Blood for Dracula (1974)

dir Paul Morrissey

Originally watched on October 3, 2026.

I’ve been wanting to watch Blood for Dracula and Flesh for Frankenstein since my junior year in high school (approximately 2015) when I wrote a paper on Andy Warhol for English class. My teacher had me watching Poor Little Rich Girl with Edie Sedgwick for homework. At the time, my goal was to watch all of Warhol’s films, including the ones he only produced. Like this horror duo from Paul Morrissey! I feel stupid for 1. conflating directorial and production credits, 2. taking so long to get around to watching these, and 3. for starting with Blood for Dracula instead of Flesh for Frankenstein, but I’m simply human. Can’t go back now.

Super striking visuals. Just a beautiful film to gawk at. I looked up how they achieved these beautiful colors and the answer is Eastman color negative. I read a little about what that means, what the process is like, etc. but honestly I couldn’t relay any of the information without sounding stupid. You should just watch it. If you need more convincing, consider this your preview:

Remember folks, Italians will always lie about their virginity and treat vegetarians with disdain!