The first horror film of Italy’s cinematic sound era, I VAMPIRI is a glorious, Gothic statement that would open the doors for so much to come. Directed—for the most part—by Riccardo Freda (A DOPPIA FACCIA, L’ORRIBLE SEGRETO DEL DR. HITCHCOCK) it tells the story of a series of murders in Paris, young women drained of their blood.
On release, The Monthly Film Bulletin claimed the film "drags in everything from drug addiction to perpetual youth, crypts to skeletons” a satisfying shopping list for s...