Revisiting a film I haven’t watched in years…
Better than I remembered. Not a whole lot new story wise, but there are some very artistic and clever bits of as well as some stand out performances.
Vampire Circus
Human fangs ripping throats - no sawdust can soak up the torrent of blood!
Rating
3.0 (1)
Release Date
4/30/1972Runtime
87 minsGenres
Overview
After a spate of murders, the villagers of Schtettel kill the depraved perpetrator, Count Mitterhouse. Fifteen years later the Circus of Nights appeared in the plague-ridden village and its performers include Mitterhouse's mistress, children and cousins. They have come to Schtettel to fulfil the Count's last words, an evil, vicious curse of death and destruction on those who participated in his impaling. The children of Schtettel become the targets for a brutal and devastating revenge as the Vampire Circus rehearses for its most deadly performance.
Status
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EnglishBudget
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How It Feels
Read from this film's synopsis, keywords and credits, and used to work out what it sits beside.
A gothic fever dream where a cursed carnival descends on a plague-stricken village to exact generational revenge. Expect ornate, perverse set pieces and mounting horror with a visceral edge.
Mood
Dread-soakedUnsettlingMournful
Themes
RevengeGriefCorruption
Tone
Operatic
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
PainterlyHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violenceChild endangerment
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