End of the 17th century In the 19th century, a countess in Bohemia called an inquisitor at the instigation of the local priest to combat alleged witchcraft. The vain and possessive inquisitor expands his rule more and more and finally takes action against those who called him.
Running time: approx. 102 mins
Year of production: 1969
Director: Otakar Vavra
Actors: Josef Blaha, Eduard Cupak

"Eleanor"
Sometime in the 13th century or 14. Century... The beautiful Eleonore dies as a result of a riding accident. The lord of the castle, Richard, has his beloved wife occupied in a hermitage and, out of defiance and resignation, marries the young Cathérine that same evening. As the years pass, he seemingly turns to his new life. However, one day when, by chance, he finds himself in front of the hermitage again, his desire for Eleonore breaks through overwhelmingly. A mysterious stranger gives him back his Eleanor. Richard brings her home and kills Cahérine. But Eleonore is only able to live if she drinks the blood of children who are still alive. In his mad love, Richard becomes her accomplice and only tries to escape when she also kills his sons. But there is no way out; not even his death will be one...
Running time: approx. 94 mins
Year of production: 1975
Directed by Juan Luis Bunuel
Actors: Ornella Muti, Michel Piccoli, Liv Ullmann

"Vlad - The Impaler"
In the 15. In the century, Prince Vlad Tepes comes to power. Pressed by the Turks in the east and the Hungarians in the west, he tries with unimaginable cruelty to unite the divided country in order to survive against the overwhelming enemies. He introduces only one punishment: death by stake. After a battle in 1461, he had the defeated Turks impaled by the thousands. That's why he was given the name: Dracula, son of the devil, during his lifetime. He went down in history under this name. This film, based on historical facts, depicts the real life of Prince Dracula. A magnificent film about the cruelest ruler of all time: Vlad Tepes - the man who went down in history as Dracula.
Running time: approx. 134 mins
Year of production: 1979
Director: Doru Nastase
Actors: Emanoil Petrut, Stefan Sileanu, Teofil Valcu

"Roger Corman's Dracula"
His name is as mysterious as his entire appearance: Vlad. He is a vampire, an immortal, descended from the dark paintings of the painter Theresa, which he captivates at first sight. He seems strangely familiar to Theresa, like a long-lost love. In the walls of a dark monastery, the realm of the undead, she discovers their shared secret: Theresa has already lived once. 500 years after she was burned at the stake as a witch, Vlad has now come to take her into the realm of the undead...
Running time: approx. 80 mins
Year of production: 1992
Directed by: Fred T. Gallo
Cast: Christopher Atkins, Stacey Travis, Doug Wert

"The Mask of the Red Death"
Horror icon Price shines here as the tyrannical Prince Prospero, whose dissolute lifestyle goes hand in hand with his penchant for sadism and Satanism. When a plague-like plague called the "Red Death" descends on his country, he and the nobility barricade themselves behind the walls of his castle and invite them to the decadent masked ball. However, he has an uninvited visitor: the “Red Death” himself!
Running time: approx. 85 mins
Year of production: 1964
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Jane Asher, Vincent Price, David Weston

"Bathory - The Blood Countess"
Elisabeth Bathory, born 1560 died 1614... On the 29th. In December 1610, Cachtice Castle, the Blood Countess's residence, was stormed, and in 1611 she was placed under house arrest for multiple murders. There was a trial; Bathory is said to have killed over 650 girls and bathed in their blood to stay young forever. The killings were as sadistic, brutal and varied as only a mentally ill mind could conceive. But Bathory was convicted, and with her her assistants, who were punished just as cruelly as they killed their victims. The Blood Countess herself was walled up in a small room in her castle and until the end of her life only had contact with the outside world through a small hole in the wall...
Running time: approx. 134 mins
Year of production: 2008
Director: Jurai Jakubisko
Actors: Anna Friel, Franco Nero, Vincent Regan, Karel Roden