Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray for the Hammer Film Productions’ of The Vampire Lovers on April 30th.
A female vampire with lesbian tendencies ravages the young girls and townsfolk of a peaceful hamlet in eighteenth century Europe who, years earlier, killed off her fellow vampires. A rousing hunt for the vampiress ensues as a group of men follow her bloody trail of terror through the countryside. Adapted from J. Sheridan LeFanu’s novella “Carmilla,” The Vampire Lovers stars Ingrid Pitt, George Cole and Peter Cushing.
Now this “rather erotic Hammer chiller” (Leonard Maltin) appears on Blu-ray for the first time… If you dare, come into a twilight world of unspeakable horror and taste the deadly passion of the blood-nymphs!
Bonus Content: Feature Length Commentary with Roy Ward Baker (Director), Tudor Gates (Writer) and Ingrid Pitt (Carmilla) moderated by Jonathan Sothcott.; Excerpts from the novella Carmilla, that inspired the film, read by Ingrid Pitt; Original Theatrical Trailer; New Interview with Madeline Smith (Emma); New Interviews with Hammer Films Scholars; Original Radio Spot; 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.78:1); (BD)/DTS Master Audio / 1970 /88 mins.
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