This is a bite above most of the Hammer series, genuinely frightening at times and with a nod and a bow to Alfred Hitchcock. There are still some funny lines, it's true, and Dennis Waterman's limp playing of the hero doesn't help. But Christopher Lee revels in having a lot more to do than usual as the Count and gets his most satisfying death scene since the first of the series. Some of the art direction is super, particularly the final scene in the castle, and the direction strikes a suitably sombre note throughout. Roger Dicken's special effects are excellent.


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