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A Taste of Blood (1967)

A Taste of Blood poster
Directed by
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Genre
horror film, splatter film, vampire film, supernatural horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 57m
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man inherits a mysterious box from a distant relative and discovers it contains letters and a film that reveal he is a descendant of Count Dracula. After drinking the blood from a bottle inside the box, he turns into a vampire and begins a killing spree.

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What happens

A Taste of Blood is a 1967 American horror film, produced and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis. It stars, among others, Bill Rogers and Elizabeth Wilkinson. The film was also known as The Secret of Dr. Alucard. Lewis considered it his masterpiece. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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