STORY – 0
DIRECTOR – 0
ACTOR – 1
MUSIC – 0
CULT – 0
VERDICT – 1/5
PROS –
1) On her route to Transylvania, Marianne is abandoned at a village inn by her coach driver. Ignoring the warnings of the locals, she accepts the offer of Baroness Meinster to spend the night at her castle. She sneaks in to the quarters to meet Baroness’s son, Baron Meinster, and she is shocked to find the Baron chained up to a wall. He says that his mother has usurped his rightful lands and pleads for Marianne’s help. She steals the key to his chain from the Baroness’ bedroom and frees him. It is later revealed that the Baroness allowed the baron to be turned into a vampire by Dracula. After chaining the Baron, the Baroness had been luring girls to feed him.
2) Peter Cushing as Doctor Van Helsing.
3) Martita Hunt as Baroness Meinster is also impressive in her short role.
CONS –
1) Tediously formulaic vampire story.
QUOTE –
Hans, a Villager: Why can’t she lie in peace, like all the rest?
The Cure, Father Stepnik: Because she is not like all the rest!
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