Review of Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) by Adam H — 07 May 2010

Christopher Lee's Dracula returns, hissing but without dialogue, in this sequel to the 1958 classic. Much of the film is concerned with the resurrection of the Count, which requires some snotty English tourists to be lured to the Castle for a gruesome blood ritual.

With Lee once again reprising his most famous role, until The Lord of the Rings at least, this hammer Horror tries to recreate the magic of his first attempts at the role. Although Lee is not the problem, the film is let down by a narrative without direction or motivation.