{"id":35525,"date":"2015-12-16T10:13:04","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T17:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35525"},"modified":"2021-06-13T15:13:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T22:13:02","slug":"twins-of-evil-1972","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35525","title":{"rendered":"Twins of Evil (1971)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;They are all slaves to Count Karnstein &#8212; and he is their evil master!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Poster-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-35526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Poster-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA recently orphaned set of identical twins &#8212; timid Maria (Mary Collinson) and adventurous Frieda (Madeleine Collinson) &#8212; come to live with their kind aunt (Kathleen Byron) and puritanical uncle (Peter Cushing), who leads a viciously ruthless brotherhood of witchhunters. When Frieda becomes enamored by Count Karnstein (Damien Thomas) &#8212; a hedonistic vampire who has recently resurrected Carmilla (Katya Wyeth) from her coffin &#8212; she becomes her uncle&#8217;s newest target; meanwhile, Mary falls for a visiting schoolteacher (David Warbeck) who is confused about which twin he longs for.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<li>Morality Police<\/li>\n<li>Peter Cushing Films<\/li>\n<li>Twins<\/li>\n<li>Vampires<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFollowing <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=139\"><em>The Vampire Lovers<\/em> (1970)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35541\"><em>Lust for a Vampire<\/em> (1971)<\/a>, <em>Twins of Evil<\/em> was the third and final installment in Hammer Studios&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Karnstein_Trilogy\">&#8220;Karnstein trilogy&#8221;<\/a>, and is primarily notable as the first movie to feature twin Playboy centerfolds (!). The Collinson sisters &#8212; while not great actors &#8212; are pretty, charming, and do a decent job embodying facets of &#8220;good and evil&#8221; in one visage (much like Olivia De Haviland in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35\"><em>The Dark Mirror<\/em><\/a>). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Collison-Twins.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Collison-Twins.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Collison-Twins.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Collison-Twins-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Collison-Twins-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Collison-Twins-467x270.png 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Cushing has never been more sober or skeletal:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Cushing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Cushing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Cushing.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Cushing-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Cushing-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Cushing-467x270.png 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and Thomas is effectively sociopathic as a playboy count with truly sadistic tastes. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Thomas.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Thomas.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Thomas.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Thomas-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Thomas-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Thomas-467x270.png 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Given its atmospheric sets and fine cinematography, <em>Twins of Evil<\/em> will certainly appeal to fans of period horror flicks, though the script fails to elevate the material above predictable fare with plenty of gaps in logic. Watch the extended documentary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2252356\/\"><em>The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil<\/em> (2012)<\/a> for more background information than you ever thought possible about this cult flick (and its two predecessors).  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dick Bush&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Cinematography2.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Cinematography2-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Cinematography2-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Cinematography.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Cinematography-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Cinematography-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric sets and direction<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Sets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Sets.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Sets.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Sets-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Sets-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Sets2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Sets2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Sets2.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Sets2-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Twins-of-Evil-Sets2-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s certainly worth a look for its cult status. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0069427\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1972\/07\/14\/archives\/screen-2-chillers-for-the-hot-weather.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/horror\/twins-of-evil-1972.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/55947\/twins-of-evil\/\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=3058&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/twins-of-evil\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;They are all slaves to Count Karnstein &#8212; and he is their evil master!&#8221; Synopsis: A recently orphaned set of identical twins &#8212; timid Maria (Mary Collinson) and adventurous Frieda (Madeleine Collinson) &#8212; come to live with their kind aunt (Kathleen Byron) and puritanical uncle (Peter Cushing), who leads a viciously ruthless brotherhood of witchhunters. When Frieda becomes enamored by Count Karnstein (Damien Thomas) &#8212; a hedonistic vampire who has recently resurrected Carmilla (Katya Wyeth) from her coffin &#8212; she&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35525\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35525"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72848,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35525\/revisions\/72848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}