Scream Factory’s brand new Blu-ray edition of “The Vampire Lovers,” featuring a sparkling new 4K transfer along with a killer Kim Newman interview, seemed like as good an excuse as any to dive back into this perennial favorite.
The 1970 feature is more than just a titillating exploitation vehicle, but served as a historical turning point for both Hammer Studios and the horror genre itself.
It also introduced a genre icon in the form of Polish beauty Ingrid Pitt, who cemented her legendary status with a performance that is at once uninhibited, frightening, and shockingly emotionally…The post Year of the Vampire: The Vampire Lovers Brought Sexy Back To Bloodsucker Lore appeared first on /Film.
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