Fangs of the Living Dead (1969) follows a woman who travels to a rural castle after inheriting it from a relative and is warned by locals to stay away. As she settles into the estate and meets her uncle, she learns of a family curse and begins experiencing disturbing events suggesting she may be destined to become a vampire. This Spanish-Italian horror film blends gothic atmosphere, psychological manipulation, and vampire mythology while examining inheritance, identity, and supernatural fate.
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One of the first vampire movies to originate in Spain, Fangs of the Living Dead is pretty much a knock-off of the British Hammer films with a bit of Italian Gothic thrown in. … Silly, harmless fun from de Ossorio, who would have later success with his thrilling Blind Dead films.
Danny Shipka, Perverse Titillation: The Exploitation Cinema of Italy, Spain and France, 1960-1980 (McFarland, 2011)
Selected disc options for Fangs of the Living Dead
| Extras | Scream Factory BD-A/US 2018 | Retromedia DVD-1/US/OOP 2002 |
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| Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth | has extra | |
| Alternate Ending | has extra | |
| Spanish Opening Title Sequence as “Malenka” | has extra | |
| Spanish Theatrical Trailer | has extra |
Notes
- Retromedia’s DVD includes liner notes by Mirek Lipinski; and no extras. It is also available in the “Euro Fiends from Beyond the Grave” box set (without liner notes) with The Faceless Monster (1965), Satanik (1968) and Blood Castle (1970).
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Ultimate Edition
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| Presentation |
Scream Factory BD 2018
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth Scream Factory BD |
| Alternate Ending Scream Factory BD | |
| Spanish Opening Title Sequence as “Malenka” Scream Factory BD | |
| Spanish Theatrical Trailer Scream Factory BD |