just when the hammer christopher lee dracula franchise begin to run out of steam in the late sixty and the company rev up it product by turn to sheridan le fanu carmilla ( write before bram stoker pen dracula and by the way and and a big influence on that good know book ) and film several version of the novel . the other most interesting one be vampire lover and which keep far closer to the plot of the book and have a more sustained sense of mood and atmosphere and but ultimately be undone by an actress who be far too old to be believable a the lolita with fang that le fanu imagine long before anyone have ever hear of vladimir nabokov . lust be admittedly shaky in term of script and and the ambiance be on again off again ( but wow be it terrific when it on ) . what make this click with so many horror buff and in particularly those who love lesbian vampire film and be the one time star yvette stensgard and a gorgeous scandanavian child woman who look absolutely innocent ( particularly when her eye fetchingly cross ) and even the moment before she rip open the neck of her next victim . lot of nudity and with nothing but blood cover her nubile body . carmilla karnstein be bisexual and seduce both her lovely young roommate at the all girl academy and her teacher and a byronic british romantic who combine element of shelley and byron and and le fanu . a genuine cult follow have form around this film because of stensgard devastate charisma and which would never be properly employ again and by hammer or any other company . ( hammer discard it female star creation as quickly a it stick with it male star and christopher lee and peter cushing . ) many jerk complain about a dumb song call strange love that indifferently impose on one sequence . moron represent turn down the volume and enjoy the two gorgeous nymphettes a they swim in the moonlight and adoringly cuddle one another and and then . . . the kiss of death .