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THE SHIVER OF THE VAMPIRES

We were surprised to hear of your deaths. Your reappearance is even more surprising.

1971 · 01:35:00 · R · Horror · IMDB TMDB

A young, honeymooning couple stop for the night at an ancient castle. Unbeknownst to them, the castle is home to a horde of vampires who have their own plans for the couple.

About This Film

A young honeymooning couple stop for the night at an ancient castle. Unbeknownst to them, the castle is home to a horde of vampires, who have their own plans for the couple.

Unforgettable Rollin extravaganza, daring to go for effects other directors would dismiss as cheesy, and pulling them off. On one level, it seems pure exploitation, with its somnolent virgins and lesbian vampires; but it is the prospective male viewer that the film targets – his representative on screen is reduced to an impotent observer, finally breaking down into helpless madness. Rollin’s style is as delirious as ever, fantastic French Gothic sets, seeping red filter, dreamlike pace, bewilderingly inventive soundtrack, resonant set-pieces and unmissably pretentious dialogue.

Keywords

Female Nudity Female Rear Nudity Female Full Frontal Nudity Female Topless Nudity Murder Female Frontal Nudity Female Pubic Hair Rape Softcore Lesbianism Young Husband Wife Relationship 1970s Female Female Kiss Female Star Appears Nude Public Nudity Suicide Castle Stabbed To Death Beach Vampire Nipples Visible Through Clothing Woman Undresses Sex Horror Surrealism Funeral Cemetery Foot Chase Fetish Servant Coffin Night Couple Pistol Impalement Stabbed In The Chest Knocked Unconscious Drinking Blood Candle Skull Torch Killing An Animal Newlywed Tomb Man Carries A Woman Crucifix Dripping Blood Cousin Cousin Relationship Gothic Interracial Kiss

Also Known As

Strange Things Happen at Night, Thrill of the Vampires, Los temores de los vampiros, Original title: Le frisson des vampires