This is a 1974 Hammer horror with Shaw Brothers production film. It stars Peter Cushing, David Chiang and Julie Ege. The film was directed by Roy Ward Baker and Chang Cheh. This film doesn't get the recognition it deserves and critics have been unfair to pull it down. Despite the unpopularity of the film and its miserable feedback, this is a really good film. In my honest opinion, it's probably Hammer's most darkest vampire films that contains an army of the dead and a tragic love story. It was well done and also interesting as it's different to other Hammer vampire movies.
(Spoiler warning) It's probably the only Hammer horror as far as I'm aware when the hero and his beloved both die during battle.
The golden masks worn by the seven vampires doesn't fully conceal their decaying features. This film is where the vampire undead LOOK undead. The only vampire that doesn't look like a corpse is Count Dracula. A wandering priest of the vampire temple in China, visits Transylvania to seek Dracula. but then Dracula kills the priest and disguises as the priest to go to the vampire temple. A century later and Dracula, disguised as the priest, has been living in China, who uses the undead to kidnap young women from villages and take their blood. I rate this film a 9/10. It was enjoyable to watch and had it's creepy side.
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