Outside of the vampire bat with the rabbit ears, this is the best of the Mexican vampire movies that I've seen, about a half a dozen thus far. It has a truly spooky atmosphere that starts with a funeral procession, and then shows someone being led to their doom, following a mysterious female figure into a body of water where you all of a sudden hear a scream. A priest arrived at the castle, researching rumors of vampirism in the area, and he is led into a world of much darkness where around every shadow could lurk the cause of all of these evils going on. Wild Count Frankenhausen ain't no Dracula, he's pretty eerie?looking, as is the obvious vampire bride who reminds me of Bela Lugosi's brides in the original "Dracula" and Carrol Borland in "Mark of the Vampire", also with Lugosi.
The only issue I had concerning the dubbing was that of the actual count, his tone so different from all the other actors and it sounded like it was done differently. Some of the music sounds like it was done on a very out of tune organ, but that works to add to the spooky atmosphere. The art direction is very good for a film obviously made on a very low budget, and of the other Mexican vampire movies I've seen, this one is the closest to the actual Bram Stoker legend, even though this is not based on "Dracula". It's a nicely done little horror film that I'm glad to have found, perfect for a dark and stormy night. The vampire puppet, though, looks hysterically bizarre, and creates a few unintentional laughs.
The only issue I had concerning the dubbing was that of the actual count, his tone so different from all the other actors and it sounded like it was done differently. Some of the music sounds like it was done on a very out of tune organ, but that works to add to the spooky atmosphere. The art direction is very good for a film obviously made on a very low budget, and of the other Mexican vampire movies I've seen, this one is the closest to the actual Bram Stoker legend, even though this is not based on "Dracula". It's a nicely done little horror film that I'm glad to have found, perfect for a dark and stormy night. The vampire puppet, though, looks hysterically bizarre, and creates a few unintentional laughs.