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Fright Club screens The Vampire Lovers (1970)

moviesMay 6, 202627233

Fright Club screened Hammer horror The Vampire Lovers (1970), directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Ingrid Pitt, Peter Cushing, George Cole, Kate O'Mara, Douglas Wilmer, and Dawn Addams. Viewers streamed the film together, exchanged viewing links, and posted original fan drawings, including new portraits of Ingrid Pitt made for the event. Attendees noted visual and plot elements borrowed from Scars of Dracula and pointed out John Forbes-Robertson's appearance as the man in black, linking the screening to Hammer's wider vampire continuity when Christopher Lee declined to return. The screening highlighted The Vampire Lovers' lasting cult appeal as a provocative 1970 Hammer title notable for its explicit lesbian vampire storyline and Ingrid Pitt's career-defining role.