Simon Carlson then sets out to find his missing brother, and Paul's trail inevitably leads Simon and fiancee Sarah
Framsen to the castle. Dracula wants to drink the blood of Sarah, but he is thwarted because she is wearing a
crucifix. He summons Klove to remove the cross, but Klove refuses because he recognises Sarah from a photo that
Paul had, and her photo was the only thing of beauty in his pitiful life, in which he is subjected to cruel physical
abuse by his master (hence the film's title). Klove then agrees to help Simon in his bid to kill Dracula, but he first
betrays Simon and then comes to his aid again in order to save Sarah. Good of course eventually triumphs over evil,
but not before Klove turns on his master and pays a high price.

The verdict: 'Scars of Dracula' is by no means the best film in the Hammer series, and suffers from a lower budget
than its predecessors. However, it features many of the concepts introduced in the original novel by Bram Stoker, 
including Dracula's ability to scale walls. Christopher Lee puts in a typically menacing performance as Dracula, and
Patrick Troughton is simply marvellous as Klove (in a role in which he actually gets a decent amount of screen time,
unlike many of his films). Dennis Waterman looks so much younger than in his 'Sweeney' and 'Minder' days, and is
not really suited to his role in this film. 'Scars of Dracula' has dated somewhat, as one would expect from something
from the 1970s, although the special effects are quite good for the time, especially Dracula's death.