Synonymous with biting of the chest, neck, and thigh, total consumption, and supernatural allure, vampires have long been tangled up in themes of eroticism and desire. From J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s bewitching description of his titular Carmilla to Buffy the Vampire Slayer’sAngel and Spike, artists depict vampires as creatures of temptation. No one loves sexy vampires and their strange seductions as much as the king of weird himself, director Jesús Franco. Finished in 1973 and released in 1975, Franco’s film Female Vampire, also known as The Bare-Breasted Countess, or Erotikill, has as many cuts as it does names. Whether watching the pure horror version or the borderline pornographic one, Female Vampire is openly interested in the convergence between vampires and sexuality. An amalgamation of everything that made Franco famous, Female Vampire has the flashy visuals, edgy plot, and accusations of sexploitation.