Review of The Brides of Dracula (1960) by Brett B — 26 May 2012

Though it lacks Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, it makes up for that by thrusting Peter Cushing's Van Helsing into the forefront, in the process creating a downright swashbuckling spookfest. The atmosphere is thick, the story relatively unique (at the very least, it offers a welcome change of pace from the standard Dracula plots), and the tone is well-calibrated, embracing the macabre elements that were Hammer's stock and trade, while also livening things up a bit with an adventurous sensibility.

Certainly not as sinister as some of the other films in this series, but it is a lot of fun.