Vampires
The ultimate in movie monsters, vampires have been in film since cameras first started rolling. From the 1922 classic 'Nosferatu' (pictured) to the modern-day Russian take, 'Nightwatch', these blood-suckers have never gone out of style. Below is Alice's collection of the undead, from the camp ('Dracula A.D. 1972'), to the erotic ('Fascination'), the humourous, ('Vampire's Kiss'), to the downright weird ('Blacula'), you're sure to find something to, er, sink your teeth into...
Countess Dracula (1970)
6/10
Starring: Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green, Maurice Denham, Lesley-Anne Down
When a voracious vampire vixen (Ingrid Pitt) discovers that virgins' blood holds the secret to eternal youth, it's not time at all before she's squeez... Read more
Vampyros Lesbos (1970)
5.5/10
Director: Jesus Franco
Starring: Ewa Stromberg, Soledad Miranda, Dennis Price, Paul Muller
From the prolific Jess Franco comes this savage sexual shocker that mixes horror and lesbian thrills. Ewa Stromberg is the woman haunted by weird drea... Read more
Lust for a Vampire (1970)
5.8/10
Director: Jimmy Sangster
Starring: Ralph Bates, Barbara Jefford, Suzanna Leigh, Yutte Stensgaard, Michael Johnson
This follow-up to "The Vampire Lovers" takes place in a finishing school for young girls, where a lesbian vampire (Yutte Stensgaard) turns up to ravis... Read more
Taste the Blood of Dracula (1969)
6.4/10
Director: Peter Sasdy
Starring: Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford
Dracula seeks vengeance against three Victorian thrill-seekers whose cowardice causes the death of a magician trying to resurrect the Prince of Darkne... Read more
Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1968)
6.6/10
Director: Freddie Francis
Starring: Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Barbara Ewing
The bloodscuking Count, played by Christopher Lee in one of his signature roles, returns from his watery resting place to terrorise the residents of a... Read more
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
7.2/10
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Alfie Bass, Jack MacGowran, Roman Polanski, Sharon Tate
AKA: 'Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are In My Neck' or 'Dance of the Vampires'. Polanski's near brilliant mixture of humour and horror. Professor Abronsiu... Read more
The Munsters: Season 2 (1965)
7.9/10
Starring: Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick
Reunite with the frighteningly funny family from Mockingbird Lane as the Munsters return for a second season. With Herman, the devoted dad and "workin... Read more
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1965)
6.8/10
Director: Terence Fisher
Starring: Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Keir, Francis Matthews
Count Dracula (Christopher Lee) has been dead for ten years but terror reigns in the hearts of local inhabitants of a lonely hamlet in the Carpathian... Read more
Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
6.4/10
Director: Don Sharp
Starring: Noel Willman, Clifford Evans, Edward de Souza, Jennifer Daniel
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
6.8/10
Director: Terence Fisher
Starring: Peter Cushing, Yvonne Monilaur, Freda Jackson, Marita Hunt
Following the success of 'Dracula' (a.k.a. 'Horror of Dracula'), Hammer Films and director Terence Fisher returned with this lavish sequel. Despite th... Read more