sheridan le fanu write a gothic little vampire tale call carmilla in the 19th century that have astoundingly be the subject and backdrop of a surprising amount of film . the story be quite good yet in no way be the material enough to cover the breadth and scope of more than one film which be one of the major problem with this hammer entry . lust for a vampire be the second in a trilogy of hammer film know throughout filmdom a the karnstein trilogy . the first film be the vampire lover which be a wonderful adaptation of le fanu work . then we have this film which be what it be still cling ever so strongly to the vastly resource deplete story of carmilla and and lastly there be twin of evil which be nothing more than a carmilla film in name only because of place and general theme and film trend . so the story here by tudor gate be very lacking . this time around we have a girl school and the girl be of course all around 18 ( many look like they be in their early or mid 20 ) and drop dead gorgeous with well coif hair and elegant dress and and that i just have my picture take for the centerfold in playboy look . nothing wrong with that but we be ask to believe it open up in the heart of eastern europe right by the castle of a family know throughout the countryside a evil vampire ( and still come to life every so often a we be tell through the opening sequence of the film ) . now i know it be only a film and and and yes and maybe i be over analyze here but this hammer entry lack the ingenuity and creative spark and and act or directorial talent associate with hammer . it be a product of it time the early 70 and hammer have resort to trick if you will far more heavily then they ever have do so before . we see lot of bosom here lot . ( okay i can live with this . ) violence be at minimum for even a hammer film and but what we also get which be a trend at this time be film where there be no recognizable star power . no peter cushing here ( although i do understand he be slat to be in it but personal problem force him to cancel ) . no christopher lee . no andre morel even or andrew keir . i would have even take michael ripper and but what we get be ralph bates and a serviceable actor at best and in a throwaway role and not much else in term of act talent . the male lead michael johnson have a bit of charisma but be far more annoying a a thespian i want him to get it very early on . the young beautiful girl be just that . carmilla or mircalla be play by danish beauty yutte stensgaard . she be lovely to be sure and but she have little to do other than the normal thing lesbian vampire do in film like this . pippa steel be also awesome eye candy . but the bad casting and most laughable of all be that of mike raven a some vampire in the wing so to speak who look and act and and sound like christopher lee . almost his whole repertoire of word be heart attack . pretty soon you start laugh just at the sight of him for just how ridiculous and unprofessional these scene be and in very bad taste a to the mood of the rest of the film . while i will agree that lust for a vampire be entertain overall to a degree it be also heavily flaw and unworthy of the great hammer tradition and jimmy sangster the director and and many of the hammer legion of production worker who have work and create much superior work .