Vampyres (1974)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

José Ramón Larraz

Writers:

D. Daubeney (writer)
Thomas Owen (story)

Release Date:

January 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

They shared the pleasures of the flesh, and the horrors of the grave!

Plot:

A lesbian vampire couple waylay and abduct various passer-byes, both male and female, to hold them captive at their rural manor in the English countryside in order to kill and feed on them to satisfy their insatiable thirst for blood.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Blood | Lesbian Vampire | Hitchhiking | Lesbian

Cast

Marianne Morris	...	Fran
Anulka Dziubinska	...	Miriam (as Anulka)
Murray Brown	...	Ted
Brian Deacon	...	John
Sally Faulkner	...	Harriet
Michael Byrne	...	Playboy
Karl Lanchbury	...	Rupert
Margaret Heald	...	Receptionist
Gerald Case	...	Estate Agent
Bessie Love	...	American Lady
Elliott Sullivan	...	American Man

Also Known As:

Blood Hunger
Daughters of Dracula (USA) (reissue title)
Satan's Daughters
Vampyres, Daughters of Dracula
Vampyres: Daughters of Darkness (USA)

Runtime:

87 min | Australia:92 min | France:81 min | Portugal:88 min | UK:84 min (heavily cut)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:X (original rating) | Australia:R (DVD rating) (2007) | Portugal:M/18 | UK:18 (video rating) (1989) (cut) | UK:18 (video rating) (2003) (uncut) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | USA:R (cut)

Filming Locations:

Oakley Court, Windsor Road, Oakley Green, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK

Company:

Lurco Films

Trivia:

The house is Oakley Court, used for exteriors in several Hammer films, and for The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). It was later turned into a luxury hotel.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Witchcraft XII: In the Lair of the Serpent (2002) (V)

Feels more chilling than pure horrifying...and not as bad.

If you're thinking about working the midnight oil, don't. Showcasing the "femme fatale" category comes this European cult classic, and I'm glad to find it better than most....as long as it's not an action-adventure feature filled with lurid junk. Sex and eroticism aside, the feminist vampire idea actually works and does deliver extensive chills to make it worth the late-night shift. As horrifying as it sounds, it is effectively bloody and doesn't keep you away from the occuring eroticism. While we have the sensation of being in the dark and shivering in our seats, the movie sometimes doesn't know where to turn. A lot of wandering around creates confusion and lessens the full feeling of eeriness. I'm not sure if you've seen the Hammer movies, and neither have I, but there's enough in VAMPYRES to satisfy your blood-curled taste for fear. I'd be dead wrong to hate movies that have loads of sex. This one counts, and because it has the right type of atmosphere. Good for its kind.