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Classic Hammer Studios vampire tale. Starring stunning identical twins Mary and Madeleine Collinson as the "Twins of Evil". Both look exactly alike - which one was the twin of evil? Victims of a vampire curse lead to a witch-hunt headed by Peter Cushing, a fanatical Puritan leader of a bizarre religious sect. Only a vampire .. Read more

Starring Peter Cushing, Peter Cushing, Mary Collinson, Dennis Price
Director John Hough
Genres Horror

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Twins Of Evil

Classic Hammer Studios vampire tale. Starring stunning identical twins Mary and Madeleine Collinson as the "Twins of Evil". Both look exactly alike - which one was the twin of evil? Victims of a vampire curse lead to a witch-hunt headed by Peter Cushing, a fanatical Puritan leader of a bizarre religious sect. Only a vampire hunter can save the innocent.

Starring Peter Cushing, Peter Cushing, Mary Collinson, Dennis Price, Madeleine Collinson, Isobel Black, Kathleen Byron, Damien Thomas
Director John Hough
Studio CARLTON VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT LTD
Certificate DVD Certificate 15.gif
Genres Horror
Language English
Released DVD: 07 Feb 2005
Production year: 1971
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (2) of Twins Of Evil

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Hammer ransacked J Sheridan Le Fanu's classic terror tale Carmilla for the last time in this completion of its trilogy following The Vampire Lovers and Lust for a Vampire. Mary and Madelaine Collinson, Playboy magazine's first twin centrefolds, play “which one's the vampire?” in a streamlined, if predictable, period piece that's laced with the usual quota of heaving bosoms, blood-red lipstick, lesbianism and gory decapitations. Touches of ethereal gothic atmosphere and a neat funereal flamboyancy make this slick shock package a cut above the rest.

    • Radio Times
  • Vampire-chasing Puritans add a little flavour to a routine Hammer horror.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
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  • 14 out of 19 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    The film begins with an angry mob slaying the child murdering, woman seducing Count Mitterhaus, who with his final words sets a curse on the villagers (all this happens before the opening credits!). The story then skips forwards 15 years and we find that the village is now rife with a deadly plague and is effectively cut off from the outside world. However, into this ravaged village comes a travelling circus which provides the townsfolk with a welcome diversion from the spiralling death rate (not sure a circus with 3 animals is that good!). Unfortunately for the locals the troupe have ulterior motives and their performances aren?t all what they seem?.

    I?m in two minds over this Hammer production. Whilst the film continues the shift away from cobweb laden castles and ageing front men, Circus at times feels rushed and it seems to throw everything but the kitchen sink into the picture. The main problem I had was the lack of a charismatic lead, with John Moulder-Brown (who plays Anton Kersh) being particularly annoying. However, this film is worth checking out for there is a wealth of unintentionally hilarious scenes (the death of the vampire siblings being a particular favourite). Not the best Hammer film but you could do a lot worse.

    2 and a half out of 5

      • Clucky from Cardiff, Wales
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  • 12 out of 18 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Cleavage Delights

    This is the third instalment of the loosely linked Carmilla trilogy (The Vampire Lovers & Lust for a Vampire being the other two). Whilst The Vampire Lovers titillated audiences with the lesbian antics of Ingrid Pitt, this time the emphasis shifts towards the identical twins Mary & Madeleine Collinson, both of whom appeared in Playboy magazine in 1970. Here they play the cleavage exposing nieces of the God-fearing Gustav Weil (Peter Cushing), a man who passes his time by burning young women in order to ?cleanse their souls?.

    The burnings are in fact a misguided attempt by Weil and his sadistic mob, known as the Brotherhood, to end the mysterious deaths of young men in the village. Yet, deep down Weil suspects that the real problem lies with the local aristocrat, Count Karnstein (Damien Thomas) but is fearful of the possible repercussions of attacking a man with powerful allies. However, unbeknown to him his more rebellious niece, Frieda, has decided that the strict puritan lifestyle is not for her and is drawn by the forbidden delights offered by Karnstein.

    You will be pleased to learn that the usual Hammer staples are all present ? fantastic gothic sets, a solid performance from Cushing, swirling fog and young ladies in their night-gowns. Despite the rather drawn out plot, the film is enjoyable and is yet another example of the studio during its peak. 3 out of 5.

      • Clucky from Cardiff, Wales
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