The Horrible Sexy Vampire

Director - Jose Luis Madrid (Lucecita, Seven Murders for Scotland Yard)

Starring - Wal Davis (Love Camp, Red Rings of Fear), Barta Barri (Horror Express, Terror Island), and Anastasio Campoy (The Things of Love, Novela)

Release Date - 1971

Genre - Horror

Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

     When Mondo Macabro announced Love Brides of the Blood Mummy, The Other Side of the Mirror, and The Horrible Sexy Vampire I was fucking pumped. I knew I would be starting my Mondo Macabro marathon with Love Brides of the Blood Mummy but I was torn between which film I would follow that up with. I decided to keep the bloodsucking theme going and toss in The Horrible Sexy Vampire. Like always I want to thank Mondo Macabro and CAV for sending this one over! 

      The film follows a coroner and a police detective who are covering a string of murders. The coroner’s family has lived in the same home for centuries and he has read his ancestor’s diaries. He suspects that a baron in a nearby castle who died in the late 1800 is responsible for the murders when he awakens from his coffin to feed on fresh blood for several days after a few decades of sleep. Coincidentally, the baron’s ancestor movies into the castle prompting the baron to seek him out and beg him to end his life before he takes another. 

      This is one of the most misleading titles I have ever seen. I was expecting a sleazy vampire flick with gorgeous vampires seducing men. Instead, it’s a dude that looks like an extra from an episode of CHiPS dressed up as Dracula for a Halloween party while the story feels like it’s trying to go in two different directions. I really wanted to like this one, in fact I somewhat enjoyed the first 30 minutes or, but it became such a chore to finish. The acting in this one is pretty fucking solid. I liked the characters, the personalities the cast brought to life, and how grounded most of their performances were. There was a few weak links but most of the cast did a fantastic job. The story for this one is a bit of a mess. It starts out as a fairly decent yet generic vampire flick before going off the rails around the midway point. Here the story starts to make very little sense and is extremely goofy. If the film would have kept the steady pacing and built upon the story that was created at the beginning of the film it would have been a hit but once we hit the midway mark it becomes a struggle. Finally, the film has several death scenes but they don’t really have any blood. In fact, the lack of blood was very disappointing considering it’s a film about a vampire. Overall, The Horrible Sexy Vampire was nothing like I was expecting. In fact, it was a pretty big let down. I wanted to like it but it has a lot going against it. Sadly, this is one I can’t recommend.