Top 1. 0 lesbian vampire movies With the March release of Lesbian Vampire Killers, European horror returns - if not very seriously - to the Sapphic vampire subgenre that has spawned an awful lot of duds, but a few well- appreciated gems.. Dracula’s Daughter (1. Watch Jada Streaming.

This is the direct sequel to Universal’s classic Dracula and follows up immediately where its predecessor left off. We see a dodgy Lugosi lookalike in a coffin and Van Helsing being arrested for his murder. The focus in this production is on Dracula’s eponymous daughter, Hungarian Countess Maja Zaleska, played by stunningly melancholic Gloria Holden. How it came about that she could claim that title above all other vampire girls he sired is left unanswered, but she gets to repeat the classic “I don’t drink. Wine.”Though she is ultimately after psychiatrist Dr Jeffrey Garth (Otto Kruger), she also approaches two possible female victims. That lesbian angle, not unsurprisingly for the time this was filmed in, is only ever so subtle, but clear enough to warrant an inclusion in this list. Dracula’s Daughter may be the first Lesbian Vampire on film, but she is also more importantly the first Neurotic Vampire as she seeks a psychological cure for what she considers a compulsive obsession for human blood.

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Blood and Roses (1. If Dracula’s Daughter was the first cinematic lesbian vampire, Blood and Roses deserves the accolade for being the first truly sexual vampire movie. This is also the first time that Sheridan Le Fanu’s novel Carmilla was transferred to the silver screen, though in a modernised adaptation. From then on the name Carmilla Karnstein (or any of its variations such Mircalla or Marcilla) should soon become synonymous with female vampires in the same way that Dracula is still the prototype for all male blood suckers. Directed by Roger Vadim, who always had to marry his leading ladies, Blood and Roses stars his then- wife Annette Vadim as Carmilla. Drenched in absolutely stunning and beautiful colours and imagery and with a delightful musical score, this is a feast for the eyes and also features some haunting black and white dream sequences with splashes of red a la The Tingler.

Unusual for a film of this vintage, this production also displays some short scenes of nudity. Although Carmilla does go for the ladies, her ultimate aim is to take over the body of Mel Ferrer’s character’s fiancée (Elsa Martinelli), so though there are clearly lesbian elements in this film, this isn’t such a clear cut victory for the sisterhood. Any Jean Rollin film. French Director Jean Rollin practically made an entire career out of the Lesbian Vampire sub- genre. With titles such as Rape of the Vampire(1. The Naked Vampire (1.

The Shiver of the Vampires (1. Lips of Blood (1. With his sense for mixing eroticism with art- house, his productions are stunning to look at; but at the same time, his fixation on foregoing conventional narrative structures and focusing often entirely on silent, dialogue- free surreal imagery and slow, languid dreamlike sequences can also make his films exercises in boredom. For every dedicated Jean Rollin Fan we will also have a dozen others who consider his oeuvre to be the cinematic equivalent of a sleeping pill - if you can sleep through that many nude women. Vampyros Lesbos (1. Some would argue the case that a Top 1. Watch Suite Francaise Online Metacritic. Jess Franco films and others would say that the terms “best” and “Franco” are mutually exclusive.

Still, at least one of the Spanish director’s productions warrants a place in this list, and none more so than Vampyros Lesbos. One other possible contender could be his Female Vampire (1. I not include Vampyros Lesbos?

And whereas the Female Vampire stars hopelessly overrated and common- as- muck Lina Ronay, this entry features Franco’s stunningly beautiful, but ultimately tragic muse Soledad Miranda, who passed away far too young in a car accident not too long after the film was finished. She plays the otherwordly figure who lures Ewa Strömberg’s character away from her mundane existence in a series of ever more surreal (bit of a trend here) sequences. Looks like I am quite comfortably in touch with my inner female, but am I the only one who feels that Franco is a better costume designer than film maker? Some of the fetishistic clothes on display alone warrant at least a cursory viewing. Lust for a Vampire (1. Remember this is not a Top 1.

Most Intelligent Movies Of All Time and, yes, that final song is embarrassing, but when you immerse yourself in a movie marathon with scores of films featuring beautifully shot - but often slow moving - dream scenes, then every once in a while you need a stupid but entertaining Hammer production to keep you awake. And realistically: When you think of Lust for a Vampire, is the first thing that comes to your mind the song or the image of a blood- drenched Yutte Stensgaard arising from her tomb? Nuff said. 5. Vampyres (1. From the first scene of Vampyres it becomes very obvious that our two leading ladies, played by charismatic and gorgeous Marianne Morris and Anulka (who both, very surprisingly, never made much afterwards), like each other. A lot. They regularly waylay primarily male drivers to tempt and quickly dispose of them by sucking them dry.

Rather than sport the usual fangs they do so by cutting their arms open with a knife. The wound on which they feast has a suspiciously vaginal look to it. Filmed in the English countryside by Spanish director José Ramón Larraz this is a very tittilating film that rightly became a cult production over the years. Ultimately all is not as it seems as and, as quite often the case with those types of movies, you better be prepared to make up your own mind as to what you saw.

The Blood Spattered Bride (1. The Blood Spattered Bride is one unique gem of a movie, visually stunning, narratively surprising and truly erotic. Alexandra Bastedo (from TV’s The Champions) stars in this Spanish production by Vicente Aranda as yet another Karnstein lady who appears in bridal gown in front of newly wed Susan (Maribel Martin) and encourages her to top off her forever- nameless but utterly sadistic husband (Simon Andreu). This can easily be read as a feminist pamphlet, yet sympathies with the characters gradually change; though the husband is portrayed as utterly despicable right from the start, we also end up feeling for him towards the end, when he becomes a deeply flawed character chased by mysterious forces beyond his control. This film is quite often Lynchian in its assortment of scratching- your- head- what- on- Earth- is- going- on- moments, yet – as with David Lynch – Aranda manages to create a unique and compelling universe that works, despite often making little "sense" in the traditional meaning.

Watch this movie and tell me your jaw didn’t drop when Bastedo’s character is seen buried in the sand revealing only her breasts and a weirdly out of place diver’s mask! And two girls in one coffin? Works for me! 3. The Hunger (1. Most of the movies in this Top 1. European. For some reason lesbian vampire movies don’t seem to have made a tremendous impact on Hollywood. There may be a message in this somewhere that I have yet to find. So it is little surprise that one of the very few American entries in this sub- genre still has a very strong European presence, with English director Tony Scott at the helm and stars Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie only leaving room for one American, Susan Sarandon, as a main contributor.

The American influence of Whitley Streiber’s source novel, on the other hand, guarantees that for a change we have a movie outside of the usual Olde Worlde Karnstein league. The Hunger features modern day New York and a then- hip soundtrack that includes Bauhaus, amongst others. The vampires in this film are also far removed from the usual Eastern European kind, and are instead creatures feeding on the human lifeforce in general.