This review is for the Blu-Ray edition of 'Lust For A Vampire' released by Shout! Factory in 2019.*****NOTE***** For those who are new to this movie, this is not a modern movie. It was made in 1971. It was made a few years after the rating system began and is rated 'R'. There is nudity in this film. This is part two of 'The Karnstein Trilogy' of movies.WHAT IS THE KARNSTEIN TRILOGY OF FILMS?:The three Karnstein Trilogy films are:The Vampire Lovers (1970)Lust For A Vampire (1971)Twins of Evil (1971)-The movies are all based on a novella called 'Carmilla' by J. Sheridan Le Fanu. They all focus on members of the Karnstein family.-This trilogy is not a traditional trilogy. The movies are only loosely connected and can be watched in any order.-The vampires in this trilogy have differences than more traditional vampires. For instance, these vampires are not affected by daylight. Another vampire movie produced by Hammer Film Productions, uses vampires with same traits as The Karnstein Trilogy. This movie is called 'Vampire Circus'.-There was a fourth movie planned called the Vampire Virgins or Vampire Hunters. A movie was eventually made called 'Captain Kronos- Vampire Hunter'. There is, in fact, a vampire from the Karnstein family in the movie so there is definitely a connection. However, the setting is different.BLU-RAY: The picture is a new 4K scan of the original film elements. You can watch the movie in two different aspect ratio's. You can watch it in either 1.66:1 or 1.85:1. I always like to watch the version that gives you more of the original picture. I watched it in 1.85:1. I think the picture is quite nice. The colors are bright and the picture is sharp. From time to time you can see some film grain. Overall, I am quite pleased with the picture.EXTRA'S:-There is an alternate cover on the inside of the Blu-Ray sleeve. You can see a picture of it in this review.-Audio Commentary by Film Historian Bruce Hallenbeck - Hallenbeck's commentary is a new commentary and he is the type of commentator who gives you a lot of background information, biographies, etc. as well as some commentary on what you are seeing.-Audio Commentary by Director Jimmy Sangster, actress Susanna Leigh and Hammer Film Historian Marcus Hearn - I listened to this commentary. Susanna Leigh played Janet. She injects a lot of humor into the commentary. Sangster is quite frank in his commentary. He says that he was a last minute replacement and none of the production ideas were his. He did not get along with the producers and only directed the movie as a favor. -Interview with Actress Mel Churcher - This is a short interview. Churcher was essentially an extra in the film. She played one of the students at the school.-Theatrical Trailer-Radio Spots-Still Galleries-Subtitles*****WARNING - LOTS OF SPOILERS BELOW THIS POINT*****PLOT/SUMMARY: Richard Lestrange is a writer who has come to Karnstein Castle to do research for a new novel. Unfortunatley he has arrived at a time when the Karnstein vampires return. Supposedly they rise every 40 years. He visits the castle and he mistakenly believes he is being abducted by vampires. He has run into a bunch of students and their schoolmaster, Giles Barton, from a nearby girls school. They go back to the school and Lestrange meets the school principal, Miss Simpson and the the school's athletics instructor, Janet. Shortly thereafter, a new student shows up named Mircalla. Mircalla is brought to the school by her Aunt Heritzen. Lestrange takes a liking to Mircalla.Lestrange goes to a local bar where he meets the incoming English teacher. He convinces him to leave so that he can take the job at the school. He soon learns that Barton is obsessed with the history of the Karnstein's. Barton knows that Mircalla is a Karnstein vampire. He hides one of her victims in a well. Barton asks Mircalla to make him her servant. Mircalla kills Barton. Lestange knows Mircalla's secret but falls in love with her anyway and protects her secret. Janet has fallen in love with Lestrange and tries to convince him to stay away. Miss Simpson lies to the police about the recent death's at the school. She has been lying to protect the school's reputation. The father of one of the victims comes to the school and demands answers. The locals angered by the recent death's march on the Karnstein castle.PRODUCTION:This movie was made in 1971 and released in the U.S. by MGM.-This movie has alternate titles of 'Love For A Vampire' and 'To Love A Vampire'.-Jimmy Sangster ended up directing this movie when the great Terence Fisher couldn't direct.-A scene of a cloes-up of one of the vampires' eyes is obviously a stock footage close-up of Christopher Lee's bloodshot eyes.-Peter Cushing was originally planned to have the role of Lestrange. His wife had recently died and Cushing was grieving at the time.-There were originally a bunch of scenes that would have tied this movie to the previous movie, 'The Vampire Lovers'. They were cut from the final script.COMMENTS:-From the commentary we learn that Suzanna Leigh, who plays Janet was told that the nude scenes were for the 'Swedish version' of the movie. She did not have to do any nude scenes.-The song, "Strange Love" was made for this film and the director, Jimmy Sangster, was mortified when he heard it playing for the first time during a love scene in the movie.-The scene with Carmilla drenched in blood was originally meant to be even bloodier, but it was toned down a bit in the final cut. WHO IS YUTTE STENSGAARD AND WHAT BECAME OF HER? Stensgaard was born in in Denmark and moved to the United Kingdom in 1963. She eventually became a model and started acting in small parts in 1968. She got the role of Carmilla in 1971 and it would be one of the final roles of her career. Shortly thereafter she got married and moved to the United States and became a Christian. She married for the third time in 2012.CONCLUSIONS: WAS 'LUST FOR A VAMPIRE', A TERRIBLE FILM?:Ralph Bates, who plays Giles Barton, called Lust For A Vampire' one of the worst movies ever made. Jimmy Sangster, who directed the film, was not happy with the results. He was a last minute replacement and had nothing to do with the production of the film. He did the film as a favor to Hammer. There are some critics who think that this movie was the worst film that Hammer ever made. It is often accused of being campy and just plain silly. I disagree with all the people who say this movie is terrible. I actually thought it was quite enjoyable. This movie may not have the greatest of scripts, but at the end of the day, it is entertaining. The plot is at least somewhat interesting and there is plenty of eye candy for us males.I think this is a decent release and worth purchasing if you are a fan of Hammer films. You get two audio commentaries, including one which features the director.RATINGS:Plot: 6/10 or 3 stars - Entertaining, if not great.Picture: 8/10 or 4 stars - New 4K scan is very good.Extra's: 7/10 or 3 1/2 stars - Two audio commentariesOverall: 4 stars