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Dracula has Risen from the Grave is the most atmospheric Hammer Dracula movie I’ve seen so far. The movie seems to pick up where Dracula - Prince of Darkness left off with Dracula being resurrected from his icy tomb. The movie is laced with Dracula’s presence which is nice in comparison to the sparse appearances in Horror of Dracula and Dracula - Prince of Darkness. Dracula’s face has a nice Halloween-like deathly pallor and I loved the scenes with him driving the hearse wagon. The movie is 90 minutes long and spends some time developing a love story between two victims, but it manages to keep your interest and give you the creeps. Unhappily, we never see inside Dracula’s castle, but the mountains are very atmospheric. The movie is set about the same time as Horror of Dracula and Dracula - P.O.D with wagons and Victorian-like clothes. The settings include mountain and forest roads, a town, two pubs, and of course, bedrooms. Two attractive blonds are bitten by Dracula and a priest is hypnotized into service.
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