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Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
, 1h36Directed by Alan Gibson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Dracula films, Vampires in film
Actors Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Christopher Neame, Caroline Munro, Janet Key
One hundred years later, a new generation of Britons appear who move the tale along: in this case, a group of young hippies that includes Jessica Van Helsing (Stephanie Beacham), granddaughter of Lorrimer Van Helsing (Peter Cushing), an occult expert and descendant of Dracula's old nemesis, and Johnny Alucard (Christopher Neame), who closely resembles the disciple of Dracula seen in 1872. Alucard persuades Jessica and the others to attend a black magic ceremony in the now abandoned, deconsecrated St Bartolph's, where he performs a bloody ritual involving one of their group, Laura Bellows (Caroline Munro). Jessica and the others flee in horror, after which Dracula is resurrected and kills Laura.
Frankenstein's Bloody Terror (1968)
, 1h28Origin Espagne
Genres Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Paul Naschy, Carlos Casaravilla, José Nieto
A drunken Gypsy couple spending the night in the abandoned Wolfstein castle accidentally resurrect the werewolf Imre Wolfstein when they remove the silver cross from his corpse. Once alive, he not only kills the Gypsy couple, but also wreaks havoc on a nearby village. The villagers attribute the attack to ordinary wolves, and in response, form a hunting party to kill off the animals. While on the hunt, Count Waldemar Daninsky is attacked by Imre Wolfstein and is afflicted with lycanthropy. After killing innocent victims in the midst of his transformation, he seeks help from specialists, Dr. Janos de Mikhelov and his wife, who turn out to be two vampires, who then prey on both Janice and Rudolph, Waldemar's friends. The vampires revive the first werewolf, Imre, from the dead, and force the two werewolves to battle each other. Waldemar kills Imre Wolfstein with his fangs and then destroys the two vampires, only to be killed in turn by a bullet fired by Janice, the woman who loved him most.
The Vault of Horror (1973)
, 1h23Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Anthology film, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Vampires in film
Actors Terry-Thomas, Curd Jürgens, Daniel Massey, Tom Baker, Dawn Addams, Denholm Elliott
Framing Story Five strangers board a descending lift, one by one, in a modern office block in London. They reach the sub-basement, though none of them have pressed for that destination. There they find a large, elaborately furnished room which appears to be a gentlemen's club. The lift door has closed and there are no buttons to bring it back, nor any other exit. Resigned to waiting for help, they settle down with drinks and talk. The conversation turns to dreams, and each man tells of a recurring nightmare.
, 1h24Directed by Roy Ward Baker, Chang Cheh
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Horror, Martial arts
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Sports films, Martial arts films, Dracula films, Vampires in film, Kung fu films
Actors Peter Cushing, John Forbes-Robertson, David de Keyser, Robin Stewart, Julie Ege, David Chiang
In 1904, Professor Lawrence Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) gives a lecture at a Chungking university on Chinese vampire legend. He speaks of an unknown rural village that has been terrorised by a cult of seven known as 'Golden Vampires' for many years. He goes on to explain that a simple farmer, armed with a pitch-fork and who had lost his wife to the vampires, trekked his way to the temple of the vampires, where he saw many other unfortunate women strapped to tables, waiting for their blood to be drained. The farmer burst in and battled the vampires. He is unsuccessful as his wife is killed in the fight, but in the chaos, he grabbed a bat-like medallion from around one of the vampire's necks, which he sees as the vampires' life source. Defeated, the farmer flees the temple, but the High Priest orders the vampires after him. After they leave on horseback, the High Priest summons the vampire's former victims: the 'Undead' from their graves to aid the seven vampires. Still carrying the medallion, the farmer places it around a small model of a Jade Buddha. He knocks desperately on the locked village gates, but it is in vain. The vampires and their undead catch up with him and kill him. One of the vampires spies the medallion around the Buddha and goes over to collect it. The moment the vampire touched the Buddha, the creature is destroyed in flames.
A Fool There Was (1915)
, 1h7Directed by Frank Powell
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Vampires in film, Films based on plays
Actors Theda Bara, Edward José, May Allison, Frank Powell, Creighton Hale, Robert Edeson
John Schuyler (Edward José), a rich Wall Street lawyer and diplomat, is a husband and a devoted family man. He is sent to England on a diplomatic mission without his wife and daughter. On the ship he meets the "Vampire woman" (Theda Bara) who uses her charms to seduce men and leave after ruining their lives.
A Night of Horror (1917)
Directed by Richard Oswald, Arthur Robison
Origin German
Genres Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Vampires in film
Actors Werner Krauss, Emil Jannings, Ossi Oswalda, Lupu Pick, Hans Mierendorff
Condemned to Live (1935)
, 1h5Directed by Frank R. Strayer
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Vampires in film
Actors Ralph Morgan, Pedro de Cordoba, Maxine Doyle, Russell Gleason, Mischa Auer, Lucy Beaumont
The film opens with a trio of explorers in Africa who are hiding in a cave. One of the explorers, a pregnant woman, is bitten by a vampire bat.
The Vampire (1957)
, 1h15Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Vampires in film
Actors John Beal, Coleen Gray, Kenneth Tobey, Paul Brinegar, Lydia Reed, James Griffith
The late Dr. Campbell was experimenting with vampire bat blood just before his death. Fellow doctor Beecher finds a bottle of pills among Dr. Campbell's effects and takes them home. Dr. Beecher's daughter accidentally substitutes the vampire blood pills for her father's migraine tablets. As a result, the kindly Dr. Beecher starts having blackouts from the pills, making him change into a bloodthirsty monster by night.
The Vampire (1957)
, 1h35Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Vampires in film
Actors Abel Salazar, Germán Horacio Robles, Ariadne Welter, Carmen Montejo, Mercedes Soler, Alicia Montoya
Marta revient après des années d'absence dans l'hacienda familiale de la Sierra Negra. Mais c'est un retour bien funeste pour la jeune femme car sa tante bien-aimée est morte, emportée par une mystérieuse maladie. Accablée par le chagrin, Marta est inconsolable, et ne comprend que trop tard, qu'elle est la proie du Comte Duval, un vampire assoiffé de sang.
Rabid (1977)
, 1h27Directed by David Cronenberg
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes La fin du monde, Films about magic and magicians, Medical-themed films, Christmas films, Vampires in film, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Catastrophe épidémiologique, Disaster films
Actors Marilyn Chambers, Susan Roman, Joe Silver, Patricia Gage, Victor Désy, Vlasta Vrána
A critically injured woman, victim of a motorcycle accident, is taken to the plastic surgery clinic of Doctor Dan Keloid, where some of her intact tissue is treated to become morphogenetically neutral. The tissue is grafted to fire-damaged areas of her body in the hope that it will differentiate and replace the damaged skin and organs.
Goliath and the Vampires (1961)
Directed by Sergio Corbucci, Giacomo Gentilomo
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Peplum
Themes Vampires in film
Actors Gordon Scott, Gianna Maria Canale, Jacques Sernas, Leonora Ruffo, Mario Feliciani, Annabella Incontrera
Les soldats du sultan Omar ont pillé le village ou Maciste menait sa vie tranquille et laborieuse; ils ont tué sa mère et enlevé toutes les jeunes filles du village y compris sa fiancée. Mais Omar n’est pas responsable de ces horreurs ; il est victime d’une force destructrice et surnaturelle qui commande le sort de son peuple : celle de Kobrak, un monstre qui apparaît brusquement du néant, détruisant tous ceux qui s’opposent à lui.
Santo vs. the Vampire Women (1962)
, 1h29Directed by Alfonso Corona Blake
Genres Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Superhero films, Vampires in film, Musical films
Actors El Santo, Lorena Velázquez, María Duval, Ofelia Montesco, Claudio Brook
Vampire women are awakened by their leader, The Evil One, in order to find him a bride. A local professor's daughter is kidnapped and he calls Santo to get her back.
Atom Age Vampire (1960)
, 1h47Directed by Anton Giulio Majano
Origin Italie
Genres Horror
Themes Vampires in film
Actors Alberto Lupo, Sergio Fantoni, Rina Franchetti, Ivo Garrani, Tullio Altamura
When a singer (Susanne Loret) is horribly disfigured in a car accident, a scientist (Dr. Levin, played by Alberto Lupo) develops a treatment which can restore her beauty by injecting her with a special serum. While performing the procedure, however, he falls in love with her. As the treatment begins to fail, he determines to save her appearance, regardless of how many women he must kill for her sake.
Vampires in Havana (1985)
, 1h9Origin Cuba
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Horror, Historical, Animation
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Vampires in film, Musical films
Actors Irela Bravo
Joseph Amadeus von Dracula, known as Pepito to his friends, is a trumpet player in 1930s Havana who spends his time away from the bandstand dabbling in quasi-terrorist plots to overthrow the Cuban government of dictator, Gerardo Machado. He is unaware that he is really a vampire, and that his uncle, Werner Amadeus von Dracula, the son of Count Dracula, has been using him as a test subject for a formula that negates the usually fatal effects of sunlight.
A Return to Salem's Lot (1987)
, 1h41Directed by Larry Cohen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Vampires in film
Actors Michael Moriarty, Andrew Duggan, Samuel Fuller, Evelyn Keyes, June Havoc, Ronee Blakley
Michael Moriarty plays an amoral anthropologist who has been lumbered with his dysfunctional adolescent son and who returns to Salem's Lot, the town of his birth, to find that it has been taken over by the undead. A few living people are kept around to provide blood for the vampires and to operate the gas station and shops in the daytime. Knowing of the anthropologist's refusal to moralise about other people's lifestyles (in the opening scene he is seen refusing to interfere in a human sacrifice and concerned only for the quality of the film he is shooting), the vampires employ him to write their story. As the vampires' evil nature becomes clear, the anthropologist is joined by a Nazi hunter (played by Samuel Fuller) who helps him save his son, and at the climax the master vampire is impaled on the American flag instead of the traditional stake. As the trio escapes Salem's Lot, the vampires are left in the sun to burn along with their homes.