FilmGothic Supernatural Witchcraft & Occult

A Virgin Among the Living Dead1973

Name: A Virgin Among the Living Dead
Genre: Gothic, Supernatural, Witchcraft & Occult, Psychological
Released: 1973-11-15
Rating: 5.1

“She's going down.”

Directed by Jesús Franco

5.1

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 4.9TMDB 4.7

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Year

1973

Runtime

79 min

The premise

A girl arrives from London to visit her estranged relatives in a remote castle for the reading of her father's will. After a while she discovers that they are all in fact dead and her decision to live with them turns into a nightmare. Unable to leave she's drawn into a macabre underworld through visions of nude satanic rituals and her own impending sacrifice.

Horror Vault's take

A young woman travels to a crumbling remote castle to settle her late father's estate, only to find her assembled relatives far stranger — and more sinister — than she ever anticipated. The isolated gothic setting bleeds into fever-dream territory as she is beset by hallucinatory visions and a mounting sense that escape may not be possible. Director Jesús Franco weaves eroticism and dread into a slow-burn nightmare rooted in surrealist imagery rather than conventional horror logic. Fans of European art-horror will recognise Franco's unmistakable touch throughout.

Content: Nudity And Softcore Sexual Content, Occult And Ritualistic Imagery, Disturbing Surreal Sequences, Mild Violence