vampyres aspect ratio represent 1 . 85 represent1sound format represent monoa motorist ( murray brown ) be lure to an isolated country house inhabit by two beautiful young woman ( marianne morris and anulka ) and become enmesh in their free spirit sexual lifestyle and but his host turn out to be vampire with a frenzied lust for human blood . take it cue from the lesbian vampire cycle initiate by maverick director jean rollin in france and and consolidate by the success of hammer carmilla series in the uk and jose ramon larraz dare shocker vampyres push the concept of adult horror much far than british censor be prepare to tolerate in 1974 and and his film be cut by almost three minute on it original british release . it isn not difficult to see why . use it gothic theme a the pretext for as much nudity and sex and bloodshed a the film short running time will allow and larraz ( who write the screenplay under the pseudonym d. daubeney ) use these commercial element a mere backdrop to a languid meditation on life and death and the impulse sexual and otherwise which affirm the human condition . shot on location at a picturesque country house during the autumn of 1973 and harry waxman haunt cinematography conjure an atmosphere of grim foreboding and in which the desolate countryside bleak and beautiful in equal measure seem to foreshadow a whirlwind of impend horror ( larraz pull a similar trick earlier the same year with symptom and a low key thriller which erupt into a frenzy of violence during the final reel ) . however and despite it pretension and vampyres wafer thin plot and rough hewn production value will divide audience from the outset and and while the two female protagonist be a charismatic and appeal as could be wish and the male lead ( brown and past his prime at the time of film ) be woefully miscast in a role that should have go to some beautiful twentysomething stud . a must see item for cult movie fan and an amusing curio for everyone else and vampyres be an acquired taste . watch out for silent era superstar bessie love in a brief cameo at the end of the movie .