Fangs of the Living Dead (1969) AMANDO DE OSSORIO

Movie Class by PizzaFLIX: Spanish writer/director Amando de Ossorio (1918-2001) is celebrated for his terrifying “Blind Dead” quartet of films about bloodsucking undead Templar Knights, considered to be one of the most startling series in horror history. FANGS OF THE LIVING DEAD (1969) was Ossorio’s first step into the dark of Fright films, inspired by Roman Polanski's The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967). Stars: Anita Ekberg, Gianni Medici, Diana Lorys Writer/Director: Amando de Ossorio After a beautiful young woman inherits a castle, she discovers the inhabitants include a strange nobleman and a bevy of lovely women that she suspects may be vampires. (aka Malenka, the Vampire's Niece)