There is a gypsy male who seems to be able to turn himself into a panther, and a pair of very creepy acrobatic twins, who seem impervious to pain and can transform themselves into birds. All of it is presided over by Adrienne Corri, who makes a suitably vampy Ring-Mistress.

Gallery of Grotesqueries: A Brief History of Circus Horrors (1080p, 15:07): A fascinating and all-too-short retrospective on Out of the entire Hammer canon "Vampire Circus" has got to be one of the strangest things they ever did and it’s coming to Blu-Ray for the first time in the UK to celebrate its 50th Anniversary!I have given the disc three stars for the film as the film is slightly brighter than the US version. Gallery of Grotesqueries: A Brief History of Circus Horrors (HD; 15:17) is another Ballyhoo production from 2010 giving some The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus (HD; 32:29) is a fun overview from Ballyhoo Motion Picture and things in life and indulge in little low-budget treats that maybe don't have the clout of a big studio or a wide theatrical release to help sell their wares. Thus, we find that Synapse provide fans with a few things that they never thought they would see. Not only have we now got one of Hammer's most outlandish and controversial titles on Blu-ray, but we've also got an honest-to-goodness making-of for it, as well, entitled The Bloodiest Show On Earth: Making Vampire Circus. Now, granted, a lot of those involved with the film are no longer with us, or possibly disinclined to discuss their contribution but, with the extensive aid of Philip Nutman, Ted Newsom, Tim Lucas, Joe Dante and Dave Prowse, this still delivers lots of goodies in the process of telling us how Vampire Circus came into being, and how Hammer was forced to accept new blood and a new style if they wanted to survive into the seventies, and not merely rehash former glories and eventually wither away and crumble to dust like the Count, himself. Well, okay, they did still wither away and crumble do dust, but, just like the Count, himself, they would return with the great TV series, Hammer House Of Horror, and then, finally, against all the odds, be resurrected with Let Me In in 2010.

writing or the occasional bout of overacting, Vampire Circus works as a straightforward but off-kilter spook movie that's got just the right succumbing to numbers, but with his dying breath he vows revenge on the town and asks the woman whom he's seduced, Anna (Domini Blythe), to of when Hammer's "classic" period ended, if in fact it ended at all. In that regard, it can be interesting to watch this collection of productions from I was there when the Prowse interview was shot, though I had no idea it would be edited into this particular featurette. Ted Newsom arranged and conducted the interview, but when it became clear the 6'6" actor would never comfortably fit into Ted's compact, I drove Mr. Prowse to the interview in my car instead. Which is how I can boast to having given Darth Vader a ride in my Volvo.But Vampire Circus remains a high-water mark for the latter days of the Studio That Dripped Blood. It is wonderful to see the film again, and in such quality as this. Fine extras make this an easily cherished addition to any fan's collection. So those murky and ill-framed old versions can now be justifiably flung out and proudly replaced with Synapse's excellent Blu-ray edition. We get some genuinely interesting and knowledgeable facts and trivia brought to us in the terrific making-of. There's fun to be had with the motion comic-book version. We can get a potted history of horror's garish sub-genre of carnival terrors, and then there's that great look at the celebrated Hammer Horror magazine. All well worth the effort. If they can supply such material for this, just imagine what could come our way when titles from the studio's Golden Age burst on to Blu-ray! visual pizazz or thematic import -- but where it comes up short in purpose it rises to the occasion with a premise that should satisfy moviegoers in Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. The movie's "vampire magic" is its strongest asset, and more of it would have been better. A tented magic mirror attraction is initially rather scary, until we learn that the vampires use it only to trap young victims. One of the best moments has a performer (actually a vampire) confuse a potential victim by allowing the caged tiger (actually another shape-shifting vampire) to bite her arm. The film's most successful shots are done with simple "effects". When the vampire acrobat Emil dashes up a set of stairs, the camera flash-reveals a glimpse of his already present panther tail.

The extra featurettes are directed by Daniel Griffith for his company Ballyhoo. The main docu The Bloodiest Show on Earth (33 min.) features facts and opinions from authorities Ted Newsom, Tim Lucas and Philip Nutman; Joe Dante offers a couple of observations as well. The show's production story is by and large more interesting than the attempts to liken it to European film classics with superficial similarities. The docu includes a few words about acting and characterization from David Prowse: "Finding the right walk is the key to character." Prowse plays a mute strongman in the film and is best known as Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise. Dialogue, dramatically dubbed in some cases (step forward, Count Mitterhaus), comes over well enough, although there are still times when different voices come out at you from different levels in the mix. Again, this is down to the source, and isn't anything that is going to cause any problems. The effects come in the form of a wide variety of musical stingers, lurching impacts and overly embellished things like footsteps (this was something that plagued films from the early sixties until the mid-seventies – you just listen the footsteps in a Bond film like Goldfinger or You Only Live Twice, or those you hear here in the church sequence, to see what I mean) and they all have a solid placement within the mix. response might be focused on some of Hammer's now legendary output beginning in 1957 with The Curse of Frankenstein, and continuing at least through both some of the subsequent Fifteen years pass and we find the town being ravaged by a plague and in a state of quarantine. Thankfully, a traveling circus rolls into town to help provide some entertainment and ease the town’s worries. Once townspeople start turning up dead, however, the villagers suspect the circus and Count may be behind it.Though not a particularly good movie, Vampire Circus is definitely of considerable interest to classic horror film buffs, and Synapse's respectful and inventive presentation and roster of supplements make this a very satisfying release. Highly Recommended.

Note: This version of this film is available on Blu-ray as part of Hammer Horror: Four Gothic Horror Films. less dowdy (for want of a better term), and less suffused with a kind of green-yellow undertone. The palette here pops very well for the most part,

Vampire Circus debuts on Blu-ray with several quality supplements -- including an insightful and well-made documentary -- as well as the Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. atmosphere, oddity, gore, erotica, and novelty to make for a worthwhile watch. It's a tale of revenge at its center, of a recently-deceased vampire