servants kidnap Maria and exchange her for Frieda in the jail cell. Anton goes to see Maria, not knowing that she is actually Frieda. She tries to seduce him, but he sees her lack of reflection in a mirror and repels her with a cross. Anton rushes to rescue Maria from a burning. Maria kisses a cross, revealing her innocence. Weil now listens to Anton's advice on hunting vampires, and the two men lead the Brotherhood and the villagers to Castle Karnstein to destroy the Count. The Count and Frieda attempt to flee, but they are surprised by Weil. Weil captures Frieda and decapitates her. The Count captures Maria, but Weil appears with an axe. Weil challenges the Count and is killed. Anton seizes his chance and pierces the Count's heart with a spear. Maria and Anton reunite while Karnstein crumbles to corruption. Cast Peter Cushing as Gustav Weil Kathleen Byron as Katy Weil Mary Collinson as Maria Gellhorn Madeleine Collinson as Frieda Gellhorn Damien Thomas as Count Karnstein David Warbeck as Anton Hoffer Dennis Price as Dietrich Katya Wyeth as Countess Mircalla Karnstein Roy Stewart as Joachim Isobel Black as Ingrid Hoffer Harvey Hall as Franz Alex Scott as Hermann Shelagh Wilcox as lady in coach Inigo Jackson as woodman Judy Matheson as woodman's daughter Kirsten Lindholm as young girl at the stake Luan Peters as Gerta Peter Thompson as gaoler Production Hammer was originally going to make a film called Vampire Virgins; however, producer Harry Fine saw a Playboy spread involving the Collinson twins and decided to make a film focusing on them. Ingrid Pitt was again offered the part of Countess Mircalla Karnstein, but refused. The same sets were used for Vampire Circus. Harvey Hall and Kirsten Lindholm appear in all three films of the trilogy, although in different roles in each one. Peter Cushing also played one of the leads in the first, The Vampire Lovers (a part was written for Cushing in the second film, but he dropped out of the production due to the illness of his wife. The role was taken over by Ralph Bates). Luan Peters, who plays a small role in this film, also appeared in the second film, Lust for a Vampire, as did Judy Matheson. The original film included a short scene, later cut, in which the evil twin approaches her uncle. The scene is out of place as