THE VAMPIRE LOVERS
An erotic nightmare of tormented lusts that throb in headless, undead bodies!
Seductive vampire Carmilla Karnstein and her family target the beautiful and the rich in a remote area of late eighteenth-century Gemany.
About This Film
In mid-18th century Styria, a beautiful blonde (Kirsten Lindholm) in a diaphanous gown materializes from a misty graveyard. Encountering the Baron Hartog (Douglas Wilmer), a vampire hunter out to avenge the death of his sister, the girl is identified as a vampire and decapitated. Decades later in 1790, a dark-haired woman leaves her daughter Marcilla (Ingrid Pitt) in the care of General Spielsdorf (Peter Cushing) and his family in Styria. Marcilla quickly befriends the General's niece, Laura (Pippa Steel). Laura subsequently suffers nightmares that she is being attacked, and dies of a gradual sickness; whereupon Marcilla departs.
Faking a carriage breakdown, Marcilla's mother leaves her (now using the alias 'Carmilla') at the residence of a Mr. Morton, where Carmilla befriends and seduces Morton's daughter Emma (Madeline Smith). Thereafter, Emma suffers nightmares of penetration on her heart, and her breasts shows tiny wounds. Emma's governess, Mademoiselle Perrodot (Kate O'Mara), becomes Carmilla's accomplice. The butler and a doctor suspect them; but Carmilla kills each one. A mysterious man in black watches events from a distance, smiling (his presence is never explained). Having killed the butler, Carmilla takes Emma prisoner and departs. When Mademoiselle Perrodot begs Carmilla to take her too, Carmilla kills her. Emma is rescued by a young man named Carl (Jon Finch), and Carmilla flees to her ancestral castle, now a ruin. All this coincides with the arrival of the General, who brings a now-aged Baron Hartog. They find Carmilla's grave, which reveals that her true name is Mircalla Karnstien, where the General forces a stake into Carmilla's heart and cuts off her head. Thereupon, Carmilla's portrait on the wall shows a fanged skeleton instead of a beautiful young woman.
In the heart of Styria the Karnstein Family, even after their mortal deaths, rise from their tombs spreading evil in the countryside in their lust for fresh blood. Baron Hartog whose family are all victims of Karnstein vampirism, opens their graves and drives a stake through their diabolical hearts. One grave he cannot locate is that of the legendary beautiful Mircalla Karnstein. Years of peace follow that grisly night until Mircalla reappears to avenge her family's decimation and satisfy her desire for blood.
Faking a carriage breakdown, Marcilla's mother leaves her (now using the alias 'Carmilla') at the residence of a Mr. Morton, where Carmilla befriends and seduces Morton's daughter Emma (Madeline Smith). Thereafter, Emma suffers nightmares of penetration on her heart, and her breasts shows tiny wounds. Emma's governess, Mademoiselle Perrodot (Kate O'Mara), becomes Carmilla's accomplice. The butler and a doctor suspect them; but Carmilla kills each one. A mysterious man in black watches events from a distance, smiling (his presence is never explained). Having killed the butler, Carmilla takes Emma prisoner and departs. When Mademoiselle Perrodot begs Carmilla to take her too, Carmilla kills her. Emma is rescued by a young man named Carl (Jon Finch), and Carmilla flees to her ancestral castle, now a ruin. All this coincides with the arrival of the General, who brings a now-aged Baron Hartog. They find Carmilla's grave, which reveals that her true name is Mircalla Karnstien, where the General forces a stake into Carmilla's heart and cuts off her head. Thereupon, Carmilla's portrait on the wall shows a fanged skeleton instead of a beautiful young woman.
In the heart of Styria the Karnstein Family, even after their mortal deaths, rise from their tombs spreading evil in the countryside in their lust for fresh blood. Baron Hartog whose family are all victims of Karnstein vampirism, opens their graves and drives a stake through their diabolical hearts. One grave he cannot locate is that of the legendary beautiful Mircalla Karnstein. Years of peace follow that grisly night until Mircalla reappears to avenge her family's decimation and satisfy her desire for blood.
Film Details
Director
Roy Ward Baker
Writers
Harry Fine, Tudor Gates, Michael Style, Sheridan Le Fanu
Tags
Keywords
Female Nudity
Murder
Female Rear Nudity
Psychotronic Film
Nudity
Female Topless Nudity
Female Full Frontal Nudity
Death
Revenge
Female Pubic Hair
Softcore
Lesbian Sex
Lesbian
Flashback
Corpse
Doctor
Decapitation
Dead Body
Nightmare
Jealousy
Female Star Appears Nude
Seduction
Female Female Kiss
Father Daughter Relationship
Cemetery
Vampire
Severed Head
Forest
Impalement
Family Relationships
Voice Over Narration
Castle
Priest
Funeral
Rear Nudity
Coffin
Dead Woman
Cleavage
Mirror
Nude Woman
Transformation
Nipples Visible Through Clothing
Cat
Bathtub
Woman In A Bathtub
Femme Fatale
Discovering A Dead Body
Dream
Woman Undresses
Deep Cleavage
Seductive Woman
Lesbian Interest
Female Vampire
Graveyard
Crucifix
Breast Fondling
Europe
Woman Wrapped In A Towel
Woman Wears A Nightgown
Wealth
Gothic Horror
Towel
Necklace
Hammer Horror
Dagger
Full Moon
Tomb
Birthday
Countess
Bend Down Exposing Cleavage
Butler
General
Close Up Of Mouth
Man Carries A Woman
Portrait
Full Frontal Nudity
Uncle Niece Relationship
Scene Before Opening Credits
One Breast Exposed
Physician
Wooden Stake
Nobleman
Man Kisses A Woman's Hand
Looking Through A Keyhole
Tavern
Man Fondles A Woman's Breasts
Vampire Horror
Baron
Head Chopped Off
Vampire Bite
Passionate Kiss
Bad Dream
Titillation
Stake Through The Heart
Shrouded Corpse
18th Century
Vampire Bite Marks On Neck
Vampiress
Ball
Horse Drawn Carriage
Woman Wears A Sheer Negligee
Central Europe
Woman In A Bubble Bath
Stethoscope
Bitten By A Vampire
Lesbian Vampire
Garlic
Decapitated Head
Ballroom Dancing
Sexual Phantasmagoria
Young Woman
Woman In A Bath
Funeral Procession
Begins With Voice Over Narration
Bloodlust
Pet Cat
Vampire Bite Marks
Lady In Red
Horse Drawn Wagon
Vampire Staked
Killed One By One
Woman Wears A Nightgown Outside
Based On Novella
Bolting Upright From A Nightmare
Oil Lamp
Decolletage
Carmilla
Chased In The Woods
Woman Takes A Bath
Austria
Lesbian Erotica
First Of Trilogy
Rolling Down A Hill
Governess
Walking In The Woods At Night
Reference To Little Red Riding Hood
Woman Undresses A Woman
Woman Wears A Sheer Dress
Cemetary
Killed By A Vampire
Rising From The Grave
Vampire Attack
Peeping Through A Keyhole
Killing A Vampire
Uncle And Niece Living Together
Tiara
Uncle Niece Hug
Two Women In Bed
Cross Pendant
Fatal Attraction
Tragic Villainess
Bloodsucker
Implied Oral Sex
Man And Woman Kissing
Backlit In A Sheer Dress
Styria
Drained Of Blood
First Film In A Series
Karnstein Trilogy
Styria Austria
Young Lovers
Thrown From A Horse
Seduced By A Vampire
Opening A Tomb
Close Up Of A Woman's Cleavage
Carmilla Character
Female Tutor
Mysterious Illness
Military Dress Uniform
Vampire Human Love
Uncle Sees Niece Naked
Nude Female Silhouette
Year 1522
Year 1545
Year 1794
Year 1819
Wild Garlic
Woman Bathing
Kitchen Maid
German Forest
First In Trilogy
First In A Series
Beheaded With A Sword
Death From Anemia
Loss Of Niece
Dance Ball
Grieving Friend
Ruined Castle
Stake Driven Through Heart
Stake In The Heart
Uncle Niece Kiss
Bite Mark On Breast
Cutlass
Woman Decapitated
Karlstein Castle
Black And Whte Nightmare
Walking Alone At Night
Women Hugging
Mysterious Series Of Deaths
Woman Bites A Man's Ear
Empty Grave
Ruby Necklace
1790s
Handwritten Letter
Vampire Bite On Breast
Grey Persian Tabby Cat
Woman Touches Another Woman's Breast
Also Known As
Las amantes vampiros, Carmilla, a Vampira de Karnstein, Las amantes del vampiro, Vampyren, Amores de vampiros, Vampiri amanti, Atracão Mortal, La passion des vampires, Gruft der Vampire