STUDIOCANAL has announced that they will release the second film in Hammer’s racy and rapturous Karnstein Trilogy, Lust For A Vampire – directed by Jimmy Sangster (Writer of the legendary Dracula (1958) and The Curse of Frankenstein) – on the home formats next month. Including a new featurette on Hammer in 1970, Lust For A Vampire will arrive on Blu-ray for the first time and DVD on 12th August 2019.
In 1830, forty years to the day since the last manifestation of their dreaded vampirism, the Karnstein heirs use the blood of an innocent to bring forth the evil that is the beautiful Mircalla. The nearby Finishing School offers rich pickings not only in in the blood of nubile young ladies but also with the headmaster who is desperate to become Mircalla’s disciple.
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As students in the school, inhabitants of the nearby village, and those who suspect Mircalla start to die, suspicion turns toward the Karnsteins and their ominous castle. A visiting author, Richard Lestrange, instantly falls for her seductive yet lethal charms; and must save her from the wrath of his fellow villagers, whilst protecting himself against her deadly kiss.
Extras include:
- NEW FEATURETTE – STRANGE LOVE: HAMMER IN 1970 • SCRIPT TO SCREEN: TO LOVE A VAMPIRE
- JUDY MATHESON INTERVIEW • STILLS GALLERY
The box art can be seen above.
