this be the second film loosely base on the story carmilla and the vampire lover be the first and twin of evil be the third . this be definitely not one of the strong entry but i do not go along with people that think this be a truly bad film because it not . it could have be handle well but to say that this be a bad film be just not be honest . story take place in 1830 where a young novelist of horror hears about vampire that live up the road in a castle . richard lestrange ( michael johnson ) venture up to the karnstein castle after hear that the karnstein be vampire and that a young girl from the village be now miss . lestrange find the castle but behind it be an all girl school that be inhabit by young lovely . he also hear that an english teacher be come and when he arrive lestrange trick him into go to venice for a month and now he can get the job at the school . spoiler alertlestrange meet the pe teacher janet playfair ( suzanna leigh ) and also notice the arrival of countess herritzen ( barbara jefford ) who bring her niece mircalla ( yutte stensgaard ) to the school and instantly lestrange be infatuate with her . mircalla be actually carmilla karnstein who be resurrect by the blood of a virgin and one of the owner of the school giles ( ralph bates ) have be study the castle and notice the resemblance between mircalla and the painting of carmilla . one night mircalla kill her lesbian roommate ( pippa steele ) and then when she find out that giles know about her she kill him also . meanwhile and lestrange have fall in love with her and she allow him to make love to her but miss playfair who be in love with lestrange be very suspicious of the going on and call the local police . the headmistress miss simpson ( helen christie ) want to do the right thing but seem to be in the control of countess herritzen . this film be direct by jimmy sangster who be well know a a writer of many hammer horror film but he do direct some as well . technically this be a film that could have use some rewrite on the script because while you watch it some thing just do not make sense . johnson be a horny young man at that school and be surround by many sexy girl but he become entrance instantly by stensgaard . be it because of her power a a vampire . and later in the film leigh out of nowhere announces that she be in love with johnson . these two character have barely speak to one another . also and the vampire in this film can walk out in the daylight with no problem and at the end of the film a villager be ask how they be go to find the vampire . he say that at night they will find them in their graf . i think it be suppose to be the opposite . actor mike raven and actress barbara jefford be suppose to be vampire but they never fee or drink blood . raven in fact do nothing at all and most of the time he just stand in the background look like christopher lee . but i have to admit that i do enjoy this film on an exploitation level . first and it from hammer studio and that alone be worthy enough of a look . secondly and the schoolgirl be all hot look and wander around their room with no top on a the camera leer on them . this definitely work well a exploitation rather than horror and it one of the reason why audience love these film from hammer . leigh doesn not get unclothed but she beautiful to look at and a good actress but this be a film where the attention be on young stensgaard . she be glorious to ogle at in all of her nudity and the scene where she allow johnson to make love to her be interesting . she be obviously use him to make sure that she could control him later on . the first film the vampire lover be the best and a bonafide classic but this be a pretty darn entertaining film also . don not let the bad review sway you and it deliver the good .