This is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in 1971 for the first Japanese theatrical release of Twins of Evil, the classic British Hammer Horror film and the final entry in Hammer’s celebrated Karnstein Trilogy. Released in Japan under the sensational title ドラキュラ 血のしたたり (“Dracula: Dripping Blood”), this is a superb example of early-1970s Japanese horror poster design: bold, lurid, and instantly striking on the wall.
Film background
Produced by Hammer Film Productions, Twins of Evil stars Peter Cushing, Damien Thomas, and the real-life twin sisters Mary and Madeleine Collinson, who were famously the first twin Playboy Playmates. Set in a village terrorised by fanaticism and vampirism, the story follows two orphaned sisters sent to live with their puritanical uncle, Gustav Weil—played by Cushing—whose obsessive witch-hunting collides with the threat posed by the seductive local aristocrat Count Karnstein, played by Damien Thomas. The result is one of Hammer’s most stylish late horror films, blending Gothic atmosphere, erotic menace, religious hysteria, and vampire lore with great visual flair.
Poster design
This Japanese poster is fantastic. The upper half is dominated by a huge image of Damien Thomas as Count Karnstein, fanged and looming in a classic vampire pose against a nightmarish forest backdrop. The enormous blood-red vertical Japanese title crashes down the centre of the sheet, giving it tremendous graphic force. At lower right is Peter Cushing as the fanatical witch-hunter, while at lower left one of the Collinson twins appears in a richly coloured vignette that adds the film’s sensual, dangerous edge. The whole design has exactly the kind of theatrical, sensational, Gothic impact that makes Japanese Hammer posters so collectible.
Condition
Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.
It is over 54 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
