The Vampire Lovers

According to the backstory of the film, a whole family of vampires lived in the family estate in the Duchy of Styria. By the time the story begins, all of them are presumed dead, except for a woman named Mircalla, whose grave could not be found.

The vampire sleeps in a coffin, sometimes going out to hunt. She materializes next to the coffin of blue smoke, wrapped in a shroud. After throwing it off, she goes hunting, and when she returns, she must wrap herself in it again, otherwise she will not find peace.

The vampire catches up with her victims at night, and can both kill instantly and drink blood for a long time (several days). She is attracted to young girls, fascinates them and causes addiction, which they take for reciprocal feelings. With such girls, the vampire enters into a sexual relationship, gradually drinking their blood from a vein on the chest, as evidenced by two small wounds on the victim's chest. The girl does not always realize her connection with the vampire, as she comes to her at night in the form of a huge gray cat, which gradually leans on her chest, not allowing her to move. The victim gradually weakens and dies after a few nights.

Other people are killed by the vampire in the traditional way, biting in the neck. People who die from the actions of a vampire do not turn into vampires themselves.

The full moon is constantly shown in the film, but it is never said that vampires act during the full moon. Unlike modern ideas, the vampire does not lead a predominantly nocturnal lifestyle: during the day she lives and acts like a normal person, and at night she goes out to hunt.

The vampire is afraid of the smell of garlic flowers and crosses (not only crucifixes, but also just objects in the shape of a cross), and also has an aversion to religious chants. She does not like direct sunlight, but can be outside during the day, trying to stay in the shade. At the sight of the cross, she can dematerialize, gradually disappearing into the air, and move to her crypt.

You can kill a vampire by piercing his heart with a wooden stake or cutting off his head. After death, the portrait of the vampire in the family estate changes: instead of a blooming beautiful woman, a skeleton with huge fangs appears on it.

In addition to Mircalla, there are two other characters in the film who are supposedly vampires: the vampire's companion, who leaves her with one or another girl, as well as a dark-haired rider with a pale face. The plot does not reveal the history of these characters and does not provide convincing information about their belonging to the vampire family.