The legendary Hammer Studios output is finally starting see some
very well deserved life on glorious Blu-ray. Scream Factory has made a splash
with several Blu-ray releases of some of the best of 80's slashers (Halloween
II, Funhouse, Terror Train), and now have taken a stab at releasing one of the
finer Hammer vampire films in Roy Ward Baker's The Vampire Lovers. This release
of course is a filled to the brim HD special edition.
Based on J.
Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla, The Vampire Lovers is the story about a family
living in the English countryside who has taken upon themselves to invite a
gorgeous stranger into their home by the name of Carmilla (Ingrid Pitt,
Countess Dracula, and The Wicker Man). This lovely stranger isn't exactly the
best guest you’d want to be around other nubile women, when in fact this buxom
siren is actually a vampire, thirsting for their blood. Of course no great
vampire film coming out of Hammer Studios is complete without the always professional,
Peter Cushing (Twins of Evil, Dracula: Prince of Darkness). Cushing is hot on
the tail of Carmilla, who even for this seasoned vampire hunter proves to be a
tough catch.