I must admit to not being familiar with the Hammer horror film VAMPIRE CIRCUS. The 1972 production has seemingly been unavailable for a while, but now Synapse Films is giving it a sparkling new release. Vampire clowns – what could be more horrifying?
Here’s the VAMPIRE CIRCUS synopsis: A little girl is brutally slain by a vampire in a tiny 19th century Austrian village. Seeking revenge, the townspeople invade the foreboding castle of Count Mitterhaus and kill him for the crime. As the Count falls, he curses the villagers and vows that their children will all die so that he may someday return to life. Fifteen years later, as the village is ravaged by the plague, a traveling circus comes to town and distracts the villagers from their current hardships. Little do they know that their troubles are only beginning! The circus is actually a troupe of shape-shifting vampires and, as the local children start disappearing, they realize the prophecy of the long dead Count is coming true.
The DVD/Blu-ray combo pack (love when they do that) will include:
• THE BLOODIEST SHOW ON EARTH: MAKING VAMPIRE CIRCUS –- Interviews with Joe Dante, Tim Lucas, Philip Nutman, Ted Newsom, and Darth Vader himself, David Prowse.
• GALLERY OF GROTESQUERIES – A Brief History of Circus Horrors
• VAMPIRE CIRCUS: Interactive Comic Book, with Artwork by Brian Bolland
• POSTER AND STILLS GALLERY
• ORIGINAL THEATRICAL TRAILER
Awesome! My love of undiscovered 70s horror knows no bounds, so I’m absolutely taking a bite out of this one when it hits DECEMBER 14th. If you’re with me, pre-order the DVD/Blu-ray HERE.