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El espanto surge de la tumba (1973) Country of Origin: Spain CREDITS PRODUCTION SCRIPT DIRECTION PHOTOGRAPHY EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION MUSIC MAKE UP AND COSTUMES SPECIAL EFFECTS DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION LOCATIONS CAST PLOT SUMMARY A warlock is beheaded and his wife tortured to death in medieval France. Centuries later, the warlock's head is found and is restored to life, the warlock immediately possessing anyone he comes into contact with and driving them on to commit murders in order to find the rest of his body. CAPSULE REVIEW Reportedly, El espanto surge de la tumba began production with only a story treatment provided by Molina / Naschy, which was then expanded into screenplay form in the space of less than two days. The screenplay suffers from some painful contrivances such as the amulet which one of the characters suddenly remembers is hidden in a well and, despite knowing very little of its history, is suddenly aware of its function to defeat evil. In all fairness to Carlos Aured, the dialogue scenes do at least show some visual flair in terms of visual composition, if not execution, with the director making striking use of widescreen framing, using actors placed against or between objects and architectural features, notably, oil lamps, pillars and staircases. The macabre and gory setpieces, which are often the main selling point of Naschy ventures, here prove to be something of a mixed bag. (Full Review) USA USA West Germany TIMELINE 1973 ALTERNATIVE TITLES Blutmesse der Zombies - West German
title REFERENCES MAGAZINES Cinefantastique vol.5 no.1 (Spring 1976)
p.33 (USA) Cineinforme no.175 (May 1973) pp.11-12
(Spain) BOOKS Aurum Encyclopedia of Film: Horror p.252 Hoffman's Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies 1991 - 1992
p.123 Horror and Science Fiction Films Volume II p.176 KEYWORDS castles, decapitations, demons, executions, ghosts, gore, knights, lakes, the occult, possession, revenge, the supernatural, warlocks, witches, witchcraft, zombies
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