Blood From the Mummy's Tomb (1971)
A slo-burn Hammer film based on Stoker's Jewel of the Seven Stars is one of the 'Studio that Dripped Blood's' output that improves with repeated viewings.
Swapping the typical bandaged undead fella for the statuesque Valerie Leon as a young woman possessed by the spirit of a long dead Egyptian queen.
Leon is actually rather tasty in the role and shows a good range from vulnerable to decidedly sinister and is my favourite of Hammer's latter day femme fatale's whilst James Villiers makes for a remarkably fun sneery villain. The film naturally looks great and features gory neck wounds Tom Savini would have been proud of.
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