UK, 1913
35mm film, black and white, 1.33:1
silent
A British horror film made by Searchlight Films. Despite its anonymity and its unavailability, it appears to have been important for two reasons – not only is it responsible for introducing into the British horror film that most popular of all its icons, the vampire, but also for initiating the strand of post-colonial horror that informed some British horror films right through to the 1970s.
Plot Summary
A British soldier is bitten by a vampire woman who is, in turn, gunned down by his friend. But she revives as a snake and kills him too.
References
Books
- The British Film Catalogue Volume 1: Fiction Film, 1895-1994 by Dennis Gifford
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.517
