The Vampire Bat

1933 · 64 min · EN · NR · 5.4 (56 votes)

Dir. Frank R. Strayer · Starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, Maude Eburne, George E. Stone, Dwight Frye

“These are the TALONS of The Vampire Bat”

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When the villagers of Kleinschloss start dying of blood loss, the town fathers suspect a resurgence of vampirism. While police inspector Karl Brettschneider remains skeptical, scientist Dr. Otto von Niemann cares for the vampire's victims one by one, and suspicion falls on simple-minded Herman Gleib because of his fondness for bats. A blood-thirsty mob hounds Gleib to his death, but the vampire attacks don't stop.

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This pre-code chiller oozes a palpable dread. Its creaking atmosphere and unsettling visuals evoke a primal fear of the unseen, amplified by a community gripped by superstition. A truly atmospheric descent into classic horror.

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