The prime British exponent of Bram Stoker turned their attention to Sheridan Le Fanu to showcase the charms of the first ever pair of twin centrefolds (although as befits a Hammer production they spend most of the film demurely costumed wearing big hair and bigger bonnets).
Of the two Madeleine is easiest to distinguished as the wanton Freida whose eyes light up when she hears of Count Karnstein's penchant for "unspeakable ceremonies". As the latest in a long line of the studio's religious zealots Peter Cushing is a nasty piece of work even by his standards, while for the discerning there's the feline charms of the unique Kathleen Byron as the girls' aunt.
Of the two Madeleine is easiest to distinguished as the wanton Freida whose eyes light up when she hears of Count Karnstein's penchant for "unspeakable ceremonies". As the latest in a long line of the studio's religious zealots Peter Cushing is a nasty piece of work even by his standards, while for the discerning there's the feline charms of the unique Kathleen Byron as the girls' aunt.