Lust for a Vampire (1971)

Directed by

Jimmy Sangster

Genre

horror film, erotic film, vampire film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 84 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A vampire preys on a girls finishing school, using her seductive powers to ensnare a young writer and feed on the students. This is the second film in the Karnstein trilogy, featuring lesbian undertones and bloody violence.

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What happens

Lust for a Vampire, also known as Love for a Vampire or To Love a Vampire (the latter title was the one used on American television), is a 1971 British Hammer Horror film directed by Jimmy Sangster, starring Ralph Bates, Barbara Jefford, Suzanna Leigh, Michael Johnson, and Yutte Stensgaard. It was given an R rating in the United States for some violence, gore, strong adult content and nudity. It is the second film in the Karnstein Trilogy, loosely based on the 1872 Sheridan Le Fanu novella Carmilla. It was preceded by The Vampire Lovers (1970) and followed by Twins of Evil (1971). The three films do not form a chronological development, but use the Karnstein family as the source of the vampiric threat and were somewhat daring for the time in explicitly depicting lesbian themes. Production of Lust for a Vampire began not long after the release of The Vampire Lovers. The film has a cult following, although some Hammer Horror fans have accused it of being overly camp. Its most noted scene shows Yutte Stensgaard drenched in blood and partially covered by blood-soaked rags, although the filmed scene is not as explicit as that shown in a promotional still. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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