Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Night of the Vampires (1964)

Somewhat Entertaining Vampire Film


I have to say some of the cinematography is outstanding - deeply and eerily Gothic. At times it reminded me a bit of Nosferatu (1922). The way the vampire came creeping into the bedroom, black magic,  the grotto and the spirits dancing around the fire for examples.

The film plays out like a horror mystery rather than pure horror. It is more or less a detective story and not a bad one. Of course this detective has a witch helping him get to the bottom of the mystery. In a lot of ways it's your average vampire story: do vampires really exist, some believe it while others don't, a search for the vampires, etc. So it's not a bad watch. 

Curse of the Green Eyes, Night of the Vampire or Curse of the Living Dead -- some the names you can find this film under. 

6/10



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