The Shiver of the Vampires
Le Frisson des vampires
A newlywed couple travels to a small town to visit the bride's cousins—her last two surviving relatives—at the castle where they live, only to discover that the cousins have just died and the castle is now inhabited by vampires.
Why it matters
A languid blend of gothic atmosphere and campy vampire tropes that captures early ’70s Euro-horror’s flirtation with eroticism and decay.
- Director Jean Rollin’s signature dreamlike style drenches the castle in misty surrealism and slow-burning dread.
- A playful, if uneven, mix of vampirism and pseudo-intellectual banter that anticipates later erotic horror trends.
- For fans of French cult horror and gothic decadence craving style over narrative tightness.
- Practical effects and nudity lean into the era’s permissive mood, but the pacing demands patience and an appetite for mood over scares.
Director
15 horror films in catalog
The Rape of the Vampire 1968
The Nude Vampire 1970
The Shiver of the Vampires 1971
Requiem for a Vampire 1972
The Iron Rose 1973
The Demoniacs 1974
Lips of Blood 1975
The Grapes of Death 1978
Fascination 1979
The Night of the Hunted 1980
Zombie Lake 1981
The Living Dead Girl 1982
Lost in New York 1989
Two Orphan Vampires 1997
Dracula's Fiancée 2002
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
28
Slow Burn
0
Psychological
0
Supernatural
40
Creature
55
Disturbing
33
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
57
Survival
50
Vampire
