Devils of Darkness (1965)
A secret vampire cult pursue an English couple on holiday in Brittany, then back to England to retrieve a golden talisman.
Unbelievably tedious British Gothic chiller without any memorable chills. Lacking any form of tension or memorable characters and boasting actors in William Sylvester and Hubert Noel who hammer it home how charismatic Cushing, Lee, Price etc really are. After a promising occult opening sequence the film just meanders along. By the mid point i'd actually forgotten i was watching a horror film.
Lance Comfort, a director with 43 previous credits didn't make any more films after this. Wonder why?
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