Set in an ' Africa ' of so-called ' evil ' I find this film highly dubious, and in my opinion offensive. As a background for a lot of very bad acting and an ' H ' certificate for Adults Only in the UK it no doubt drew in a certain public expecting to be shocked. As usual women are the usual victims of ' undead ' desire and one woman, at least, succumbs to the vampire's jaded desires ( he has lived for many centuries and is bored with life ) and this no doubt pleased the men in the audience. The film is tedious to watch and the ending inevitable, but its 58 duration seemed much longer. The sets tawdry and the monotony of ' African ' drums and voodoo and other nonsense is not in my opinion to be recommended. In my opinion most of these supposedly horrific films of the 1940's must have inspired Hammer films to take up the equally sexist content, but at least with a sense of straight camp.
Review of The Vampire's Ghost
