Neither of these were as explicit as they promised and probably should have been. Not to be outdone, Hammer Studios contributed to the thriving same-sex bloodsucker subgenre with Ingrid Pitt as a “Calgon Take Me Away” Countess Dracula (directed by Peter Sasdy), and with Lust for a Vampire (directed by Jimmy Sangster and starring Yutte Stensgaard). Following suit were Stephanie Rothman with The Velvet Vampire, Ray Austin’s The Virgin Witch (starring twins Anne and Vicki Michelle), and Jess Franco with the bluntly titled Vampyros Lesbosand She Killed In Ecstasy, both starring the tragically short-lived cult figure Soledad Miranda. Jean Rollin was still gifting the world lesbian vampires with Caged Virgins (AKA Requiem for a Vampire) and The Shiver of the Vampires. Director Eddie Romero and “star” John Ashley teamed up for both Beast of Blood and Beast of the Yellow Night, which may be as unimaginative as they sound, but would make a worthwhile, howling triple feature with Adamson’s opus.
Al Adamson produced a “masterpiece” of a very different kind with Dracula vs.Frankenstein, featuring the most (unintentionally) frightening performance of poor Lon Chaney Jr.’s career and the most hilariously inept portrayal ever of the Transylvanian vampire count (by “Zandor Vorkov”).
Phibes, a near-perfect collaboration between director Robert Fuest and star Vincent Price. 1971 began with one of the most stylish horror films ever produced: The Abominable Dr.
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