5/10
A somewhat entertaining mess...
20 March 2024
Usually horror movies with Naschy in the lead role have a decent plot, even though the budget for the movies was almost always low. This movie had a higher budget than his similar movies and that is evident in the practical effects department and the look of the monsters, which all look phenomenal. Even the fight in the ending scene looks and feels badass despite the age of the movie and its own simplicity. However, the plot suffered in return and the whole thing is very absurd and invented just as an excuse to show the monsters. A group of female friends from Rome go to Carpathian Mountains to revive an evil countess. In turn of events a werewolf associated with the countess also appears, but he's good and just wants to get rid of his curse. He is absolutely unbothered by the fact that he's now in 20th century and he is accompanied by a witch that's in love with him, but why and how is she present in 20th century is never explained. Things just become even wilder from here. The result of this is an entertaining mess that will amuse only the genre and Naschy fans and nobody else. Then again, that's the case mostly for every movie with Naschy in it, but here the whole premise really feels so ridiculous and just slapped together without much thought. Therefore, I give it 5.5/10! Watch it for the monsters and a bit of nice nudity!
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