phenomenal sexy Barbara Steele in the dual role as both a witch and as the damsel in distress. Revolutionary bloody for it's time with a spiked mask hammered into one of the most beautiful faces that was on cinema - and this happens after just one minute. A dead man gets burned so his face falls off. We see maggots in a cadaver and other gruesome masks but also beautiful gothic imagery and a great dungeon with hidden passageways, deadly traps and o"
"Asa Vajda
Appearance
Classy. The imperious anti-heroine of Mario Bava’s spectral masterpiece first appears at her own trial, dressed to kill in a slinky silk number. Unfortunately, the spiked-mask accessory which the revenge-crazed locals insist on adding does spoil the ensemble somewhat.
Evil deeds
Blood-drinking, corpse-reanimation, demonic possession, worshipping Satan, impersonating the aristocracy – the whole gamut, really.
Scare factor
9/10 – if only for the mind-blowing scene wh"
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This 1960 film is about a vampire witch who comes back from the dead. She is played by the beautiful and unique Barbara Steele, who has dual roles in the film as the witch and a princess she wants to drain of her blood to gain immortality. It's an artistic film with great photography, and a must-see of lovers of the classic horror genre."