You just can't keep an indestructible vampire in his grave. Seven years after their sensational international success with Dracula, Hammer resurrected the franchise with this full-blooded sequel. The Count has been dead for ten years but has left instructions that the castle should always be ready to welcome guests. Defying the dire warnings of the locals, two English couples come a travelling but can't quite understand the very warm welcome that they receive. One of the best of the Hammer horrors thanks to tight direction and the sheer, menacing presence of a sparingly used Christopher Lee who will haunt your nightmares. Screening from a restored digital print. Part of Glasgow Film Festival 2012: FrightFest Extra.

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