Screenwriter Jimmy Sangster (using the pseudonym John Sansom) lends his expert hand to this colorful, entertaining bloodsucker-revival from Hammer Films, featuring the inimitable Christopher Lee as the wordless, hypnotic Count Dracula. Weary travelers in Transylvania find themselves in the Count's castle, where their blood is used by the caretaker to revive the marauding vampire. Nothing new, yet it certainly holds the attention. Lee was the perfect Bela Lugosi substitute for the 'modern age', commanding attention simply on his lanky presence alone. The blood is bright red, the wenches are fearful and bosomy, and there's a neat scene where a female victim calls to a nubile friend from outside her bedroom window. Director Terence Fisher works in a quick, uncluttered and non-fancy manner. ** from ****