Mexico, 1968
35mm film, Eastmancolor
mono, Spanish
A Mexican horror film directed by Juan Ibañez.
Plot Summary
A scientist investigates strange frequencies coming from under the ground and discovers a living rock beneath a volcano. He and his team discover that the rock needs human hormones to survive.
Credits
Crew
Director: Juan Ibañez
Co-director: J.L. Gonzalez de Leon
Copyright Filmica Vergara, S.A.
Filmica Vergara, S.A. presents
Producer: Luis Enrique Vergara C.
Written by: Jack Hill, L.E. Vergara C. [real name: Luis Enrique Vergara C]
With all the macabre fantasy of Edgar Allan Poe
Director of Photography (Mexico): Raúl Domínguez
Editor: Felipe Merino
Music: Enrico Cabiati
Sound Recordists: Ricardo Saldívar, Guillermo Carrasco
Wardrobe: Tostado [real name: Vicente Tostado]
Make-up: Tony Ramirez [real name: Antonio Ramírez]
Hairstyles: Maria Elena [real name: Maria Elena Ortiz]
Special Effects: Enrique Gordillo
Art Directors: José Méndez, Octavio Ocampo
Filmed at Estudios América, Mexico, Dored Studios, Hollywood
Cast
Boris Karloff (Karl Mantell)
Julissa (Corinne Mantell)
Carlos East (Mark)
Isela Vega (Helga Lund)
Yerye Beirute (Roland)
Sandra Chávez (Luisa Martínez)
Eva Müller (Lety, a ballerina)
Santanon [real name: Rafael Muñoz Santanon] (himself)
Pamela [real name: Pamela Parmeli] (Pammie)
Rosas [real name: Alfredo Rosas] (Haid)
Fuensanta (Sally Ransom)
Alternative Titles
A Câmara do Terror – Brazilian title
La cámara del terror – Mexican, Spanish title
Chamber of Fear
Folter – German title
Korkunç oda – Turkish title
Settore tortura – Italian title
The Snake People – US title
The Torture Chamber – US video title>br>
The Torture Zone – German video title
Torture Zone
References
Periodicals
Cinefantastique vol.4 no.4 (Winter 1976) p.31 – review
Cineinforme no.202/205 (July/August 1974) p.9 – review
Film Guia no.6 (April 1975) p.26 – review
Books
The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror by Phil Hardy (ed.) p.194 – illustrated credits, review
Boris Karloff: A Critical Acount of His Screen, Stage, Radio, Television, and Recording Work by Scott Allen Nollen p.400 – review
Feature Films, 1960-1969: A Filmography of English-language and Major Foreign-language United States Releases by Harris M. Lentz III p.135 – credits
