“Cursed with a vampire’s lust.”
Sordi is constantly on the lookout for new models to paint. Is it because they remind him of his long-deceased lover who seemingly talks to him from beyond the grave or is it due to the fact that he is a blood-hungry vampire who paints his fresh kills and then embodies them in wax? You’ll have to suffer through 1966’s Track Of The Vampire in order to find out what happens!
The film stars William Campbell as the troubled Antonio Sordi. It also stars a bevy of beautiful women including Lori Saunders (Dorean), Marissa Mathes (Daisy), and Sandra Knight (Donna). The film also features Sid Haig in an early film role and Karl Schanzer as Max.
The film is a cobbled mess. It is actually the film Blood Bath with additional footage added to increase the runtime. Roger Corman used a film he co-produced entitled Operation: Titian, combined footage from it with a new script and footage and re-released the film as Portrait Of Terror. Unhappy with that film, Corman incorporated more footage to create Blood Bath and that film’s short runtime led to the creation of Track Of The Vampire.
While I don’t necessarily recommend this film, it’s definitely very interesting to watch. It makes almost no sense and features some pretty bad acting. That said, the wax bath sequences are pretty cool to watch and it’s great to see an early Sid Haig role.
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