In 1971, 'Daughters Of Darkness' was first released in the US, cut by more than 12 minutes, where it played in both commercial and art theatres mesmerizing audiences with its dreamlike ballet of blood, making it chilling and yet erotic.



Delphine Seyrig plays Elizabeth Bathory the legendary "Scarlet Countess" who bathed in the blood of 300 virgins to maintain her youth. She is an enigmatic vampire whose sexual ambiguity creates a cat and mouse tension between her and young newlyweds, played by John Karlen and Danielle Ouimet. The Countess's companion, played by Andrea Rau, is one of the sexiest women to ever appear in a vampire film (or perhaps any film). To meet this Countess of your dreams is to come face to face with your own nightmares.