Lady Dracula uses Dracula's ring to lure beautiful girls to her castle, where she murders them so she can bathe in their blood.
The 1800s: scholarly Karl Schiller believes he's found the ring of the Nibelungen, which holds great power. It's at Castle Dracula. His twin, Franz, a gambler, asks if vampires frighten Karl; Karl shows him an Egyptian amulet, which may protect him. Franz takes the amulet and sets out ahead of his brother, arriving at the castle first. There he finds a countess who invites him to dine. Later that night, Karl arrives. Coincidently, it's the Night of the Virgin Moon, a night that falls every fifty years and draws five virgins from the surrounding village to the castle not be heard from again. Can Karl protect his brother, find the ring, and rescue any of the women?—<[email protected]>
Karl Schiller [Mark Damon] thinks he may have located Wagner's Ring of Nibelungenat Castle Dracula in the Carpathian mountains and plans to go looking forit. Karl's seedy twin brother Franz [also Mark Damon] reminds him that Transylvania is theland of vampires, but Karl laughs off such superstitious ideas. Besides,he's got an amulet that will protect him, so he sets off for Transylvania.However, Franz whips up a swift horse, swipes Karl's amulet, and beats himto the castle. Franz stops first in the village nearest the castle andlearns from the innkeeper's daughter Tanya [Francesca Romana Davila] that tomorrow night is theNight of the Virgin Moon, and legend says that every 50 years on the fullmoon following Midsummer, five virgins will be chosen from the village andcalled to the castle. What happens to them is not known, but theydisappear during the night and are never seen again. After defloweringTanya for her own protection, Franz rides on to Castle Dracula where hemeets the occupants--the Contessa Dominga de Vries [Sara Bay] and her zombielikelesbian housekeeper Lara [Esmerelda Barros]. Unfortunately for Franz, he left the amulet ofprotection back at the inn. The Contessa, being a vampire, easily seducesFranz and turns him into one, too.
Along comes Karl, riding his not-so-swift horse. When he shows up atthe castle and identifies himself, the Countess informs him that Franz wasthere but left abruptly without a word of thanks, and she doesn't knowwhere he went. Karl is invited to stay the night, but when he findshimself locked in his bedroom, he climbs out of the window and goes pokingaround the castle. He winds up in the crypt where he is attacked by abald-headed vampire [Ciro Papas] and finds his brother sealed in a coffin. Karlreleases Franz and carries him back upstairs, but Franz has no memory ofhow he got into the crypt.
Meanwhile, Tanya has found the amulet under the pillow in the roomwhere Franz spent the night, and she decides to bring it to the castleherself. She sees Karl in the window and, thinking him to be Franz, shetells him that she has brought his amulet. By the time Karl can get fromhis room down to the courtyard, Tanya has disappeared but he does find theamulet laying on the cobblestones.
This being the Night of the Virgin Moon, the Countess is busypreparing for the ceremony. First, she puts on the Ring of Nibelungen anduses it to summon the five virgins to the castle. Once there, they arestripped naked by Lara and prepared to be sacrificed at a Black Mass.Meanwhile, Franz has come to realize that he is possessed by Dracula, andthe Countess informs him that they are to be married at the Black Mass.Karl tries to talk Franz out of it, but to no avail. While Lara stabs eachof the virgins in their necks, Franz and Karl fight with each other.Suddenly, Franz is summoned to take his place at the wedding. The Countessgives him a knife and orders him to use it on Tanya. Instead, he turns onLara and stabs her in the stomach. The Countess sees Franz's reflection ina mirror and realizes that it is Karl, not Franz, so she points the Ringof Nibelungen at him and sics her five hooded disciples on him. Karl grabsan axe and chops off their heads one by one. He is then set upon by thebald-headed vampire, but Karl grabs a bayonet and stabs the vampire.
Tanya has freed herself and gotten away, but she is headed off by theCountess who uses the Ring to entrance Tanya. The Countess then changesinto a giant bat. Shortly thereafter, Karl comes running, and the Countessturns the Ring on him, but Karl pulls out his amulet, causing the Countessto scream in fear. He then wields his axe and cuts off her hand, the onewith the Ring on her finger. Only one more thing to do -- stake Franz andbury his body along with the amulet -- and Karl is free to ride off withTanya. Unfortunately, Tanya has been turned into a vampire, and she bitesKarl. In the final scene, Franz's hand rises from his grave and clutchesthe amulet. [Original Synopsis by bj_kuehl.]
