Kiss of the Vampire is about a couple on their honeymoon traveling through Eastern Europe by newfangled motor car when they run out of gas. A local rich guy by the name of Dr. Ravna takes an interest in them and invites them over for dinner. Meanwhile, local vampire hunter, Professor Zimmer, is trying various gambits to keep the vampire population low in surrounding countryside. As our newlyweds get sucked deeper and deeper into Ravna's web, Zimmer formulates a plan to destroy all vampires.
This is a fun Hammer horror movie from the 60s. The plot unfolds rather quickly after the vampire cult launches their plan to abduct the young Mrs. Harcourt from her husband. Zimmer is a pretty badass vampire fighting character who is kind of a joy to watch as he spends a lot of his screentime drunk. The final battle between good and evil goes a little more smoothly than I would have imagined but in this movie the more fun is in the journey than the destination.
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