Review of Lust for a Vampire (1971) by James T — 27 Jan 2009

A typical Hammer Studios horror film. The begging is the Dracula story all over again, a young gentleman, in this case a writer, goes to some remote place within the European continent where there is a big spooky castle and the local all insist the castle is the home of vampires. The writer gets job as a teacher at a school filled with beautiful young buxom girls who seem to have difficulty keeping their clothes on. He then falls in love on first sight with one of the students and mysterious killings start happening at both the school and the village.

Its everything you expect from a classic Hammer film. Thick bright red paint for blood, average acting, some characters that could be from a Carry On film and sexy women and a rather feeble who dunnit plot. However there is a bit too much suspense and seduction which will bore viewers at times making them take trips to the bathroom while leaving the film running. Alright old school film but nothing great. Just a bit too dragged out.