Title: Atom Age Vampire
Year: 1960
Genres: Horror; Science Fiction
Director: Anton Giulio Majano

Cast:

• Alberto Lupo as Dr. Carlo Fontana
• Antonella Lualdi as Giulia Fontana
• Curd Jürgens as Professor Ludwig Weiss
• Gianna Maria Canale as Nightclub Singer (Carmela)
• Eleonora Rossi Drago as Anna
• Gabriele Tinti as Dr. Martino

Synopsis:

Brilliant surgeon Dr. Carlo Fontana, desperate to restore his wife Giulia’s beauty after a disfiguring accident, turns to experimental radiation treatments inspired by atomic research. His procedure succeeds—but with horrifying side effects, as Giulia transforms into a vampire-like creature who craves human blood. As the body count rises, Fontana must confront the moral and scientific consequences of tampering with nature, racing to find an antidote before Giulia’s metamorphosis becomes irreversible.

Trivia:

• Known in Italian as Seddok, l’erede di Satana (“Seddok, Heir of Satan”), the English title emphasizes its atomic-era dread.
• One of the first European horror films to explicitly link atomic radiation with monstrous transformation, reflecting Cold War anxieties.
• Curd Jürgens, later famous for playing a Bond villain in The Spy Who Loved Me, appears here as a skeptical electromagnetic physicist.
• The film was heavily edited for U.S. release by American International Pictures, which trimmed scientific exposition to heighten horror elements.