Director: Robert Hartford-Davis
Genres: Horror
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This badly-dated but interesting variant on the vampire subgenre is loosely based on the Simon_Raven novel Doctors Wear Scarlet. The story details the seduction of an Oxford resident (Patrick_Mower) into a satanic vampire society while studying in Greece. The chief twist here is that vampirism is treated not as a supernatural affliction, but as a bizarre form of sexual gratification -- an alternative lifestyle in which Mower is soon immersed, thanks to the manipulations of an exotic Greek siren. After some silly scenes featuring a lot of groovin' hippie orgies and silly psychedelic lighting effects, Mower returns to England to continue his sanguinary obsession in earnest, focusing his bloodthirsty desires on his prudish fiancee -- who is not so willing to embrace this new lifestyle. Despite the aforementioned painful attempts at hipness, this film shapes up to be an effective thriller -- perhaps the first to put a psychological spin on the vampire pantheon. Peter_Cushing and Patrick_Macnee are on hand in very small but effective supporting roles. Released also under the more "trendy" title Incense for the Damned. Cavett Binion, Rovi


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