Lust For A Vampire is the 2nd film in Hammer's Karnstein trilogy. Although, it is definitely the least of the 3, it still is very enjoyable and has a lot going for it. The story and editing is pretty choppy and incoherent at times and is the least well made of all three films. However, the period costumes and the Hammer sets look great and that is not all that looks great...lots of gorgeous gals lead by the stunning beauty Yutte Stensgaard as leading vampire vixen Mircalla. Spooky atmosphere, naked breasts and(for the time period) pushing the envelope on blood and gore, this unfairly maligned movie delivers the goods. A bit more trashy than most of Hammer's previous output and a little less cohesive, I still found a lot to enjoy with this erotic horror classic. Had this been directed by Terrance Fisher as originally intended this probably would have came out better. Even though last minute director Jimmy Sangster slams the finished product, it is not nearly as bad as he would lead you to believe. If the production was not so rushed, the finished product would have been better. Taking those factors into consideration, Lust For A Vampire aged pretty well and I still like it a lot despite some of its flaws.
Review of Lust for a Vampire
