This is a film by the master of psychedelic horror, Jean Rollin. Two workers have an accident while illegally hiding toxic waste in a crypt. The result is that a beautiful woman rises up from a coffin. After eating one of the workers she returns to the castle where her sister lives. She's not a vampire or a zombie, as the advertisements suggest. She's only an immortal cannibal.
It's difficult to say who is the biggest monster of the two sisters. The one who is a normal person kidnaps young girls and takes them back to the castle to feed to her sister. The cannibal sister regrets what she does and tries to curb her appetites.
This film is untypical for Rollin. It is has gore scenes that are never included in his usual films. As a fan of his vampire films I found some of the scenes very distasteful.
Honestly this storyline intrigues me so despite the somewhat low rating I'll have to see if I can find a copy of this movie somewhere to check it out. I'll see what I think about it afterward.
ReplyDeleteThe film is by director Jean Rollin. A few years ago a British company started to release his films on DVD for the first time. All his films are worth watching, especially his psychedelic horror stories. In fact, it could be argued that he only makes films about vampires as an excuse to show scantily clad women in beautiful surroundings. I've also reviewed "The Demoniacs", "Killing Car", "Night of the Hunted", "Rape of the Vampire" and "Iron Rose".
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