Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter - BLU-RAY

BACK ON DVD! In a small village in the remote English countryside, several young maidens have been found dead -- their beautiful faces horribly aged almost beyond recognition. Suspecting a supernatural evil at work, the local doctor calls on Army friend and famed vampire hunter Captain Kronos, an expert swordsman formerly of the King's Imperial Guard. Aided by his expert assistant, Professor Grost, the two quickly confirm the gruesome m

Handsome Hammer horror mixes swordplay and shocks as sword-fighting ex-Prussian soldier Captain Kronos (Horst Janson) and his hunchbacked assistant (John Cater) seek out vampires responsible for sucking the life out of young women in a small village. Their search leads to a mysterious estate where a British aristocrat lives with her bizarre children. John Carson, Caroline Munro, and Ian Hendry co-star; directed by Brian Clemens. 91 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English. Region Free

When Marta (Ariadna Welter) sojourned to her small town in the Sierra Negra to be at the side of her sick aunt, she arrived to find she was too late... and her other aunt (Carmen Montejo) strangely unshaken. As it happens, her tia's under the sway of the bloodsucking Senor Duval (Germán Robles)... who's now wants to add Marta to his collection of undead brides. Chilling effort that launched Mexico's horror cycle of the era also stars Abel Salazar, Mercedes Soler, Alicia Montoya. 95 min. Standard; Soundtracks Spanish, English; Subtitles English; featurettes; image gallery; theatrical trailer. In Spanish with English subtitles.