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The 1970s were turbulent times and the films made then reflected the fact. Vampire movies--always a cinema staple--were no exception. Spurred by the worldwide success of Hammer Film's Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1969), vampire movies filled theaters for the next ten years--from the truly awful to bonafide classics. Audiences took the good with the bad and came back for more. Providing a critical review of the genre's overlooked Golden Age, this book explores a mixed bag from around the world, including The Vampire Lovers (1970), Dracula Versus Frankenstein (1971), Scream, Blacula, Scream (1973), 'Salem's Lot (1975), Dracula Sucks (1978) and Love at First Bite (1979) and many others.
List of contents
Table of ContentsIntroduction
The Rules About Vampires
¿1.¿Hammer, Dracula and Christopher Lee
¿2.¿Hammer's Other Vampires
¿3.¿Other British Vampires
¿4.¿American International
¿5.¿I Am Legend
¿6.¿Carmilla Karnstein
¿7.¿Elisabeth Bathory
¿8.¿Deadlier Than the Male
¿9.¿Asian Vampires
10.¿Santo and South of the Border Vampires
11.¿Zut Alors! The French Vampires of Jean Rollin
12.¿Vampires Italian Style
13.¿1Viva España!
14.¿Jess Franco
15.¿The Bottom of the Barrel with Al and Andy
16.¿Vampire Comedies
17.¿Vampire Porn
18.¿Vampire Oddities
19.¿Dan Curtis: Dark Shadows and Other Vampires
20.¿More Television Vampires
21.¿Full Circle
Appendix: Vampires in Print
Filmography
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Gary A. Smith is the author of six other books dealing with various aspects of motion picture history. His subjects have ranged from epic films such as Ben-Hur to the Beach Party movies starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. A lifelong film fan, he lives in Palm Springs, California.
