Review of The Brides of Dracula (1960) by Art S — 09 Feb 2015

Although Christopher Lee is sadly absent, Hammer still manages to put on a pretty good show. Dracula has been vanquished (in an earlier film) but his minions still infest Transylvania. With excellent gothic sets and costumes, this rather minimal tale of a young teacher in training almost falling prey to one of Dracula's heirs (whose mother procures for him) has enough new angles to keep even the most jaded vampire watcher interested.

But it is still just what you'd expect and nothing much more - Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) saves the day (just barely). Worth a look if you are trawling for this sort of thing (that is, on the right side of the line for Hammer).