The Carnstein trilogy. Part two After the success of Vampires Lovers, Hammer studio permanent screenwriter Jimmy Sangster decided to try his hand at directing for the second time (his first directorial work was Hammer’s The Frankenstein Horror) and directed the second film of the Carnstein trilogy based on Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla.
“The Attraction to the Vampire” turned out to be even more saturated with the main components of Hammer’s films: bloody scenes, eroticism and even the presence of nude scenes, which Hammer had not fully practiced before. According to Jimmy Sangster, eroticism was more important than horror. This is the most frank and bloody Hammer film.
As a result, Sangster was not happy with the film and said he made a big mistake putting it as a director.
But the film, nevertheless, turned out to be very fascinating, colorful, and intriguing. As before in the Hammer films, there are very beautiful actresses here.
Bottom line: the movie was definitely better than The Vampires Lovers, and one of the best films of the entire trilogy.
9 out of 10