Atom Age Vampire (1960)- Alberto Lupo

Director: Anton Giulio Majano

Stars:  Alberto Lupo, Susanne Loret and Sergio Fantoni

Genre: Horror | Sci-Fi

MPAA Rating:

Running Time: 107 Mins (Italy)
                         87 Mins (U.S.)

Tagline: "You'll gasp with Horror . . . a spine-tingling motion picture only the atom age could produce! "

Wow I think I found the cure the insomnia! This film is literally my new night-quill. I can personally say that there is no redeeming value in this turkey.  Atom Age Vampire is your perfect example of a so bad it’s just plain bad. From the bad dialogue to the less than average acting, this movie has it all. For this review I will try to go over the main point as detailed as can be and in the shortest way possible-trust me when I say this not a movie you want to own or see. Also, before beginning this reivew: I would like to let the readers know that there is not one vampire in this movie. The original title of this movie in italy was "Seddok, l'erede di Satana"  and the translation has nothing in relation to vampires or atoms. The only mentioning of atom or vampires is in one scene where a character randomly mentions the word as an analogy. But aside that, no vampires, no atoms.

Atom Age Vampire tells the story of a striper named Jeanette, who ends up disfigured after a fatal car accident. After the accident, Jeanette feels contempt for herself, for she is now scarred in the face. Funny how the scarring isn’t too serious and she makes a big fuss about it, that’s just me of course. Anyhow, Jeanette eventually seeks one of the best doctors in the region. This little mad doctor is working on a new serum that can cure any deformalized face or imperfection in the skin…however it comes with a cost: for the process, living bodies must be used to absorb energy; once the energy is absorbed, the process of “curing” can take place. Notice how I quote curing, I emphasize because the cure isn’t permanent, it only lasts a couple of days before returning to its natural state.

Without knowing the side-effects, Jeanette undergoes the procedure for the rejuvenation. Initially content, she discovers the truth: that the process does not last. Even worse she discovers that the doctor has undergone the process too, and he himself is deformed. The mad doctor does not stop there, he continues to find innocent victims at night to keep him and Jeanette looking perfect. And as the film progressed we find out also that the doctor is madly in love with the stripper, and he goes to these extreme measures for her. In between all this mess is the stripper’s ex-boyfriend, who is on the look for her.

I really couldn’t take this film seriously. The whole thing was disjointed and incoherent. Not to mention that this movie is also very boring and slow. Like I said at the beginning the whole thing is perfect as a cure for sleeplessness; I fell asleep 15 min into the movie. I think it took me about four nights to finish the damn thing.  Another thing with this movie is the music they chose for it-doesn’t fit the tone of the film. And lastly, the dubbing of the film makes it so much worse. The film’s original language is Italian and it was dubbed and trimmed down 20 min before release. I honestly don’t know if the 20 minutes omitted and a new audio track can save this film. I would personally avoid this film.

I own this movie thanks to the 50 Horror Movie Pack from Millcreek Entertainment. The box set contains this film and plenty of other B-Movies. I would recommend the box set if you are interested in cheap, low budget, drive in style sort of movies. However, I would not recommend this DVD if you are interested in Atom Age Vampire.  If you really want to see this turd of a film, I will leave a link below to the full movie for free, but be advised that this movie literally sucks big time.  The quality of this movie on both the link provided and DVD is identical, being that it is public domain, the quality is poor and un-remastered. The audio is also of very low quality. I wouldn’t be surprised if they took the rip of this movie from an older generation VHS tape. The quality of the DVD and link are of no better than an SLP recorded tape. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this review, feel free to comment below.