“Again, Stephanie Rothman displays great flair at coping with a meagre budget and relatively unpromising material. The story concerns a beautiful vampire who stocks her own blood bank with tourists who stay at her home in the desert. The film explores the psychological and sexual implications of vampire movies, and even pokes fun at the exploitation genre itself. Combining crazy humour and a genuine sense of the erotic, The Velvet Vampire achieves real originality.” --NFT