History Film / TheBloodSpatteredBride

* LipstickLesbian: Both Carmilla and Susan have traditionally feminine appearances. [[spoiler:As does Carol when she joins them at the end of the film.]]

''The Blood Spattered Bride'' is a 1972 Spanish horror written and directed by Vicente Aranda and ''very'' loosely based on Sheridan [=LeFanu=]'s ''Literature/{{Carmilla}}''.

* DoesNotLikeMen: Carmilla regards men with contempt, and Susan quickly comes to agree with her. Considering the evil sadists both were married to, this is totally understandable.

* LipstickLesbian: Both Carmilla and Susan have traditionally feminine appearances.

-->'''Doctor:''' Three is a triangle, and ''you'' are the intruder.

* ContraltoOfDanger: Carmilla has the deepest voice of any female character in the film.

* WorldLimitedToThePlot: Most of the story takes place at or near an estate owned by the husband's family.

* AssholeVictim: All the men in the film. The doctor is a pompous KnowNothingKnowItAll, the hunter is a thick-headed [[TheBrute brute]], and Susan's husband is viciously [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]]. This makes it easier to [[SympatheticMurderer sympathize]] with Susan and Carmilla when they seek vengeance.

* PsychoKnifeNut: Carmilla's WeaponOfChoice is a dagger which she shares with Susan. Susan's husband tries to get rid of it, but it keeps reappearing mysteriously.

* ComingOutStory: A dark and violent take on the subject, with Carmilla as Susan's ClosetKey.

Later, the two husband finds a naked woman on the beach; she turns out to be the blond Susan has seen before. The woman calls herself Carmilla, and yes, she's ''that'' Carmilla -- but she's also the ghost and/or reincarnation of Mircalla. Susan finds herself increasingly attracted to the alluring, charismatic Carmilla, despite (or because of) her violent hatred of men. Soon, Susan and Carmilla not only become lesbian lovers, but begin killing all the men on the estate, with Susan's husband their ultimate target. The husband and his friends respond in kind, leading to a literal battle of the sexes.

Later, the two of them find a naked woman on the beach; she turns out to be the blond Susan has seen before. The woman calls herself Carmilla, and yes, she's ''that'' Carmilla -- but she's also the ghost and/or reincarnation of Mircalla. Susan finds herself increasingly attracted to the alluring, charismatic Carmilla, despite (or because of) her violent hatred of men. Soon, Susan and Carmilla not only become lesbian lovers, but begin killing all the men on the estate, with Susan's husband their ultimate target. The husband and his friends respond in kind, leading to a literal battle of the sexes.

Young newlywed Susan (Maribel Martin) is having a pretty bad honeymoon, because her husband (Simon Andreu) has revealed himself to be physically and emotionally abusive. She's also being haunted by visions of a beautiful, mysterious blond woman (Alexandra Bastedo). When the couple arrives at the husband's coastal estate, Susan learns the woman from her visions is Mircalla Karnstein, an ancestor of her husband's who murdered her own husband after he asked her to do "unspeakable acts".

* ImmodestOrgasm: Susan and Carmilla are offscreen during their sex scene, but make up for it with the sheer intensity of their erotic moans and orgasmic outcries.

Later, the two of them find a naked woman on the beach. The woman calls herself Carmilla, and yes, she's ''that'' Carmilla -- but she's also the ghost and/or reincarnation of Mircalla. Susan finds herself increasingly attracted to the alluring, charismatic Carmilla, despite (or because of) her violent hatred of men. Soon, Susan and Carmilla not only become lesbian lovers, but begin killing all the men on the estate, with Susan's husband their ultimate target. The husband and his friends respond in kind, leading to a literal battle of the sexes.

* KnifeNut: Carmilla's WeaponOfChoice is a dagger which she shares with Susan. Susan's husband tries to get rid of it, but it keeps reappearing mysteriously.

* LesbianVampire: Carmilla, naturally, but she's not a traditional example of the trope. At one point we're shown that she has normal teeth with no fangs, but we also see her biting Susan's shoulder and drawing blood just before they make love. SHe also has no problem walking around during the day.

* KnifeNut: Carmilla's WeaponOfChoice is a dagger. Susan's husband tries to get rid of it, but it keeps reappearing mysteriously.
* LesbianVampire: Interestingly, at one point we're shown that Carmilla has normal teeth with no fangs, but we also see her biting Susan's shoulder and drawing blood just before they make love.

* AssholeVictim: All the men in the film. The doctor is a pompous KnowNothingKnowItAll, the hunter is a thick-headed [[TheBrute brute]], and Susan's husband is viciously [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]]. This makes it easier to sympathize with Susan and Carmilla when they seek vengeance.

* LesbianVampire: Interestingly, at one point we're shown that Carmilla has normal teeth with no fangs, but we also see her biting Susan's shoulder just before they make love.