‘The Blood Countess’ Review: A Luscious But Disappointing Take on Lesbian Vampires [Fantastic Fest]

‘The Blood Countess’ Review: A Luscious But Disappointing Take on Lesbian Vampires [Fantastic Fest]

October 3, 2026 Dread Central

Countess Elizabeth Bathory is a pillar of real-world horror villains, a woman who supposedly killed virgins and bathed in their blood to preserve her youth. So of course, her story has been adapted countless (see what i did there?) times in horror, from the iconic blood bath kill in Hostel Part II to a slasher villain in the video game...