"He was my son. Now he is only... a beast of the night."The sequel to Dracula, and although he's in the titles, the fanged one makes no appearance in the film. Instead we follow Mariann (Yvonne Monlaur), a young teacher who is abandoned in a Transylvanian village and gets embroiled with the Baroness Meinster, and her insane son.After releasing him and the death of the Baroness, she is found, exhausted, by Dr. Van Helsing. He takes her to the local village where they are mourning the mysterious death of a young woman...
A dreamy Gothic horror, with a subtile script that hints at themes of incest, sadomasochism and homosexuality. This sees Hammer treading water somewhat, but how can you go wrong with Peter Cushing reprising his Van Helsing role. And Martita Hunt brings great pathos to the role of the Baroness, a doting and protective mother who knows real torment when her son is freed.
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