What's quite sad about this film is the presence of Dennis Price - one of my favourite British comedy actors. He offers so little to this vampire thriller and it's a real shame that he is now reduced to bit parts in which he hardly leaves his chair! Anyway, the gist of the film sees the twin nieces of the zealous priest "Weil" (Peter Cushing) arrive in the village that he rather puritanically rules with his council. "Maria" and "Frieda" (Mary & Madeleine Collinson) are used to a freer style of living than that offered by their uncle and his wife "Katy" (Kathleen Byron) and the latter is soon fairly easily pickings for the local Lothario "Count Karnstein" (Damien Thomas). Thing is, there are secrets abounding in this tiny community and one of them has an habit of leaving two puncture marks on the neck of it's victims. "Weil" is determined to seek out and destroy this menace, but can he do so in time to stop one or maybe even both of his charges falling pray? Luckily, that blind enthusiasm is assisted by "Anton" (David Warbeck) who is also enamoured of "Maria" and determines to do his bit to keep her safe. This is more about cultism that horror, I'd say - and cultism on both sides - good and evil, if you like. Cushing is eerily convincing as a creature that wouldn't be out of place in "Witchfinder General" (1968) and the sisters work well together marrying the innocent, mischievous with the reckless quite nicely. That said, it's way too wordy with too much chatter and not enough action and Byron (and Price) are just underused. The ending is a bit underwhelming too. Watchable, though.