A young traveler finds a remote castle, and starts seeing mysterious things, only to find that his own nightmares are coming true.

Based on the short story "Carmilla" by J. Sheridan Le Fanu. Originally released as a motion picture in 1932. Special edition features: Disc one: the film, The original German version in a new high-definition digital transfer from the 1998 restoration by Martin Koerber and the Cineteca di Bologna, newly credited alternate version with English text, audio commentary featuring film scholar Tony Rayns, new and improved English subtitle translation. Disc two: Carl Th. Dreyer (1966), a documentary by Jørgen Roos chronicling Dreyer's career, visual essay by scholar Casper Tybjerg on Dreyer's influences in creating Vampyr, radio broadcast from 1958 of Dreyer reading an essay about filmmaking. Includes new essays by Mark Le Fanu and Kim Newman, Koerber on the restoration, and a 1964 interview with producer and star Nicolas de Gunzburg, as well as a book featuring Dreyer and Christen Jul's original screenplay and Sheridan Le Fanu 1872 story "Carmilla," a source for the film.

Disc 1 FilmOpening credits -- "She must not die" -- Heeding the call -- Doctor -- Chateau -- "The Strange History of the Vampire" -- Léone -- Carriage -- Blood sacrifice -- Story of Marguerite Chopin -- Strange dream of Allan Gray -- Wandering spirit -- Casket with a view -- Vampire's grave -- Apparitions -- Mill -- Color bars -- (74 min.) Special features: English-text version; Commentary [audio feature with Tony Rayns]. Disc 2 Supplements Carl Th. Dreyer / Det Danske Filminstitut preÃîsenterer ; produceret for Dansk Kulturfilm af Jørgen Roos film ; Statens Filmcentral -- (1966) (30 min.) -- Visual essay / Casper Tybjerg ; producer, Issa Clubb -- (2008) (36 min.); Dreyer radio broadcast / Gideon Bachmann -- (1958) (24 min.).