The Blood Spattered Bride (1972).
Excellent Spanish gothic style horror starring the gorgeous Maribel Martin as Susan, a nervous, virginal bride, and Simon Andreu as the husband.
Loosely based on the story of Carmilla the vampire, it tells the story of a mysterious shrouded woman, Mircalla Karnstein, who is out to seduce Susan and kill her husband.
After going to stay at her husband's ancestral home, Susan increasingly starts to get visions of a strange woman with an unusual dagger. Later she is shocked to find a portrait in the cellar of a woman with the face cut and holding the dagger.
One of the film's most interesting moments is when her husband finds a nude woman breathing through a snorkel and buried under the sand. He takes her back to his home and Susan instantly recognizes her as the woman in her visions.
Superb. And a top notch blu-ray from Mondo Macabro. 8/10.
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