"The movie can drive a horror fan nuts. The script by "John Elder" (Hammer exec Anthony Hinds) is awkward and routine, annoyingly different from the previous Hammer Draculas, but very like lots of other horror movies. Unlike the previous entries in the series, there's very little continuity between 'Scars' and its predecessor... The movie is frustrating because so much of it is so routine, and some of it looks so cheap - while more attention is paid to the character, the personality, of Dracula than in ANY of the previous Hammer outings... But despite this, and the generally high level of acting one expects from Hammer, the movie cannot evade a second-string, hangdog aura." - Bill Warren, Audio Video Revolution