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The Playgirls and the Vampire

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Description

A troupe of five showgirls, along with their manager, are traveling through a remote stretch of countryside when their minibus gets stuck after a rainstorm. Finding refuge at the castle home of the mysterious Count Gabor Kernassy, the women make the best of the situation by continuing to practice their burlesque routines. But little do they know that the strange Count is harboring a fiendish secret and is intent on subjecting the lovely ladies to his vampiric desires…

A pioneering entry in the history of more erotically-minded Italian gothic horror, future Fulci collaborator Piero Regnoli’s (writer of Demonia and Burial Ground) sole horror directing effort, THE PLAYGIRLS AND THE VAMPIRE (L'ultima preda del vampiro) is a cheeky and charming mix of atmospheric castle chills and sexy go-go thrills. Starring actor-turned-producer Walter Brandi (Bloody Pit of Horror) along with veteran screen stars Lyla Rocco (One Step to Eternity) and Alfredo Rizzo (The Beast in Heat), and featuring striking black-and-white photography by Aldo Greci (Play Motel), Vinegar Syndrome proudly brings this delightfully offbeat drive-in and late-night TV favorite to Blu-ray for the first time, newly restored in 4K from its 35mm fine grain master and presented in both its original Italian language version and English dub.

Details

Director(s): Piero Regnoli

Starring: Walter Brandi, Lyla Rocco, Maria Giovannini, Alfredo Rizzo, Marisa Quattrini, Leonardo Botta, Antoine Nicos, Corinne Fontaine

Release Year: 1960

Runtime: 81 min

Aspect Ratio(s): 1.66:1

Language(s): ITA- Italian, ENG- English

Sound: Mono

Subtitles: English

Format: Blu-ray

Disc Info: Region Free Blu-ray

Restoration: Newly scanned and restored in 4K from its 35mm fine grain master

Packaging Artist(s): Alessa Kreger

Genre: Horror, Gothic, Vampire

SKU: VS-459 SLIP

Bonus Content

"Striptease Gothic" (26 min) - a conversation with Mark Thompson Ashworth
Original trailer
Alternate “The Playgirls and the Vampire” opening title sequence
Alternate “Curse of the Vampire” opening title
Alternate “Des filles pour un vampire” French title sequence
Still gallery
Reversible sleeve artwork

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Vinegar Syndrome was founded to rescue, restore, and preserve genre cinema. Our more than 500 releases to date offer ultimate editions of lost, forgotten, under-seen, under-appreciated, and essential works from around the globe.