a review of 血溅坟场

HOOPTOBER OCHO NIGHT TEN Watched this one a little bit after catching another Freddie Francis flick earlier in the challenge (1965's "The Skull", which was one of the Cinemonster-approved bonus picks for this year) and was a bit disappointed in how much less adventurous this one felt. I liked the setup where we've got Dracula in direct conflict with the clergy as opposed to your standard academic/scientist vampire hunters, and the idea of the intellectual hero having to set aside his hard-hearted atheism in order to repel the forces of evil seemed like an interesting conflict. I think my issue here is the same as what I have with a lot of the Christopher Lee-starring Draculas, where he's mostly used as an occasional silent shape in the dark instead of as a more persistent and eloquent menace. There's really only been a few of the Hammer/adjacent Draculas that I've watched that have really allowed Lee to use his magnificant voice and delivery to full effect, and I think that's a shame.