Ingrid Pitt Archives

Sound of Horror (1965)

Rating: ★

Jan 29, 2015Invisible Monster

There have been great films about unseen threats before (Cat People, The Haunting) but in this case the idea of an invisible monster is just the excuse for a cheap film to avoid any special effects. It has been a long time since I have seen a film so mind-numbingly boring and dull

Director: J.A. Nieves Conde

Actors: Arturo Fernandez, Soledad Miranda, Ingrid Pitt

Category: Horror

29 January 201511 November 2019 by Roog

The House That Dripped Blood (1970)

Rating: ★★½

Dec 24, 2002Horror Anthology

Another of the Amicus horror anthologies from a series of stories by Robert Bloch. An okay effort, mostly being remembered for Jon Pertwee's turn as a comic vampire

Director: Peter Duffell

Actors: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Jon Pertwee, John Bennett, …

Category: Horror

24 December 20025 November 2025 by Roog

The Vampire Lovers (1970)

Rating: ★★

Jun 19, 2001Lesbian Vampires/Hammer Film

The first in Hammer’s trilogy of lesbian vampire films, an adaptation of the classic story Carmilla. Unfortunately in Hammer’'s hands, the story’s subtlety is killed by an emphasis on softcore titillation

Director: Roy Ward Baker

Actors: Ingrid Pitt, Peter Cushing, Madeleine Smith, Harvey Hall, …

Category: Horror

19 June 200119 March 2020 by Roog

Countess Dracula (1971)

Rating: ★★

Dec 4, 2001Countess Bathory Story/Hammer Film

Not another of Hammer’s Dracula films despite the title. This still builds on the brand name but is instead their loose adaptation of the story of the infamous blood-bathing Elizabeth Bathory.

Director: Peter Sasdy

Actors: Ingrid Pitt, Lesley-Anne Down, Nigel Green, Sandor Eles, …

Category: Horror

4 December 200111 January 2026 by Roog

The Wicker Man (1973)

Rating: ★★★★

Aug 20, 2003Pagan Religion

Classic horror film that imagines a secret world of pagan rites existing into the modern day. As much a classic for its colourful creation of a folk culture as it is for an unforgettable ending

Director: Robin Hardy

Actors: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, …

Category: Horror

20 August 20031 September 2024 by Roog

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)

Rating: ★★★½

Mar 11, 2025Hammer Films Documentary

The most exhaustive of the various documentaries about Hammer Films. This covers the history of the studio and crucially was made when most of the principals from Hammer’s heyday were still alive and able to be interviewed

Director: Ted Newsom

Actors: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Roy Ward Baker, James Bernard, …

Category: Horror

11 March 20256 February 2026 by Roog