Grave of the Vampire (1974)

★★★★★ · skeletal memento a-mouldering in Sopranos creator's closet · carlo subterfuge · 2009-08-23

Another amazing public domain 70s cheerio also starring William Smith (??). But check out the surfeit of ephemeral cinematic charms: Use of degrading lighting and degraded filmstock; labyrinthine-yet-interesting plotting; bizarre character choices and dialogue delivery from early 70s hardcore - yet no sex, only vampiric bloodfeast and ritual? A lost Zebedy Colt mainstream attempt, surely. But no, its actually the first title on the now-better-known David Chase's imdb credits. he's entitled to prefer psychologizing mafiosi. But, as an extremely cheap and grainy entry into the vampire arcana…

★★★★★ · An actually creepy vampire... · Mesila · 2015-07-10

With all the Twilight nonsense, as well as romantic/seductive depictions of vampires I've seen in other films and TV series, this film is a refreshingly different depiction of a vampire as a serial killer and rapist. There's a touch of the psychedelic about the general ambience, which also gives it plus-points for me. Worth a view if you share my taste...or just want to see an actual monster movie based around a vampire for a change!

★★★★ · Pretty good and better than Ed Wood · rleary1 · 2016-10-07

This movie should have been titled: GRAVE-RAPERS FROM OUTER SPACE... :)

★★★★ · vampires roc · lesle1 · 2021-08-21

great movie well worth the watch