It's Saturaday and you know, you can't really go wrong with a Hammer film! Let's talk about:
Here we have the classic tale of a manipulative man and the pick-me girls who adore him!
I got myself really set up for this film too - very excited to watch it. I turned all the lights off, turned my floating battery-operated candle sticks on with my remote control wand, had one of my cats curl up next to me, and basked in the bright, beautiful, Gothic dream that is this movie.
This is a perfect spooky season film for pretty much everyone!
This Dracula tale introduces us to a fresh-faced young woman traveling through the Transylvanian country side on her way to be a school teacher. Village folk are concerned for her safety and a kind-hearted baroness takes her into her castle until she can complete her journey. That's when she meet's the baroness's son who the baroness describes as "sick".
Guess who seeks out this fair young maiden and love bombs her so hard she accidentally releases/validates him? Now everyone is in trouble - that is, until Peter Cushing as Van "mutha facking" Helsing shows up!
Like all vampire stories, this is another analogy for toxic relationships and addictions, which is glaring in this film. Hat's off to this Dr. Van Helsing, though, for demonstrating the most bad ass way to metaphorically set boundaries that I've ever seen in a vampire film.
In all, this is just a delightful film and a perfect one for the whole family or for a social gathering of low-level "horror" fans. Pairs with cognac and a hearty stew.
I rented this film from Scarecrow Video, or use the Find It! Watch It! links in Horror Habit's side bar to see where else you can find this delicious feature.
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