In this strange but fun genre hodgepodge, Prof. Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) is up against seven rotting vampires clad in gold masks. They were revived by Dracula (John Forbes-Robertson) at the behest of a Chinese priest in 1804 and a century later are terrorizing the village of Ping Kuei. One of the locals attends Van Helsings lecture in Chungking and enlists the vampire-hunter, his son, and a pretty heiress (Julie Ege) in ridding the village of its curse. Theres a lot of skillfully handled martial arts swordplay, hopping vampires, and more blood than usual before Cushing gets to run Dracula through with a spear. Its an interesting mix of Shaw Bros. martial-arts and Hammer gothic that doesnt always work, particularly with Forbes-Robertsons tarted-up Dracula apparently lingering way too long at the makeup table, but its enjoyable enough for a rental. This was, sadly, Hammers last Dracula film, despite plans to pit the vampire and Van Helsing in India the following year. Anchor Bays widescreen video release contains both the original film and the hopped-up 75-minute 7 Brothers Meet Dracula, which played in American grindhouses. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide