A young french woman (Yvonne Monlaur) unknowingly frees a vampire, on her way to a a school in Transylvania. So she helps a young man (David Peel) escape the shackles his mother (Martita Hunt) has put on him. He wreaks havoc, sucking blood and creating more of the undead to carry out his evil deeds. Vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) goes back to Transylvania to destroy scheming bloodsucker Baron Meinster, who has designs on a beautiful young schoolteacher. In so doing she innocently unleashes the horrors of the undead once again on the populace, including those at her school for ladies. Luckily for some, Dr Van Helsing is already on his way. Later on , things go wrong , forcing Dr. Van Helsing : Peter Cushing to hunt the predatory villain when he targets young students. He Turned Innocent Beauty Into Unspeakable Horror !. A school for girls falls prey to his fiendish desires!. He feeds his unearthly desires on youth and beauty... as he turns a girls' school into a Chamber or Horrors!. Don't Dare See It...Alone! Important Note!! Don't Confuse. This Picture With the Other Dracula Movies! This is the Newest and Bert One and the Only One in Technicolor ! ...now she's one of the dead-alive brides of Dracula! . Every night he rises from his coffin-bed silently to seek the soft flesh, the warm blood he needs to keep himself alive! The chill of the tomb won't leave your blood for hours... after you come face-to-face with Dracula! The terrifying lover who died - yet lived! . Who Will Be His Bride Tonight?
One of the better Hammer vampire movies, this is the most evil, blood-lusting dracula of all. A sequel to the highly sucessful remake of Bram Stoker's classic vampire story. The first part of Dracula series is ¨Terence Fisher's Horror of Dracula¨ (1958) , the second ¨Brides of Dracula¨(1960) by Fisher, the third is ¨Dracula , prince of darkness¨ (1966) by Fisher himself , and being followed by ¨Taste blood of Dracula¨ by Peter Sasdy , ¨Dracula has risen from the grave¨ by Freddie Francis , continuing with two low budgeted , TV sequels , directed by Alan Gibson : ¨The satanic rites of Dracula¨ and ¨Dracula A. D. 72¨ , most of them starring the great Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing . In this entry Baron Meinster -no Count Dracula- has sought his prey at girls' privacy school and he turned innocent beauty into a thing of unspeakable horror. In this second Hammer Dracula movie the infamous vampire is given a new, elegant and cruel persona, as it begins with a young student arrives in Baron Meinster's castle, where he's freed by the innocent young woman . Peter Cushing is again Van Helsing and David Peel (replacing Christopher Lee) as handsome a villain as one could wish. The finale is wonderfully staged against the flapping sails of a windmill.
A sensational and classical terror movie with plenty of chills , thrills , shocks and showing horrifying and creepy scenes that will have you on the edge of the seat . This ¨Terence Fisher's Brides of Dracula¨ is an exciting and stylish reworking of Bram Stoker's macabre story of a bloodthirsty vampire on the prowl from Transylvania. Possibly the finest , most inspired rendition of Bram Stoker's sinister chesnut and one that single-handedly revived the horror genre, along with ¨Horror of Dracula¨(1958) . Genuinely scary movie with a hell of an ending , as well ; in which takes place an impressive and breathtaking confrontation between Van Helsing and Baron Meinster. This is the one that launched Hammer Films' popular Dracula series , featuring the unknown David Peel who replaces the best Dracula that has never existed: Christopher Lee, but repeating Peter Cushing as his arch-enemy Van Helsing. Christopher Lee's first and best of his many appearances as the Count was¨Horror of Dracula¨ . Christopher Lee will follow playing Dracula role in Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) by Peter Sasdy , Scars of Dracula (1970) by Roy Ward Baker , Count Dracula (1970) by Jess Frank , Dracula A. D. 1972 by Alan Bridges and a comedy titled Dracula and son (1976) by Édouard Molinaro . Due to Christopher Lee becoming increasingly reluctant to reprise the role and the producers not expecting to be able to convince him to play so , being at times played by other actors , such as: David Peel in this ¨Brides of Dracula¨ or John Forbes-Robertson in ¨Legend of 7 golden vampires¨ (1974).
Brides of Dracula 1960 contains an interesting and twisted screenplay by Jimmy Sangster . Here stands out the colorful and gaudy cinematography by Jack Asher , being really excellent , as well as tense and thrilling musical score by Malcolm Williamson, replacing usual James Bernard . Being shot in the famous Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England. The motion picture was competently directed by Terence Fisher . Rating : 7.5/10 , better than average . Essential and indispensable watching for Horror enthusiasts . The flick will appeal to Peter Cushing fans.
