If you loved The Vampire Lovers, try Don't Bother to Knock

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Roy Ward Baker, and they both carry the dread mood tag. If that's the register that drew you to The Vampire Lovers, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Don't Bother to Knock is

Hotel hallway. Evening. A spilled glass. Pilot Forbes flirts with the new hotel babysitter, Nell. Her erratic behavior slowly escalates. Cinematographer Lucien Ballard's stark monochrome adds to the pressure.

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