6 - The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)

Two years after the events of Dracula AD 1972, a Secret Service agent barely escapes from an English country house, in which satanic rituals are being celebrated. Before he dies, he reveals to his superiors that four prominent members of society – a government minister, a peer, a general and a famous scientist – are involved in a cult led by the satanic priestess Chin Yang. Scotland Yard's Inspector Murray is called in, for who Michael Coles reprises his role, to work on the case independently. Murray suggests consulting a noted occult expert, The heroic Professor Lorrimer Van Helsing, of course, played by Peter Cushing, who is assisted by his granddaughter Jessica, now played by Joanna Lumley. Van Helsing visits his scientist friend, Julian Keeley, whom he recognized among the four conspirators. He discovers Keely is undertaking bacteriological research designed to create a virulent strain of the bubonic plague. Keeley referred to the 23rd of the month, which Van Helsing explains is the "Sabbath of the Undead", the date that Dracula plans to unleashed the plague on the world as his final revenge. The action converges back at the country house where our heroes face off against Dracula, his vampiric brides and the satanic cultists. In the United States, the film was distributed in a heavily edited version titled Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride.This was the final Hammer film that Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing would make together. The two stars would eventually reunite one more time in House of the Long Shadows, ten years later. Something Horrific Possessor https://www.possessormovie.com/ Night Terrors: The Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson https://www.amazon.co.uk/Night-Terrors-Stories-F-Supernatural/dp/1840226854 Adam Curtis - can’t get you out of my head https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p093wp6h/cant-get-you-out-of-my-head $£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$ Just in case anyone has too much money and wants to give a bit to us to help with our hosting n stuff. It would be amazing if you fancied sending us some pennies - thank you. https://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders $£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.