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Prepare to be scared (and then some). This is Hammer horror at it's best and they don't come any scarier.
The story is set in between the first and second world wars and deals with the practicing of the black arts by an occult group headed by the ingratiating Mr Mokata (Charles Grey being wonderfully menacing). Into this group has fallen young Simon Aaron (Patrick Mower) but when he misses a reunion meeting, his two friends, the Duke de Richleau and Rex van Rinn (Christopher Lee and Leon Greene respectively) 'rescue' him, depriving the satanic cult of their presence at an occult ceremony. What follow is a game of good vs evil, with the powers of darkness being battled by Richleau's knowledge of the occult, in an attempt to save Simon's soul from eternal damnation.
Ok it's dated by modern standards but Hammer stick to the old maxim that more is less and it's never worked better than it does here. We see next to nothing but there's a constant atmosphere of terror and menace, built up almost solely by the brilliant soundtrack.
The cast are superb and Christopher Lee is magnificent away from his more usual Dracula personna, injecting power and compassion into the role of the Duke. All of which is the perfect adversary for the 'sliminess' of Charles Grey's Mokata. The rest of the cast are spot on and really do pull out all of the stops. One fly in the ointment comes in the form of Nike Arrighi who doesn't quite come up to the same high standards as everyone else but against this ensemble it's asking a lot.
A great film and one that'll have you jumping out of your skin afterwards
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