Description:Brought back from his dead mouldering remains with blood drooled on them by one of the bats he commands, Count Dracula once again spreads his evil from his mountaintop castle. When libertine Paul Carlson disappears one night, his more sober brother Simon and his girlfriend trace him to the area, discovering a terrified populace. ThrowBrought back from his dead mouldering remains with blood drooled on them by one of the bats he commands, Count Dracula once again spreads his evil from his mountaintop castle. When libertine Paul Carlson disappears one night, his more sober brother Simon and his girlfriend trace him to the area, discovering a terrified populace. Thrown out of the inn, they make their way, like Paul before them, towards the sinister castle and its undead host.... (more)(less)
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When Universal Studio's streak on iconic "halloweenic" horrormeisters such as Dracula, Frankenstein & the Wolf Man burned out after the 40's, by the late 50's, Hammer Studios came along and made gruesome gothic films popular again. At the beginning of the seventies however, once again, monsters rarely rallied in movie theatres. Fans were treated only on occasional with a screen scare fare featuring the fight-infested faces of Hammer standbys such as Christopher Lee's Dracula.
And even though i"
"When Universal Studio's streak on iconic "halloweenic" horrormeisters such as Dracula, Frankenstein & the Wolf Man burned out after the 40's, by the late 50's, Hammer Studios came along and made gruesome gothic films popular again. At the beginning of the seventies however, once again, monsters rarely rallied in movie theatres. Fans were treated only on occasional with a screen scare fare featuring the fight-infested faces of Hammer standbys such as Christopher Lee's Dracula.
And even though it "
Larry Talbot added this to a list 4 months, 2 weeks ago
"Home - New
Technically this isn't as good as the previous entries, but what it loses in cinematic prowess it gains in gonzo appeal. It's broad, and bawdy, and violent and never anything but fun. It's a film stuffed with fake bats, blood, boobs, and Christopher Lee pacing around like a bear in a Russian zoo. It's also got my favourite Dracula dispatch in which he is both impaled and then electrocuted, and then plummets to his doom."
Polygon Wizard added this to a list 1 year, 8 months ago