The Shiver of the Vampires

1971

Horror

A young, honeymooning couple stop for the night at an ancient castle. Unbeknownst to them, the castle is home to a horde of vampires who have their own plans for the couple.

"We were surprised to hear of your deaths. Your reappearance is even more surprising."

Rating

5.1
75 votes

Popularity

1.1614

Origin & Countries

FR | fr | France

Production

Les Films Modernes,Les Films ABC

Runtime

95 min.

Status

Released

Release: 4/21/1971

Credits

The Shiver of the Vampires

Jean RollinDirector

The Shiver of the Vampires

Sandra JulienIsa

The Shiver of the Vampires

Jean-Marie DurandAntoine

The Shiver of the Vampires

Michel Delahaye1st Vampire

The Shiver of the Vampires

Jacques Robiolles2nd Vampire

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

6/2/2022

5 / 10

"Isa" (Sandra Julien) and her new husband "Antoine" (Jean-Marie Durand) make that terrible mistake of spending a night of their honeymoon in an old castle. Welcomed with open arms, they soon become aware that they, themselves, may be on the menu for supper as their hosts turn out to be pretty hungry, if somewhat pseudo-intellectual, vampires! Yep, we have seen the plot played out dozens of times before - the only extra thing this brings is a few less clothes on the vampires. Otherwise, it is pretty much devoid of story though it does have a certain production style about it. The use of the light and colour is quite effective - especially in the graveyard, but there is no getting away from the fact that this is very, very slow - with precious little actually going on. The acting is pretty shocking and it is not remotely scary; for that matter not remotely sexy either - it's sort of seedy with plenty of ketchup. Don't hang on the dialogue - in French or subtitled, it brings nothing to it either. This hammy effort is either a feast or famine for your visual senses, depending on your point of view. I probably erred on the latter. That said, I didn't hate it, it does have a certain eeriness to it, but I think perhaps it was just a bit too much of it's time for me - and that certainly isn't 2022.

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