DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS
These are the Daughters of Darkness… They are waiting for you - They thrive on BLOOD
A newlywed couple are passing through a vacation resort. Their paths cross with a mysterious, strikingly beautiful countess and her aide.
About This Film
Stefan Chilton, the son of an aristocratic British family who was raised in the United States, is traveling with his newly-wed wife, Valerie, through Europe. The couple check into a grand hotel on the Ostend seafront in Belgium, intending to catch the cross-channel ferry to England, where Stefan's mother lives. Valerie notices that Stefan is reluctant to phone his mother, who is unaware of the couple's marriage. Because it is winter, the hotel is empty aside from Stefan and Valerie. At nightfall, a mysterious Hungarian countess, Elizabeth Báthory, arrives in a Bristol driven by her "secretary," Ilona. Elizabeth requests the royal suite, but the hotel's middle-aged concierge, Pierre, tells her it is occupied by the honeymooning couple. He also remarks having seen the countess at the same hotel when he was a child, and observes that she has not aged. Elizabeth takes the adjoining suite, and appears fixated on the young couple. In their suite, Valerie reads a local newspaper article about a series of child murders in Bruges, each a girl whose throat was slashed.
While walking through the city the following day, Valerie and Stefan stumble upon a newly-found crime scene of another murdered girl. Valerie is disturbed by Stefan's fascination with the crime. Back at the hotel, Elizabeth and Ilona acquaint themselves with Stefan and Valerie in the hotel lobby. During their conversation, a police officer appears at the hotel, and makes vague reference to having known Elizabeth years prior. She remains evasive to him. Elizabeth subsequently explains that she is a descendant of Erzsébet Báthory, and was named for her. She recounts the various violent acts that Bathory committed, particularly the murder and mutilation of young girls, whose blood she bathed in. Valerie is revulsed by the conversation, but Stefan appears to be sexually aroused by it.
Later, Stefan beats Valerie in their hotel room, culminating in sadomasochistic sex. The next day, Ilona seduces Stefan when Valerie attempts to leave Ostend. Elizabeth stops Valerie from leaving, and the two women spend the evening together discussing Valerie and Stefan's relationship. Elizabeth dissuades Valerie from remaining with Stefan, warning her that he will treat her as a mere subservient. Meanwhile, Stefan attempts to tease Ilona in the bathroom, and attempts to pull her into the shower. The two get into a tussle and slip and fall, with Ilona slashing her hand on a razor and fatally hitting her head in the process. Valerie and Elizabeth return moments after, stumbling upon the scene. Elizabeth helps Valerie clean up the blood while Stefan sits in shock, and the three subsequently drive into the country to dispose of Ilona's corpse.
After burying Ilona's body on the beach, the three return to the hotel at dawn. Valerie, under Elizabeth's spell, refuses to leave with Stefan. A violent fight ensues, during which Stefan's wrists are slashed by a broken bowl. As Stefan bleeds to death, Elizabeth and Valerie drink the blood pouring from his wounds. Just before dawn, they throw his corpse, wrapped in plastic, over a guardrail and onto a street below. The women flee in Elizabeth's car, Valerie driving at a high speed to cross over the border to Belgium. Elizabeth insists that she not be caught in daylight. While speeding on a dense forest road, the women are blinded by sunlight, and Valerie loses control of the car, crashing. Elizabeth is thrown from the vehicle and impaled through the heart on a broken branch before her body is lit on fire by the car's subsequent explosion.
Several months later, Valerie approaches a young couple playing tennis at a resort, preying on them just as Elizabeth did to her and Stefan.
While walking through the city the following day, Valerie and Stefan stumble upon a newly-found crime scene of another murdered girl. Valerie is disturbed by Stefan's fascination with the crime. Back at the hotel, Elizabeth and Ilona acquaint themselves with Stefan and Valerie in the hotel lobby. During their conversation, a police officer appears at the hotel, and makes vague reference to having known Elizabeth years prior. She remains evasive to him. Elizabeth subsequently explains that she is a descendant of Erzsébet Báthory, and was named for her. She recounts the various violent acts that Bathory committed, particularly the murder and mutilation of young girls, whose blood she bathed in. Valerie is revulsed by the conversation, but Stefan appears to be sexually aroused by it.
Later, Stefan beats Valerie in their hotel room, culminating in sadomasochistic sex. The next day, Ilona seduces Stefan when Valerie attempts to leave Ostend. Elizabeth stops Valerie from leaving, and the two women spend the evening together discussing Valerie and Stefan's relationship. Elizabeth dissuades Valerie from remaining with Stefan, warning her that he will treat her as a mere subservient. Meanwhile, Stefan attempts to tease Ilona in the bathroom, and attempts to pull her into the shower. The two get into a tussle and slip and fall, with Ilona slashing her hand on a razor and fatally hitting her head in the process. Valerie and Elizabeth return moments after, stumbling upon the scene. Elizabeth helps Valerie clean up the blood while Stefan sits in shock, and the three subsequently drive into the country to dispose of Ilona's corpse.
After burying Ilona's body on the beach, the three return to the hotel at dawn. Valerie, under Elizabeth's spell, refuses to leave with Stefan. A violent fight ensues, during which Stefan's wrists are slashed by a broken bowl. As Stefan bleeds to death, Elizabeth and Valerie drink the blood pouring from his wounds. Just before dawn, they throw his corpse, wrapped in plastic, over a guardrail and onto a street below. The women flee in Elizabeth's car, Valerie driving at a high speed to cross over the border to Belgium. Elizabeth insists that she not be caught in daylight. While speeding on a dense forest road, the women are blinded by sunlight, and Valerie loses control of the car, crashing. Elizabeth is thrown from the vehicle and impaled through the heart on a broken branch before her body is lit on fire by the car's subsequent explosion.
Several months later, Valerie approaches a young couple playing tennis at a resort, preying on them just as Elizabeth did to her and Stefan.
Film Details
Director
Harry Kümel
Writers
Harry Kümel, Jean Ferry, Pierre Drouot
Tags
Keywords
Female Nudity
Murder
Female Rear Nudity
Psychotronic Film
Nudity
Female Topless Nudity
Female Full Frontal Nudity
Violence
Blood
Death
Cult Film
Sex Scene
Revenge
Female Pubic Hair
Bare Chested Male
Male Rear Nudity
Explosion
Male Nudity
Voyeur
Erotica
Corpse
Shower
Husband Wife Relationship
Telephone Call
Voyeurism
Blonde
Pubic Hair
Dead Body
Male Frontal Nudity
Fire
Female Star Appears Nude
Beach
Seduction
Screaming
Female Female Kiss
Slapped In The Face
Vampire
Adultery
Serial Murder
Whipping
1970s
Impalement
Looking At Oneself In A Mirror
Sadist
Cheating Wife
Screaming Woman
Cigar Smoking
Male Full Frontal Nudity
Deception
Boat
Scantily Clad Female
Exploding Car
Electronic Music Score
Camera Shot Of Feet
Night
Character's Point Of View Camera Shot
Crying
Villainess
Hotel
Nude Woman
Sensuality
Car Accident
Woman In Jeopardy
Car Crash
Barefoot Female
Woman In A Shower
Male Pubic Hair
Old Woman
Extramarital Affair
Femme Fatale
Discovering A Dead Body
Murderess
Secretly Observing
Suspicion
Grave
Sexual Violence
Barefoot Male
Apology
Restaurant
Cheating Husband
Lie
Train
Ambulance
Attempted Murder
Male Star Appears Nude
Mind Control
Storm
Seductive Behavior
Fetish
Murder Spree
Manipulation
Thunderstorm
Hit By A Car
Star Appears Nude
Seductive Woman
Clothed Male Naked Female Scene
Newspaper Headline
Hypnosis
Secretary
Man Slaps A Woman
Darkness
Female Vampire
Crying Woman
Campy
Man Wears Sunglasses
Female Pedal Pumping
Newspaper
Servant
Finding A Dead Body
Woman Wrapped In A Towel
Manipulative Behavior
Screaming Man
Man Hits A Woman
Post Coital Scene
Ship
Bus
Employer Employee Relationship
Sexual Harassment
Accident
Sleeping Nude
Hotel Room
Key
Camera Shot Of Bare Feet
Lying On The Floor
Drinking Wine
Outburst
Gay Character
Watching Someone Sleep
Towel
Gothic
Color In Title
Carrying Someone
Crying Female
Female Sexual Predator
Lesbian Character
Dripping Blood
Drinking Blood
Couple
Disposing Of A Dead Body
Wet Clothes
Accidental Death
Tan Line
Witness
Sleeping Shirtless
Aristocrat
Heavy Rain
Evil Woman
Female Serial Killer
Wrapped In A Towel
Motorboat
Matronizing
Hysterical Outburst
Manipulative Woman
Psychological Manipulation
Slavery
Band
Mysterious Death
Scar
Taking A Shower
Man Wears A Bathrobe
Motel
Sexual Awakening
Man Wrapped In A Towel
Train Station
Accomplice
Sexual Predator
Man In A Shower
Countess
Bribe
Mysterious Woman
Reading A Newspaper
Female Villain
Social Nudity
Traffic Accident
Man Wears A Leather Jacket
Tourist
Taking Off Shoes
Travel
Vacation Gone Wrong
Rainstorm
Close Up Of Mouth
Violent Man
Adulterous Husband
Musician
Man Carries A Woman
Driving
Pretending To Be Someone Else
Hand Injury
Immortality
Dinner
Reading Aloud
Riding A Bicycle
Note
Mysterious Event
Predatory Behavior
Sexism
Man In A Bathtub
Carrying Someone In One's Arms
Stretcher
Female Antagonist
Hysterical Woman
Female Voyeur
Dragging A Dead Body
Close Up Of An Eye
Man Carries A Woman In His Arms
Clothed Female Naked Male Scene
Newlywed Couple
Accidental Killing
Clothed Female Naked Female Scene
Newspaper Article
Domestic Violence
Violent Woman
Manipulative Man
Manipulator
Sadistic Man
Kissing Someone's Hand
Woman Wears Sunglasses
Chauffeur
Shaving
Slave
Camera Shot Of A Man's Bare Feet
Fetishism
Murder Attempt
Greenhouse
Downpour
Dragging Someone
Digging
Straight Razor
Noblewoman
Covering A Dead Body
Source Music
Abusive Husband
Honeymoon
Titillation
Camera Shot Of An Eye
Sadistic Woman
Fetishist
Car On Fire
Shrouded Corpse
Receptionist
Vampiress
Suspicious Man
Prophecy
Nude Corpse
Man Reads A Newspaper
Razor
Sunlight
Strong Female Character
Dead Body In A Car
Packing A Suitcase
Secret Relationship
Urban Fantasy
Waking Up Naked
Narcissism
Bloody Hands
Wife Murders Her Husband
Lesbian Vampire
Reception
Reading In Bed
Language Barrier
Balcony
Effeminate Man
Homophobic Remark
Packing
Lighting A Candle
Getting Away With Murder
Brief Male Frontal Nudity
Euro Trash
No Reflection In A Mirror
Brushing Teeth
Effeminate Gay Man
Violent Outburst
Homophobia
Man And Woman Shower Together
Gay Kiss
Shallow Grave
Narcissist
Unpunished Crime
Woman Kisses A Man's Chest
Plunging Neckline
Sexual Phantasmagoria
Sand
Man Touches A Woman's Breasts
Wrist Slitting
Kissing Someone's Neck
Hotel Reception
Hotel Receptionist
Eternal Life
Knitting
Lighting A Cigar
Hand Kissing
Sexually Abusive Woman
Dead Body In A Car Trunk
Grave Digging
Narcissistic Woman
Kissing A Dead Body
Unpunished Murder
Unpunished Antagonist
Digging A Grave
Man Kisses A Woman's Breast
Breakfast In Bed
Just Married
Character Appears In Newspaper
Standing On A Balcony
Abusive Woman
Death In A Car Accident
Killed In A Car Accident
Man Kisses A Woman's Neck
Man Wears Makeup
Two In A Shower
Woman Smoker
Naive Young Woman
Cape
Hammock
Running Away
Sex On A Train
Grande Dame Guignol
Brushing One's Teeth
Abusive Relationship
Homophobic Woman
Woman Sexually Harasses A Man
Murder By Cutting
Cut To Death
Woman Smokes A Cigar
Pearl Necklace
Nude Dead Woman
Burying A Dead Body
Crossdressing
Canal
Elixir Of Life
Abusive Man
Sexist
Sexist Remark
Woman In A Car Trunk
Dead Body On A Beach
Lgbt Cinema
Marital Crisis
Man Wears An Open Bathrobe
Woman Kisses A Man's Body
Impaled Woman
Daybreak
Cutting Oneself
Close Up Of Open Mouth
Whipped With A Belt
Palmistry
Playing Violin
Violin Playing
Woman Reads A Newspaper
Arthouse Horror
Shaving With A Straight Razor
Newspaper Headlines
Red
Sensual Sex Scene
Fatal Attraction
Zither
Brief Male Full Frontal Nudity
Controlling Husband
Beating With A Belt
Train Travel
Belgium
Concierge
Reading A Newspaper Aloud
Belief In Vampires
Belt Whipping
Violent Husband
Pretending To Be Someone's Daughter
Love Hate Relationship
Woman Sexually Harasses A Woman
Female Chauvinism
Gay Antagonist
Lesbian Villain
Man Attacks A Woman In The Shower
Male Male Kiss
Woman Kisses A Man's Neck
Woman Kisses A Woman's Hand
Belting
Husband Hits His Wife
Husband Whips His Wife
Adjoining Rooms
Girl Murdered
Seductive Older Woman
Husband Beats His Wife
Burning Body
Reference To Elizabeth Bathory
Bathory
Retired Detective
Bruges
Flanders
Bruges Belgium
Ostend Belgium
Cutting Face While Shaving
Accepting A Bribe
Elizabeth Bathory Character
Trip To Belgium
Hungarian Abroad
Hungarian In Belgium
Hungarian Noblewoman
Hungarian Aristocrat
Hungarian Countess
Hysterical Wife
Man Whips A Woman
Domineering Husband
Submissive Wife
Submissive Woman
Spa Town
Chiromancy
Palm Reading
Female Sexism
Gay Villain
Lesbian Antagonist
Arthouse Camp
Folklore Band
Immortal Woman
Camera Shot Of A Mouth
Camera Shot Of A Screaming Mouth
Taking Off A Shirt
Bible Quotation
Luke Chapter 9 Verse 60
Gospel Of Luke Quotation
Keeping A Relationship Secret
Bristol
Woman Wears A Fishnet Veil
Flemish
Cutting Oneself While Shaving
Character's Photograph Appears In A Newspaper
Woman Spying On Couple Having Sex
Wife Leaves Husband
Older Woman Younger Woman Kiss
Bicycle Hit By A Car
Silver Dress
Thrown From A Balcony
Elegance
Art House Film
Art Cinema
Implied Lesbianism
Fade To Red
Also Known As
Daughters of Darkness, Кръв на устните, Dorst naar Bloed, Les lèvres rouges, Le Rouge aux lèvres, Original title: Les lèvres rouges