This Italian gothic is one of several movies based on the 1872 novel Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu. Consequently, like the later Vampire Lovers, this is another movie which taps into the lesbian vampire theme. Seeing as it was released in the early 60's, this is less explicit than some later movies and the emphasis is more on atmosphere than anything, which is helped a lot by the black and white cinematography (these types of films are almost always better when in B&W than in colour). This one stars Christopher Lee as a Count who believes his daughter is possessed by an evil long dead ancestor, who was a notorious witch - shades of Bava's classic the Mask of Satan pretty obviously from that synopsis - so, he hires a guy to investigate the mystery and a bunch of gothic-based things happen. Worth a watch.
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