The Return of Walpurgis (1972)
The legendary Paul Naschy returns for a seventh time as Waldemar Daninsky in a film that paid no reference whatsoever to the first six films and gives Daninsky's Wolf Man new origins.
Although set in the modern day it's still a highly Gothic experience - do villagers still hunt folk using flaming torches like they did in the 18th century? They do in Naschy country. The plot is a mish mash of everything as per usual - witches curses, werewolf resurrections, Naschy bedding beautiful women, OTT gore and er' Countess Bathory. The great man himself comes across as a highly sympathetic character by day despite ripping locals throats out by night.
Terrific stuff!
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