The director Don Sharp admitted, years later, that he wasn't keen on horror films. However, he decided to make "Kiss of the Vampire" slightly different to the usual Hammer movies.
The rubber bats used in the movie were bought from a local branch of Woolworths.
The car used in the movie is an original 1903 De Dion Bouton model Q, loaned to Hammer by the National Motor Museum.
Universal's TV version of the film deleted nearly the entire climax.