this have more style than most of hammer effort . for that reason i be give it a high rating . it base on the story carmilla by sheridan le fanu . a such it have a strong narrative than the late dracula film where the screen play be not base on any novel . the story be about the resurrection of a long dead vampire girl by her vampiring relative . for some unclear reason they feel she need school and enrol her at an exclusive finishing school . socially responsible these vampire . part of the advantage for them be that it provide a supply of good look woman to appear for their scholastic vamp to suck on . this be only use a couple of time . into this a stranger wanders along and be immediately give a teach job without any check a we be mean to have now day . he fall in love with yutte stensgaard bloodsucker immediately . he be really inappropriate for a teaching post . what would he be like if he be there for 5 year . i knew of this film but hadn not get round to it a part of the hammer canon until i read a review of le fanu by the writer and actor stephen armourae . on a couple of vampire website also appear a portrait of yutte stensgaard by him take from the film . yutte be a very good look actress and i have recently see an excerpt of a game show present by bob monkhouse where she be assistant . her performance be a wooden then a in this though she make a couple of good film later . a note on this film be that peter cushing be intend to play the ralph bat role but have to pull out due to ill health . this be to the film credit . it would have be a shame to see cushing die and the late great ralph bat do a good turn in a scene of desperation and appropriately enough lust .