A painter of morbid art, who becomes a murderous vampire by night and kills young women, attempts a daytime relationship with a woman who resembles a former love and is also the sister of one of his victims.
Practical Effects
The vampire makeup looks like craft glue and despair.
Direction
Jack Hill's bits slap; the rest is cinematic whiplash.
Costume
Sid Haig's beatnik outfit deserves its own preservation fund.
Director
Jack Hill
William Campbell
Antonio Sordi
Sandra Knight
Donna Allen
Karl Schanzer
Max
Lori Saunders
Dorian / Melizza
Marissa Mathes
Daisy Allen
Sid Haig
Tall Beatnik
Jonathan Haze
Beatnik
Biff Elliot
Cafe Manager
Roger Corman
Antonio Sordi (in flashback) (uncredited)
Jim Begg
Fanged Vampire (uncredited)
Patrick Magee
Linda's Husband (archive footage) (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This started as Operation: Titian, became Portrait in Terror, then Roger Corman handed it to four more directors for reshoots. The result is six films Frankensteined into one.
Stephanie Rothman's involvement makes this a rare 1966 horror credit for a woman director—though good luck figuring out which scenes are hers.
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