Twins of Evil

1971 87 min ★ 6.7 Horror

While dabbling in Satanism, Count Karstein resurrects Mircalla Karnstein who initiates him into vampirism. As a rash of deaths afflicts the village, Gustav the head of Puritan group leads his men to seek out and destroy the pestilence. One of his twin nieces has become inflicted with the witchcraft but Gustav's zeal and venom has trapped the innocent Maria, threatening her with a tortuous execution, whilst Frieda remains free to continue her orgy of evil.

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Cast

Peter Cushing

Gustav Weil

Dennis Price

Dietrich

Madeleine Collinson

Frieda Gellhorn

Mary Collinson

Maria Gellhorn

Isobel Black

Ingrid Hoffer

Kathleen Byron

Katy Weil

Shelagh Wilcocks

Lady in Coach

Damien Thomas

Count Karnstein

David Warbeck

Anton Hoffer

Harvey Hall

Franz

Details

Director

John Hough

Screenplay

Tudor Gates

Tagline

"Which is the Virgin? Which is the Vampire?"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

The Rank Organisation, Hammer Film Productions

Reviews

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John Chard

October 19, 2014

★ 7/10

The evil that men do. The final part of Hammer Films Karnstein Trilogy is in keeping with what made the studios output so readily embraced by the horror faithful. Based on characters created by Sheridan Le Fanu, Hammer take one of their vampire movies and add puritan witch- finding into the mix as well. Upon the death of their parents identical twins Maria and Frieda Gellhorn are relocated ...

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Wuchak

March 25, 2020

★ 6/10

***Great Gothic horror ambiance, good cast, magnificent score, so-so story*** Orphaned twin sisters (Madeleine & Mary Collinson) are forced to move from Venice to Styria, Austria, to live with their puritan uncle (Peter Cushing), who’s hell-bent on hunting down witches and burning them at the stake. One of the sisters, Frieda (Madeleine), refuses to tolerate her uncle’s legalistic abuse and is...

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CinemaSerf

July 24, 2023

★ 6/10

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 rule...