I reviewed this many years ago on my newsletter as "The Living Corpse" which was available from Mondo Macabro. I have not seen it for many years and figured I check it out again.
Asad Bukhari stars as Dr. Aqil Harker. In the 10 minute opening pre-credit sequence we see he has created a serum that will bring him eternal life.The formula actually kills him and he becomes a vampire.
From this point on the film pretty much follows the plot of the 1958 Hammer film "Horror Of Dracula". He turns his female assistant into a vampire as well and soon Aqil's brother arrives and discovers that an evil vampire is lurking.
This film is a really enjoyable film and it's interesting to note that there are several musical numbers thru the film and when it came out it was rated X but not because of violence, but because the women dancing was deemed too sexy!!
This is a beautiful, subtitled print from Sinister and it's a joy to behold. I love films from other countries, especially rare ones like this from places you never thought would or could make a film like this.
I cannot recommend this enough as it is bizarre and weird and yet very compelling. The song and dance numbers are pretty odd but they only add to the charm of this film.
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