Directed by Stephanie Rothman
Written by Stephanie Rothman, Charles S. Swartz and Maurice Jules
Starring Celese Yarnall, Michael Blodgett, Sherry Miles, Gene Shane, Jerry Daniels, Sandy Ward and Paul Prokop
USA, 1971
A California couple (Michael Blodgett and Sherry Miles) visit the desert home of their mysterious new friend (Celest Yarnall) only to find out she’s a vampire.
Another artsy (but exploitative) take on the vampire mythos, this time presaging films like THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, where a couple trapped in a predatory stranger’s house becomes the sometimes willing/sometimes unwilling objects of seduction. At first the guy’s into it until he cools off while his wife wants to leave, then the wife gets into it as the husband wants to leave. And so it goes.
The dream like atmosphere and leisurely pace works better for this movie than it did for THE LIVING DEAD GIRL, using the desert locations as an appropriate backdrop for the various shenanigans and goings on.
Incidentally, it should be noted that this film was co-written and directed by Stephanie Rothman. It’s rare to find exploitation or genre pictures from the 70s (or any era) directed by a woman, so it’s a nice change of pace.
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