THE SHIVER OF THE VAMPIRES
We were surprised to hear of your deaths. Your reappearance is even more surprising.
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.
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.
Tags
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
French Horror
Vacation Gone Wrong
Human Skull
Midnight
Sexless Marriage
Library
Implied Rape
Character Repeats Someone Else's Dialogue
Casket
Newlywed Couple
Nude Woman Outdoors
Honeymoon
Wooden Stake
Black And White Scene
Stake Through The Heart
Vampire Biting Neck
Woman Sleeps Nude
Woman Wears A Sheer Dress
Vampire Hunter
Stabbed In The Arm
Dead Bird
Bitten In The Neck
Mausoleum
Four Branch Candelabra
Undressing A Woman
Shooting A Lock
Woman Changes Clothes
Woman Wears A Wedding Dress
Sexual Phantasmagoria
Cemetery By Night
Wedding Dress
Stabbed In The Heart
Pallbearer
Vampire Suicide
Hiding In A Grandfather Clock
Caught Naked
Book Falling From A Shelf
Personal Library
Hit By A Falling Object
Reference To Isis
Reference To The Virgin Mary
Camera Pan Of A Woman's Nude Body
Stabbed Through A Nipple
Procession
Draining Blood
Bride Wears Nothing Under Her Wedding Dress
Man Fondles A Sleeping Woman
Begins With Funeral
360 Degree Pan
Reference To Isis The Egyptian Deity
Stroke Of Midnight
Veiled Crucifix
Walking In A Cemetery
Hit With A Book
Begins With Black And White Sequence
Also Known As
Strange Things Happen at Night, Thrill of the Vampires, Los temores de los vampiros, Original title: Le frisson des vampires