This thread is for anything pertaining to the late, great Paul Naschy (Jacinto Molina Alvarez). I did the customary search before starting this thread and the nearest that surfaced was one from several years ago called Paul Naschy: The Spanish Lon Chaney Jr., but since Naschy also wrote the screenplays for most of his important films, as well as directing a few, comparing him to Chaney really doesn't ring true...hence the new thread.
In this first post I would like to give a heads-up to anyone watching the Media Blasters/Shriek Show DVD for Frankenstein's Bloody Terror (aka The Mark Of The Wolfman, aka Hell's Creatures) (1968). This DVD is the only US home video release for the film and is very good. There are some nice special features including a lengthy commentary track by Sam Sherman, the president of Independent International who was the US distributor of the film back in the early '70s. Sherman gives insight as to the history of the film's distribution, as well as a detailed explanation of the retitling of the picture to work Frankenstein into the title. Anyway, my heads-up concerns the Naschy interview. It is in Spanish with no subtitles (obvious mistake) and the upsetting part is that after I played part of it and it started forming strange multicolored patterns on my TV screen, when I backed out of it those same weird patterns were interfering with my viewing of everything on the disc! I was afraid the DVD was screwing up and I would have to replace it. That disc is OOP and trades for a tidy sum on the secondary market. I bought mine new back in 2005 and I sure don't want to have to pay several times what I originally gave just to get the same DVD back. The good news is that I reloaded the disc and all is well. My advice is not to click on that Naschy interview (it wouldn't do you any good unless you speak Spanish anyway). I've never had that happen with a DVD before...like a little Pandora's Box on that one track! Freaky. :o
Here's the poster for Frankenstein's Bloody Terror by monster artist supreme Gray Morrow.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QOyUonOR7fs/Ub5YZGrDTAI/AAAAAAAAF3E/n7bVFYqnfYs/s1600/001.jpg)
For any Naschy fan not already aware here is a link to a fun podcast featuring the films of Paul Naschy called NaschyCast:
http://naschycast.blogspot.com/ (http://naschycast.blogspot.com/)
Rod and Troy put on a good show and have covered just about all of Naschy's films up to this point, but they also cover films with cast and crew related to the NaschyVerse in episodes called Beyond Naschy. They often get sidetracked but that's just part of the fun.
One of my favorite Naschy films:
ASSIGNMENT TERROR(aka Dracula vs Frankenstein)
(http://images.moviepostershop.com/assignment-terror-movie-poster-1970-1020545299.jpg)
I wish they would release a cleaned up uncut version of this on Blu-ray finally..
HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB(1973)
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Another great Naschy film with him playing an undead sorcerer who's severed head continues to cause mayhem and debauchery long after his supposed execution. Great looking ladies in this one! Between Naschy and Armando De Ossorio, they kept traditional horror alive in the Seventies even as Hammer was burning out.
Quote from: Memphremagog on May 08, 2015, 06:08:49 PM
One of my favorite Naschy films:
ASSIGNMENT TERROR(aka Dracula vs Frankenstein)
(http://images.moviepostershop.com/assignment-terror-movie-poster-1970-1020545299.jpg)
I wish they would release a cleaned up uncut version of this on Blu-ray finally..
I agree wholeheartedly! Most people trash
Assignment Terror as being terrible, but I love it. Sure, it's heavily flawed but there are a LOT of things it gets right. The crazy comic book plot is one of my favorite things about it. The Mummy looks awesome. The fight between the Daninsky Werewolf and the Mummy is kickass, as well as the fight between the Werewolf and the Faranksulun Monster is pretty damn good. Patty Shepard is gorgeous, as is Karin Dor. And Craig Hill is very Bond-like. Michael Rennie got criticized for sleepwalking through his role but I disagree with that- I think he turned in a pretty good performance.
I think you're right...if we got an uncut remastered version on Blu (or just DVD) with some killer special features I believe the naysayers might rethink this little gem. I give it a 6/10 even in the wretched form we currently have to watch it.
Quote from: Memphremagog on May 08, 2015, 06:26:08 PM
HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB(1973)
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Another great Naschy film with him playing an undead sorcerer who's severed head continues to cause mayhem and debauchery long after his supposed execution. Great looking ladies in this one! Between Naschy and Armando De Ossorio, they kept traditional horror alive in the Seventies even as Hammer was burning out.
With ya, bro!
Horror Rises From The Tomb is excellent horror. It oozes the old Skywald Horror-Mood that Archaic Al used to promote in the macabre Skywald monster mags Psycho, Nightmare, and Scream. And, we got Eurohottie Supreme Helga Line in all her nude glory on the uncut BCI release (that almost invisible sheer panty can be seen right through). One of the saddest days in monster movie DVD history is when the BCI Spanish Horror DVD gravy train came off the rails. I have the few that came out except for the Blu double feature. They were planning
Night Of The Howling Beast. Can you imagine?! We could have had MOST of the classic Naschy films uncut and restored in time. :'(
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Another one of my Naschy favorites:
VENGEANCE OF THE MUMMY(1973)
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This is another film that badly needs to be released in DVD or Blu ray format over here in the States uncut.
Quote from: Memphremagog on May 08, 2015, 10:26:49 PM
Another one of my Naschy favorites:
VENGEANCE OF THE MUMMY(1973)
(http://images.moviepostershop.com/the-mummys-revenge-movie-poster-1973-1020209586.jpg)
This is another film that badly needs to be released in DVD or Blu ray format over here in the States uncut.
Yes,
The Mummy's Revenge (aka
La Venganza De La Momia) is VERY strong. I think it's one of the best Mummy portrayals in the history of cinema and rivals Hammer's
Mummy. I recently bought a good DVD version of this from Cult Action which runs a few minutes shy of the full 91 min. run time stated in the IMDb listing but is a clear transfer in widescreen with all or at least most of the gore intact. The big shortcoming is bad sound on the English dub. But, prior to this all I could find was the crappy TV pan&scan version from Sinister Cinema with all the gore panned away from. The sad thing is that all of the nude scenes may be lost from this film. Damned censors...very frustrating. Anyway, I sincerely hope that someday that footage is found and we do get a good release of this excellent Mummy film.
Regarding Cult Action, I just discovered them a few days ago and ordered some hard to find films on DVD to give them a try. I normally only turn to the gray market as a last resort, but I have to say that I'm pleasantly surprised with the Cult Action product. Most of their DVDs are $12.99 and are picture discs in heavy DVD cases with very nice artwork (usually poster art) on the labels and each case is in a plastic sleeve and very securely packed (my order withstood the rigors of Nekron's Dogs very well). The prints are as nice as available for a given film without offering remastered pressings. I also ordered
Fury Of The Wolfman (nude scenes intact from the Swedish VHS source with subs),
The Ghoul (Tyburn),
Eyeball (Lenzi Giallo), 2 disc version of
Night Of The Howling Beast (one is the pretty Spanish print sans nudity, and the other is the grungier Independent International release with all the naughty bits intact which is what I was really after), and a really nice uncut copy of
Inquisition which I had been wanting to see for a long time. Cult Action is for real. Check them out here:
http://www.cultaction.com/ (http://www.cultaction.com/)
The Hanging Woman (1973) (aka Terror Of The Living Dead, aka Orgy Of The Living Dead) is another delightfully macabre Naschy film where he plays a necrophiliac gravedigger who is eventually raised as one of a group of zombies by a mad scientist. It also features Eurohotties Dyanik Zurokowska, Maria Pia Conte, and (as The Hanging Woman) Aurora de Alba. The old '70s Horror-Mood is strong here.
The OOP Troma DVD is the best one to have. The entire film is restored and there are numerous special features. Some of the restored footage is less than high def but most importantly it's there. Great release.
(http://weird-movies.ru/site/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/the-hanging-woman-troma-retro.jpg) (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aOQLE4Fqk3w/SBt3KdDLIvI/AAAAAAAAAn8/XTtnAl3txiU/s320/hangingwoman_corpse.jpg)
WEREWOLF SHADOW(1972)
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Certainly one of , if not the best of Naschy's outings as the Werewolf. Lovely ladies, great cast and vampire action make this one of the must-sees in the series. It's worth it to get the film as restored as Werewolf Shadow rather than the rather choppy version entitled THE WEREWOLF VS THE VAMPIRE WOMAN for US markets.
I went on the Cult Action site and ordered copies of THE MUMMY'S REVENGE and NIGHT OF THE HOWLING BEAST as these were the Naschy titles that I've been missing most. Cant wait to see them! I have the Howling Beast on VHS but havent watched it for years as my video tape player has been disconnected for ages. Looking forward to these titles and thanks for the site link, horrorhunter. :)
Quote from: Memphremagog on May 09, 2015, 10:06:40 AM
I went on the Cult Action site and ordered copies of THE MUMMY'S REVENGE and NIGHT OF THE HOWLING BEAST as these were the Naschy titles that I've been missing most. Cant wait to see them! I have the Howling Beast on VHS but havent watched it for years as my video tape player has been disconnected for ages. Looking forward to these titles and thanks for the site link, horrorhunter. :)
Whats the web address of this site?
Quote from: Joeynines on May 09, 2015, 10:43:19 AM
Whats the web address of this site?
http://www.cultaction.com/ (http://www.cultaction.com/)
Quote from: Memphremagog on May 09, 2015, 10:06:40 AM
I went on the Cult Action site and ordered copies of THE MUMMY'S REVENGE and NIGHT OF THE HOWLING BEAST as these were the Naschy titles that I've been missing most. Cant wait to see them! I have the Howling Beast on VHS but havent watched it for years as my video tape player has been disconnected for ages. Looking forward to these titles and thanks for the site link, horrorhunter. :)
You're welcome. That
Mummy's Revenge print is beautiful with the drawback being bad sound. As we said, hopefully the naughty bits will be recovered and some company like Code Red, Severin, or Kino, will do a pressing with some cool extras. :)
Quote from: horrorhunter on May 09, 2015, 02:59:00 PM
You're welcome. That Mummy's Revenge print is beautiful with the drawback being bad sound. As we said, hopefully the naughty bits will be recovered and some company like Code Red, Severin, or Kino, will do a pressing with some cool extras. :)
That would be great if it eventually happens...I've watched Mummy's Revenge in segments on Youtube but it's not quite the same as seeing the whole thing in a decent print.
The Fury Of The Wolfman (1972) (aka The Wolfman Never Sleeps) is the turd of the early Daninsky films. The main reason for this was incompetent work by director J.M. Zabalza who was a renowned drunk. Naschy wrote in his autobiography Memoirs of a Wolfman that Zabalza stayed drunk during the entire shoot and even had his 14 year old nephew make script changes on the fly. No wonder we got so much of that silly insane dialogue. The film was originally to be directed by Enrique Eguiluz who did a good job on The Mark Of The Wolfman, but for some reason he was replaced by the hack boozer Zabalza. Anyway, the film is fun in a weird chaotic way with downright hilarious dialogue at times. And you can see the elements of a good monster movie beneath the haze of disjointed confusion. If Eguiluz had remained on the project we may have another Daninsky classic to savor. As it is we have a cinematic curiosity beaming with wasted potential and good for a few laughs.
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The Spanish version was put out by Alpha Video and shows up on several PD collections. It is a poor quality pan&scan stripped of the nudity. The version to get is the international version with nude scenes intact as sourced from a VHS with Swedish subtitles. I ordered my DVD of the international version from Cult Action. The print is widescreen and has the naughty bits but still isn't sharp, but currently that's the best available. I doubt if anyone would go to the trouble of releasing a remastered high quality version of this film. It probably wouldn't be worth it thanks to Zabalza's ineptitude. Sot.
Quote from: Memphremagog on May 09, 2015, 09:51:06 AM
WEREWOLF SHADOW(1972)
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Certainly one of , if not the best of Naschy's outings as the Werewolf. Lovely ladies, great cast and vampire action make this one of the must-sees in the series. It's worth it to get the film as restored as Werewolf Shadow rather than the rather choppy version entitled THE WEREWOLF VS THE VAMPIRE WOMAN for US markets.
Werewolf Shadow (aka
The Werewolf Vs The Vampire Woman) is the
flagship of Naschy films. This is the one that made Naschy an international star and cult favorite. Director Leon Klimovsky really knocked it out of the park on this one. His use of macabre ambience and slow motion for the frolicking vampire hotties is excellent. Patty Shepard is very good as Countess Wandessa Nadasdy and even the fight scene between her and the Daninsky Werewolf come off pretty good.
The BCI DVD is the one to have as it has both the uncut
Werewolf Shadow version in a good clear print as well as a copy of the PD
The Werewolf Vs. The Vampire Woman version that played in the US back in the '70s. The
Werewolf Shadow version is far superior with all of the gore and nudity intact. The BCI DVD is OOP but is still pretty affordable. Anyone interested in it should pick one up soon because over time those secondary market prices can get away from you.
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Great thread. I'm getting spoiled with blu-rays now. So I wish someone would remaster the Naschy films and put them out at an affordable price.
Curse of the Devil and Frankenstien's Bloody Terror are my favorites!
I drew a Werewolf Shadow backing card overlay for my Distinctive Dummies Waldemar Daninsky figure. ;)
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Before:
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After:
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That's really cool.
Ah loves me some Naschy. I have the Werewolf vs. Vampire Woman novelization, which I recommend as a great read to all the folks here, even though, ahem, its story completely disregards the script of the film. :)
Quote from: Anton Phibes on May 10, 2015, 09:51:46 PM
That's really cool.
Thanks, Anton.
If anyone wants to print out the scan to use on their Naschy figure then have at it.
I'm watching my Naschy flicks again in chronological order and I came to Werewolf Shadow (1971) last night. I decided to watch The Werewolf Vs. The Vampire Woman first followed by Werewolf Shadow to see how they compare exactly. I viewed the BCI/Deimos DVD which is from a really great print of Werewolf Shadow. The copy of TWVTVW on that disc as an extra is the crappy PD one. Anyway, it was very enlightening. WS is a little over 8 minutes longer than TWVTVW and has all of the gore and nudity present, as well as a very intelligent script and excellent characters. I watched the Spanish language version with English subs and the plot was crystal clear, as well as the character's motivations. The English dubbing on TWVTVW is really terrible and makes some of the characters seem unintelligent or downright weird. An example is when Pierre is driving Elvira to the village and he seems like a weird horndog. In WS it's made clear that Pierre wasn't hitting on Elvira at all, and later when he abducts her he is under Wandesa's control. I love TWVTVW because it has a nostalgic charm and it's still a damn good horror movie even with the clunky dialogue and missing scenes, but it's Werewolf Shadow that really shines here. I think Werewolf Shadow is one of the best horror movies in existence and I give it a 9/10. The Werewolf Vs. The Vampire Woman is still lots of fun but it gets a (still very good) 7/10 from me. I think Werewolf Shadow is the best Naschy film (with some stiff competition) and I'm so glad that Senor Naschy finally got the credit he deserved for this cinematic masterpiece for being such a great creative force in film.
If you're lookin' in on us somehow Paul Naschy, we love you, man.
Belgium Poster for Werewolf Shadow:
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Dr. Jekyll And The Werewolf (1972) is one of Naschy's best. Jack Taylor is Dr. Jekyll who tries to cure Daninsky of his lycanthropy by injecting him with the Hyde serum. The plan is to let Daninsky's "Hyde" win out over the werewolf thus destroying that aspect of Daninsky then inject him with the antidote to the Hyde serum. But, mean old ultra hot Mirta Miller stabs Jekyll before the process is finished and Daninsky's "Hyde" AND werewolf run rampant in '70s swingin' London. Shirley Corrigan provides additional eye candy. The scenes of Daninsky turning wolfy in the elevator and the turtlenecked werewolf in the disco are classics. I give it a 8/10 and if I were doing fractions it would be 8 1/2.
The Code Red DVD double feature of this film and The Vampire's Night Orgy is sourced from a good print of DJATW and a passable print of TVNO. Both have all the naughty bits and are the English dub. It went OOP quick and it might be pricey if you can scare one up. Dr. Jekyll And The Werewolf is PD and that version is common on some of the compilations like the ones from Mill Creek, but the PD version is missing chunks and the picture quality is poor. The Sinister Cinema version has the naughty bits but Code Red is the way to go if possible.
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BTW, Naschy's Mr. Hyde is coolly iconic in Eurohorror and if Distinctive Dummies does a Naschy series the Mr. Hyde character is a no-brainer.
I watched the Code Red DVD double feature last night and was a little surprised at how mucked up the print used for The Vampire's Night Orgy is, especially at the beginning of the film. At least it's all there though. Dr. Jekyll And The Werewolf looks pretty good. Both are the English dub which is prone to slightly goofy dialogue at times. This DVD is the best available for the films that I know of. Both films are PD and show up on PD compilation sets, as well as gray market offerings, in various states of disrepair. DJATW is on the big 200 movie Horror set from Mill Creek and it's missing several minutes of footage (and not just the nude bits). TVNO from Sinister Cinema that I have is missing the freakin' TITLE OF THE MOVIE! I bought it several years ago on one of their Drive-In Double Feature VHS and it was awhile before I even found out the name of the film since I hadn't yet gotten heavily into Eurohorror. I checked yesterday on the availability of the Code Red DVD and there was no sign of it on eBay or Amazon. Good luck tracking one down. Now here's the standard lament: It's too bad BCI's Spanish Horror DVDs halted production because remastered original Spanish language copies of these films with English subs and special features would be wonderful.
Curse Of The Devil (1973) (original title El Retorno De Walpurgis) is another good Naschy Daninsky flick from the golden age of Spanish Horror (early to mid '70s). It's a loose sequel to Werewolf Shadow. None of these Naschy Werewolf films follow exact continuity. It seems Naschy was constantly rethinking the origin of El Hombre Lobo. However, Waldemar Daninsky was constantly a tragic hero doomed to seek to destroy his cursed existence. The character was inspired by Larry Talbot, Universal's famed Wolfman. Naschy was quite taken with Lon Chaney Jr. and his lycanthropic alter ego, especially from Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman, and Waldemar Daninsky was an extension of Talbot. But, Daninsky was a real badass chick magnet where Talbot was just a good guy who became an unfortunate victim of fate.
In Curse Of The Devil Irineus Daninsky (Naschy) wipes out the Devil worshipping Bathory family four centuries ago and the Daninsky family falls under a curse from Elizabeth Bathory as she is put to death. Flash to current times- Waldemar Daninsky shoots a gypsy and falls under a direct continuance of the ancient curse by a gypsy witch. The beautiful gypsy girl Ilona is sent to carry out the ritual on Waldemar with blood and wolf skull. Waldemar becomes El Hombe Lobo and he falls in love with a girl named Kinga who eventually ends up destroying him to end the curse. Carlos Aured directs this very good film but it fails to recapture the magic of Werewolf Shadow in my opinion. Also, I don't like the werewolf makeup as good in this film as in previous Daninsky pictures. Those teeth are just too clean and the little wolfy ears are a bit like those of a teddy bear. I give it a 7/10.
Thankfully BCI/Deimos released a great DVD for this film featuring a clear print of the original Spanish language version with all of the nude bits put back in and good English subs. It runs 81 minutes which actually coincides with the uncut runtime listed on IMDb. Sometimes the IMDb info is suspect, especially runtimes. It came in a double feature with Werewolf Shadow. I have the version where both discs came in a double DVD case, but evidently it was also issued in two separate DVD cases shrinkwrapped together which is the way I bought my copies of the BCI/Deimos DVD releases of The Night Of The Werewolf and Vengeace Of The Zombies.
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I realize this thread covers a subject which isn't of interest to most monster fans but I enjoy Naschy's work and I'm gonna keep on keepin' on. I've never pandered to the masses and I follow my own path, so if this isn't your cup of tea then feel free to ignore it. I believe there are a few Naschy fans out there in cyberspace who may find some of this enjoyable and maybe even enlightening. If you are one of those people then I'm doing this for you...and, like I said, I really enjoy Eurohorror in general and Naschy in particular.
cl:)
Man Ive gotta get a copy of Frankensteins Bloody Terror. I bought the original movie poster of it because I thought it looked so bada$$, which goes against my personal conviction ( or OCD ) of having to see the movie before hanging the poster. Kinda like wearing the Harley Davidson shirt but not owning a bike.
Quote from: scarey1scd on May 14, 2015, 08:53:33 PM
Man Ive gotta get a copy of Frankensteins Bloody Terror. I bought the original movie poster of it because I thought it looked so bada$$, which goes against my personal conviction ( or OCD ) of having to see the movie before hanging the poster. Kinda like wearing the Harley Davidson shirt but not owning a bike.
That's the one that kicked off the Spanish Horror boom, and the first appearance of Waldemar Daninsky. It began as
The Mark Of The Wolfman in Spain, and when Independent International needed a Frankenstein movie because of prior commitments then Sam Sherman retitled it
Frankenstein's Bloody Terror and added that silly (but fun) bit at the beginning to attempt an explanation. It really does kick ass though.
The Shriek Show (Media Blasters) DVD is the only official release and it's OOP and pricey. New ones currently sell for around 65 bucks, but if you're patient and wait for an evilBay auction with a reasonable minimum bid you might score one a LOT cheaper. I waited for an auction and got a new sealed copy of the Troma OOP DVD of
The Hanging Woman for 20 bucks, and it's one of those normally expensive ones.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iE2NSyY_8iw/S9PU7ktfxnI/AAAAAAAAAI8/gI52DFa8asA/s1600/HombreLobo.jpg)
Quote from: horrorhunter on May 14, 2015, 02:03:09 PM
I realize this thread covers a subject which isn't of interest to most monster fans but I enjoy Naschy's work and I'm gonna keep on keepin' on. I've never pandered to the masses and I follow my own path, so if this isn't your cup of tea then feel free to ignore it.
cl:)
Actually, Naschy's fan base just seems to keep expanding. And there's a lot of Naschy fans in here, it looks like. Many of his 70's films are at least minor classics, and have those "good old basic meat and potatoes horror" story elements.
I used to think of Naschy as one of those actors that showed up in those cozy, cheesy movies that would play late at night on weekends, along with those John Ashley Filipino flicks-----my favorite kind of stuff--but at the time I viewed it as second-shelf material, like an off-brand hot dog. The years have improved a lot of these films, and I become fonder of them. Especially now--I am largely unimpressed with most current films with their flashy but empty multimillion-dollar productions. I love this simpler stuff much more.
Quote from: neonnoodle on May 14, 2015, 10:46:33 PM
Actually, Naschy's fan base just seems to keep expanding. And there's a lot of Naschy fans in here, it looks like. Many of his 70's films are at least minor classics, and have those "good old basic meat and potatoes horror" story elements.
I used to think of Naschy as one of those actors that showed up in those cozy, cheesy movies that would play late at night on weekends, along with those John Ashley Filipino flicks-----my favorite kind of stuff--but at the time I viewed it as second-shelf material, like an off-brand hot dog. The years have improved a lot of these films, and I become fonder of them. Especially now--I am largely unimpressed with most current films with their flashy but empty multimillion-dollar productions. I love this simpler stuff much more.
You are correct, sir. There are a large number of Naschy fans. I didn't mean to come off as sounding defensive even if one outraged member did refer to Naschy as a "3rd rate idiot". :laugh: I just meant that I make no apologies for loving Senor Naschy's work and I plan to discuss his wonderfully creative films for quite some time. I sincerely hope that anyone and everyone with an appreciation for anything related to Paul Naschy will join in so that we can all have fun and celebrate this subgenre together.
I'm with you, I'm sick of the soulless big budget CGI action-fests. If I want to play a video game I'll throw Skyrim on the PS3 and have at it. When I want to watch a fun movie I'll enter one of the cool fantasy worlds of Horror..maybe Eurohorror...maybe Spanish Horror...and maybe the Naschyverse. I've been listening to a podcast called NaschyCast recently, and I've been tracking down some of the elusive films mentioned on there and really enjoying the creative heart and soul put into these productions. Those films may be cheaply made, but I get a wealth of enjoyment out of watching them. I, too, "love this simpler stuff much more".
Anyone who would refer to Mr. Naschy as a "3rd rate idiot" must have serious mental problems & should seek counseling of some sort. That type of description is better suited to David Hasselhoff or Mark Hammill . I hope their ilk no longer contaminates the UMA water source.
Quote from: horrorhunter on May 14, 2015, 11:16:16 PM
You are correct, sir. There are a large number of Naschy fans. I didn't mean to come off as sounding defensive even if one outraged member did refer to Naschy as a "3rd rate idiot". :laugh: I just meant that I make no apologies for loving Senor Naschy's work and I plan to discuss his wonderfully creative films for quite some time. I sincerely hope that anyone and everyone with an appreciation for anything related to Paul Naschy will join in so that we can all have fun and celebrate this subgenre together.
I'm with you, I'm sick of the soulless big budget CGI action-fests. If I want to play a video game I'll throw Skyrim on the PS3 and have at it. When I want to watch a fun movie I'll enter one of the cool fantasy worlds of Horror..maybe Eurohorror...maybe Spanish Horror...and maybe the Naschyverse. I've been listening to a podcast called NaschyCast recently, and I've been tracking down some of the elusive films mentioned on there and really enjoying the creative heart and soul put into these productions. Those films may be cheaply made, but I get a wealth of enjoyment out of watching them. I, too, "love this simpler stuff much more".
I find the Eurohorror films of the 1970's to be one of more appealing genres of the horror film. The stories were at least a bit more creative than the stuff that Hammer and AIP were churning out at the time and every film had some fantastic ladies to look at. Paul Naschy and Amando De Ossrio kept the flame burning in foreign horror cinema when others were letting it die. I spent a month last summer watching horrors from Spain in the '70's and found it to be one of the most enjoyable times since first discovering the joys of the Universal horrors and early Hammer classics from the golden age. I think a lot more people might be delighted to experience Naschy, et al if exposed to some of the better films of his work.
Quote from: Memphremagog on May 15, 2015, 10:40:40 AM
I think a lot more people might be delighted to experience Naschy, et al if exposed to some of the better films of his work.
True.
Much of the problem lies with the diminished quality of the versions we have available for many of those films. Goofy English dubs, sourced from chopped up poor quality prints sometimes missing sections of content because some censor was afraid someone would see a naked breast, or just simple unavailability, all contribute to the poor estimation some people have of these films.
It reminds me of some of the other foreign subgenres, like Japanese and Mexican Horror/Sci-Fi. Before we got good DVD representations of things like
Gojira and
Curse Of The Crying Woman these type movies seemed like juvenile second rate fare. But now that we can see some of them in their original form with good English subs, instead of those sometimes ridiculous English dubs, we can enjoy them for the high quality fantasy/monster movies they really are.
The BCI/Deimos discs present the few Spanish Horror films they actually got to before halting in excellent quality. Maybe some other company will pick up where BCI left off and do the rest of them justice. Kino Lorber or Severin might be up to the task. We can only hope.
Got my copies of NIGHT OF THE HOWLING BEAST(two-disc edition) and THE MUMMY'S REVENGE from the CultAction website last night and watched them both early this am. Great presentation and really nice display boxes made these a pleasure to add to my Eurohorror collection. I will be ordering other films from them in the near future.
Good website for Naschy fans:
http://www.naschy.com/ (http://www.naschy.com/)
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The Hunchback Of The Morgue (1973) is a beautifully twisted masterpiece of horror. With story/screenplay by Naschy and direction/screenplay by Javier Aguirre it excellently takes us into some forbidden wonderful places. The story reminds me of some of the very best tales one might find in a Warren or Skywald monster mag of that magic time for horror- the early '70s.
Naschy plays Gotho, a ridiculed childlike hunchback who can turn vicious in a heartbeat. He falls in love with a sick girl named Ilse and she dies. When two abusive morgue workers call her corpse a "coldcut" and attempt to steal her necklace then Gotho just totally loses it and goes full on axe murderer on these two assh*les. He takes Ilse's corpse into the centuries old tunnels under the ruined abbey to hide from the police. These tunnels were used during the Inquisition and are full of cells and torture devices, as well as vicious rats. Naschy had to be inoculated against rabies because in one scene where torch wielding Gotho battles the rats over Ilse's corpse they were jumping all over him. Some of the rats were really set on fire which is hard to watch, but this film pulls no punches. Gotho goes to Prof. Orla hoping he can re-animate Ilse and when Orla sees the hidden tunnels he move his illegal experiments into them with Gotho's help. After a smorgasbord of corpserobbing, kidnapping, murder, and just all around nasty activities Orla has succeeded in creating an artificial life form he calls a Primordial. Starting out as a blob, it takes on a humanoid form from devouring all of those victims Orla has been feeding it. We don't know if it is an example of a Lovecraftian Primordial or if Orla is just mad scientist batsh*t crazy but either way it's a helluva monster. There is a great finale with some glorious carnage. I love this film and give it a 8/10.
I only have the Sinister Cinema DVD which runs 82 minutes and is obviously missing some of the nude bits, like the sex scene between Rosanna Yanni's character Elke and the hunchback (Naschy gets the hottie even as a grotesque hunchback :laugh:). According to IMDb the full runtime should be 87 minutes. It's also the English dub which is problematic. Some of the night scenes are very dark, almost impossible to make out. There was a DVD release from Mya Communications not long ago which is OOP and pricey but from what I've heard it has several problems which render it not much of an upgrade at all. I just hope some company releases a good DVD (or better yet Blu-ray) of this film with everything restored in the Spanish language version with English subtitles. The more I get into these movies the more frustrating it is as to how they have been mucked up over the years. Censors and bad dubs are a film's worst enemies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwb1izzaic4&feature=player_detailpage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwb1izzaic4&feature=player_detailpage)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gZEKCBxNWlY/TOq5JpsQiZI/AAAAAAAACT0/dWuazqC5UWQ/s1600/hunchback%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bmorgue.jpg) (http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2w749UvBH1qaun7do1_500.jpg)
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Blue Eyes Of the Broken Doll(aka House Of Psychotic Women)
This is an unusual film for Naschy when compared with most of his other outings. He is a criminal looking for work when he comes upon a mansion with a group of sisters in need of a caretaker. All of the women have some sort of mental hangup of some kind and on top of this, there is a psycho killer on the loose in the area; one that removes the eyes from the victims. Quite a bit of gore goes along with the psychological twists in this film, adding to the enjoyablitiy factor. The ladies are all very attractive and the male characters all seem to have an agenda to figure out.
The revelation at the conclusion certainly adds to the creepiness level in this one. Good stuff all around from this era!
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Quote from: Memphremagog on May 19, 2015, 09:00:30 AM
Blue Eyes Of the Broken Doll(aka House Of Psychotic Women)
This is an unusual film for Naschy when compared with most of his other outings. He is a criminal looking for work when he comes upon a mansion with a group of sisters in need of a caretaker. All of the women have some sort of mental hangup of some kind and on top of this, there is a psycho killer on the loose in the area; one that removes the eyes from the victims. Quite a bit of gore goes along with the psychological twists in this film, adding to the enjoyablitiy factor. The ladies are all very attractive and the male characters all seem to have an agenda to figure out.
The revelation at the conclusion certainly adds to the creepiness level in this one. Good stuff all around from this era!
Yep, I'm definitely a fan of
Blue Eyes Of The Broken Doll (1974) as well. It's a fun thriller, sort of a Spanish giallo. With Diana Lorys, Maria Perschy, and Eva Leon, the female comeliness factor is considerable. And, of course, Naschy gets more than his share (hey, it's
good to be the screenwriter AND the lead actor ;)). Good payoff at the end too. It gets a 7/10 from me.
BCI/Deimos released the DVD to have. It's paired with
Human Beasts which is another cool Naschy film made a few years later during his more bitter period.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBfxoDjfrt0&feature=player_detailpage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBfxoDjfrt0&feature=player_detailpage)
I like much of Naschy's later work, but that period from
Werewolf Shadow (1971) to
Night Of The Howling Beast (1975) contains my favorite Naschy films.
Quote from: horrorhunter on May 20, 2015, 12:14:53 AM
Yep, I'm definitely a fan of Blue Eyes Of The Broken Doll (1974) as well. It's a fun thriller, sort of a Spanish giallo. With Diana Lorys, Maria Perschy, and Eva Leon, the female comeliness factor is considerable.
I like much of Naschy's later work, but that period from Werewolf Shadow (1971) to Night Of The Howling Beast (1975) contains my favorite Naschy films.
I think I would have to say that the babes in most of the Naschy/Amando De Ossorio Spanish horrors from the early '70's are probably the most gorgeous women to appear in horror films at any time really. They are stunning, both nude and clothed simply put.
I would have to say my favorite Naschy's are: FRANKENSTEIN'S BLOODY TERROR, ASSIGNMENT TERROR, WEREWOLF SHADOW, HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB, DRACULA'S GREAT LOVE, THE HANGING WOMAN, THE MUMMY'S REVENGE and BLUE EYES OF THE BROKEN DOLL.
Quote from: Memphremagog on May 20, 2015, 09:12:45 AM
I think I would have to say that the babes in most of the Naschy/Amando De Ossorio Spanish horrors from the early '70's are probably the most gorgeous women to appear in horror films at any time really. They are stunning, both nude and clothed simply put.
Yeah, I may have to
go full on Naschy babe co-stars in this thread at some point. It will necessitate some careful photo choices lest I be accused of the dreaded
envelope pushing...again. ;D
Quote from: horrorhunter on May 20, 2015, 02:27:48 PM
Yeah, I may have to go full on Naschy babe co-stars in this thread at some point. It will necessitate some careful photo choices lest I be accused of the dreaded envelope pushing...again. ;D
I say go for it! I'm sure most of the members wont mind some real eye-candy. :)
Quote from: Memphremagog on May 20, 2015, 03:17:34 PM
I say go for it! I'm sure most of the members wont mind some real eye-candy. :)
I must tread lightly. I posted this pic of gorgeous Linda Blair over in the Masks and
Busts forum a few days ago and some poor old dude nearly had a heart attack. :D
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And, I gotta be careful the
UMA Popo don't
layeth the smacketh down on my candy &$$. C:)
Quote from: horrorhunter on May 20, 2015, 09:58:45 PM
I must tread lightly. I posted this pic of gorgeous Linda Blair over in the Masks and Busts forum a few days ago and some poor old dude nearly had a heart attack. :D
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4mL2ujjstxA/UM80lUu_-7I/AAAAAAAAJIU/iDuTaLY93tA/s1600/lindablair.5.jpg)
And, I gotta be careful the UMA Popo don't layeth the smacketh down on my candy &$$. C:)
One man's smut is usually most men's art.. ;)
This short documentary is included as a special feature on the excellent Troma DVD presentation of The Hanging Woman. It sums up Naschy's career in a fun and informative way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSPdcz_eqng&feature=player_detailpage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSPdcz_eqng&feature=player_detailpage)
Count Dracula's Great Love (1973) (aka Cemetery Girls, and many others)
I have mixed feelings on this film. It is well directed by Javier Aguirre. It has beautiful atmosphere and eye candy ;). I think the problem lies with the rather cumbersome plot. Dracula poses as Dr. Wendell Marlowe and takes in some stranded guests which include Naschyverse Babe mainstays Rosanna Yanni and Mirta Miller, as well as Haydee Politoff, Ingrid Garbo, and Vic Winner (Victor Alcazar). Well, a lurking vampirized delivery dude infects Imre (Vic Winner) who infects Ingrid Garbo's character who infects...well you get the idea. Pretty soon everybody except for the virginal Haydee Politoff is toothy and thirsty. Dracula drops his guise as Marlowe and begins to enact his plan to resurrect his daughter using virginal blood, but he changes his mind at the last moment and has her coffin cast upon the water so he can exist with the virgin he has fallen in love with. The catch is that she refuses to renounce her humanity so, overcome with grief, he plunges a stake into his own heart destroying himself. This story was written by Naschy but may have suffered revisions during shooting. It just doesn't work for me. But, the girls are pretty and there is come cool gothic vampire action. It's a 6/10 as far as I'm concerned.
I have the Elvira's Movie Macabre DVD version from Shout Factory which weighs in at 83 minutes. It has all the naughty bits as far as I know and the print is watchable. It suffers from the English dubbing which no doubt makes the plot seem even more troublesome than it actually is. I also have the Sinister Cinema version which is the same. There are other versions out there, including the heavily cut version. As far as I know there is no really good DVD release. BCI/Deimos had planned what would have been an excellent release but folded before it was done. Damnit!...again.
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You can watch the entire film here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWKo48_Yvy4&feature=player_detailpage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWKo48_Yvy4&feature=player_detailpage)
Warning! Do NOT watch if naked boobies get your panties in a wad. :o :laugh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuuizdjufq8&feature=player_detailpage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuuizdjufq8&feature=player_detailpage)
Here is a rare Naschy gem. El Caminante (1979). The Devil walks in the flesh as Christ did, and stirs up some caca along the way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDA0vjtqvpk&feature=player_detailpage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDA0vjtqvpk&feature=player_detailpage)
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Howl Of The Devil (1987) with Paul Naschy and Caroline Munro. No English subs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3pmk7_LzLg&feature=player_detailpage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3pmk7_LzLg&feature=player_detailpage)
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Video posted by another Naschy fan of his Naschy DVD collection.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zxHTqEsaR4o (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zxHTqEsaR4o)
The autobiography is a must-read for all Naschy fans.
http://www.amazon.com/Paul-Naschy-Memoirs-Wolfman/dp/1887664386/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1434159735&sr=8-1&keywords=memoirs+of+a+wolfman (http://www.amazon.com/Paul-Naschy-Memoirs-Wolfman/dp/1887664386/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1434159735&sr=8-1&keywords=memoirs+of+a+wolfman)
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A Dragonfly For Each Corpse (1974)
Leon Klimovsky directs a pretty good giallo about a serial killer exterminating people perceived as deviants in Milan. This Spanish/Italian coproduction features Naschy as hardnosed police inspector Paolo Scaporella and sexy Erika Blanc as his girlfriend. Eurohottie Maria Kosty also livens up the proceedings. The killer's signature is a detailed dragonfly replica soaked in the victim's blood left on each corpse. Blue Eyes Of The Broken Doll is probably a better Naschy giallo, but this one is pretty darn good, due in part to the presence of the lovely miss Blanc.
I picked up a really good boot of this flick from Cult Action. As Peter Cushing stated of cheese in Revenge Of Frankenstein, "I can recommend it".
http://www.cultaction.com/ (http://www.cultaction.com/)
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Here's Erika as the succubus from The Devil's Nightmare (1971).
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La Maldicion de la Bestia (1975) (The Curse Of The Beast, aka The Werewolf And The Yeti, aka Night Of The Howling Beast, aka Hall Of The Mountain King)
PLOT SUMMARY (SPOILERS!):
Waldemar Daninsky, anthropologist and adventurer, joins an expedition to hunt the Yeti in Tibet. While scouting ahead he gets lost in the mystical region of Caracoram and chances upon a cave containing a shrine to Monoch, demonic servant of Black Kali. He collapses from thirst and exhaustion and is nursed back to health by the two demonic nymphets. Sex eventually ensues and when he comes out of his delirium he discovers the two snacking on human remains (probably those of Joel played by Spanish Horror mainstay Victor Israel who had accompanied Daninsky on the scouting trip and was lost). Daninsky defeats the two lovely demons but gets bit on the chest in the process and is contaminated with lycanthropy. Meanwhile, the main expedition pressed on to search for Daninsky and Joel, including Daninsky's friend, the professor, and his hot daughter, Sylvia. The men eventually go mad with fear and leave, killing the guide, Tiger Passan, and leaving the scientists stranded. When they attempt to return to base camp they are attacked by bandits serving the local warlord Sekkar Khan. Sylvia escapes and joins Waldemar, and the two find a monastery where the priest helps them. He informs them of a red flower with magic properties which will cure Waldemar's condition if mixed with the blood of a girl who loves him (which Sylvia does by this point, after all we're talking about Waldemar Daninsky here ;D). The priest also gives her a silver dagger in case things go awry. Wandessa (a Dragon Lady type) who is Sekkar Khan's evil ally, discovers that the two are hiding in the monastery and sends Kahn's thugs to capture them. Now, all surviving members of the expedition are prisoners in Kahn's palace. Kahn has a terrible disease which causes nasty boils on his back, and Wandessa delights in attempting to cure it by removing the skin from the backs of comely female prisoners and placing on Kahn's back for his treatments. Hell quickly breaks loose as the female prisoners and Daninsky escape. Wandessa is killed by the female prisoners and Kahn is killed by Waldemar in a pretty good fight ending in a pit of spikes. The full moon has it's way as Waldemar and Sylvia make their escape through the countryside. Waldemar runs away from Sylvia and turns into the Werewolf. The Yeti finally makes a proper appearance, abducting Sylvia. The Werewolf attacks the Yeti and wins, but is badly wounded. As luck would have it, Sylvia finds the magic red flower in time to save Waldemar. This is a rare happy ending in a Naschy Werewolf film.
Night Of The Howling Beast is one of the most popular of Naschy's Werewolf movies. It features action, horror, Eurohotties in various states of undress (Silvia Solar is especially fetching as the evil power-hungry Wandessa), an interesting plot, beautiful locations, and appearances by some old Eurohorror friends such as Luis Induni as Sekkar Khan (Luis was the main recurring thug from Dr. Jekyll And The Werewolf), Gaspar Gonzalez as Tiger Passan, and Victor Israel as Joel. The film was well directed by Miguel Iglesias (as M.I. Bonns). Sylvia was played by Mercedes Molina (as Grace Mills) who was also in Naschy's Exorcism. I really enjoy Night Of The Howling Beast and give it a 8/10.
If you want Night Of The Howling Beast on DVD then boot is the path. The best one I've found is the two disc set from Cult Action. http://www.cultaction.com/film-catalog/horror/the-werewolf-and-the-yeti-1975-dvd/#cc-m-product-6499584152 (http://www.cultaction.com/film-catalog/horror/the-werewolf-and-the-yeti-1975-dvd/#cc-m-product-6499584152You) You get the 87 minute international version (which was shown in the US) with the nudity, and the 82 minute Spanish version with the nice picture quality for $15.99. They even still have free shipping as far as I know. The international version looks like it was sourced from a VHS tape but picture quality isn't too bad. The Spanish version is beautiful but it is missing some scenes and most of the nude scenes have been replaced by clothed scenes. Spain had a real problem with nudity so most Eurohorror was shot with alternate scenes for different markets.
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The Werewolf And The Yeti would make a good Distinctive Dummies 2-pack. The Yeti would have to be substantially taller though. It would appeal to Horror, Naschy, and Cryptid collectors. Bloody versions would be preferable.
Some trivia: Night Of The Howling Beast made Britain's silly Video Nasty list in the '80s. :laugh:
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I got the double disc version of HOWLING BEAST recently and I quite agree that it is the way to go here. The picture looks great and it serves this film well. Recommended for anyone who loves Eurohorror, not just Naschy films in general.
Muchas Gracias, Senor Lobo is a recent book from Creepy Images featuring Naschy memorabilia. I first heard about this on the NaschyCast. The price is in Euros, and with shipping to the US it ended up being $63 and change. It's a nice hardback with nearly 400 pages full of hundreds of high quality photos of posters and lobby cards, as well as info on the distribution of the films and other Naschy goodness. Text is in German and English. Too good to pass up if you're a Naschy fan. I ordered mine today.
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http://www.creepy-images.com/product_info.php?info=p13_muchas-gracias-se-or-lobo.html (http://www.creepy-images.com/product_info.php?info=p13_muchas-gracias-se-or-lobo.html)
Stylized illustration of Waldemar Daninsky and Elizabeth Bathory (or what's left of her) from Night Of The Werewolf (1981)
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Night Of The Werewolf (1981) is a remake of Werewolf Shadow from a decade before. With bigger production values, and experience under his belt, Paul Naschy thought he could improve on the earlier Leon Klimovsky directed classic. Many Naschy fans think that Night is an improvement on Shadow. The plot is a bit different here and there. Silvia Aguilar (Erika) is an evil follower of Countess Bathory whereas the girls in Werewolf Shadow are investigating the legend in a curious and scholarly manner. The werewolf makeup in Night Of The Werewolf is spectacular, but I actually prefer El Hombre Lobo's classic look from Werewolf Shadow. Julia Saly did a fantastic job portraying the epically evil Elisabeth Bathory, but I prefer Patty Shepard as Wandessa Nadasdy. The girls in Night (Silvia Aguilar, Azucena Hernandez, and Pilar Alcon) are gorgeous, but so are Barbara Capell and Gaby Fuchs from Shadow. Naschy's vampire effects from Night (backlit swirling fog, and background zooms) are chillingly beautiful, but I still prefer Klimovsky's slow motion other-worldly hellish frolicking by Patty Shepard and Barbara Capell. As much as I love Night Of The Werewolf (8/10), I fall on the Werewolf Shadow side of the fence (9/10). But, most agree that both films are excellent examples of Eurohorror, and certainly deserve their status as classics.
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Night Of The Werewolf is available on the excellent OOP DVD from BCI/Deimos fairly reasonably. It is also available on the OOP Blu-ray from BCI/Deimos on a double feature with Vengeance Of The Zombies. The Blu-ray is expensive if you can find it. The ones I've seen being advertised for around a hun.
(http://www.dvd-bluray-reviews.com/big_images/blu-ray/Night-of-the-Werewolf---Vengeance-of-the-Zombies-%5BBlu-ray%5D.jpg)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4y1JwYkaKo&feature=player_detailpage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4y1JwYkaKo&feature=player_detailpage)
I received my copy of Muchas Gracias Senor Lobo today and...WOW!...this thing is really awesome. It is very well printed and resilient, it arrived from Germany unscathed. It's 392 pages of high quality photos and text in German and, beside it, English. It covers Naschy memorabilia and SO much more. There are many behind the scenes photos, pics of Naschy's original sketches for werewolf makeup, pics of original script books, detailed info on the film releases, etc. Creepy Images even included a complimentary postcard featuring El Hombre Lobo as advertisement for the book. The book is a real treasure and would appeal to monster fans who had never even heard of Paul Naschy, or just fans of beautiful women (the Eurohottie presence in various states of undress is impressive). Naschy fans who don't get one of these gorgeous tomes will be kicking themselves in future.
Tim Lucas review: http://videowatchdog.blogspot.com/2012/10/muchas-gracias-senor-lobo-book-review.html (http://videowatchdog.blogspot.com/2012/10/muchas-gracias-senor-lobo-book-review.html)
Thought I would revisit this old thread and post news of two new Naschy releases on DVD/BD. Unfortunately both are examples of his worst films, but the well's been dry for new Naschy releases for years and I'll take anything at this point. If these are supported maybe someone will actually release some of Naschy's classics on Blu ray with nice commentaries and other cool extras.
First up we have Redemption's Blu ray release for Crimson (1973) (aka The Man With The Severed Head). It will street June 14th and will feature both the regular version (89 min.) plus the longer International cut (98 min.). If you already have the Image DVD the best reason to buy it is the new commentary by Richard Harland Smith. It's available for preorder now on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DEEVJNA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2BHTJU2122FCI&coliid=IXESKWWO74ADN (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DEEVJNA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2BHTJU2122FCI&coliid=IXESKWWO74ADN)
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Next, we have A Werewolf In The Amazon (2005) released by Camp Motion Pictures in a 4 film DVD collection of Brazillian filmmaker Ivan Cardoza's monster movies. This is scheduled to street October 4th and the collection will retail for $24.99. I haven't sought out a boot for A Werewolf In The Amazon because everyone says it's terrible, but this collection is cheap enough that I will definitely buy it just to have the Naschy film on a legit release. Who knows... maybe it isn't as bad as reported, and some of the other flicks may be entertaining. I'll be glad to finally add it to my Naschy collection even if it is awful. Here's the scoop on spanishfear.com.
http://spanishfear.com/dvd-release-werewolf-in-the-amazon-collection/ (http://spanishfear.com/dvd-release-werewolf-in-the-amazon-collection/)
Poster for A Werewolf In The Amazon (2005).
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The Mark Of The Wolf Man (1968) (aka Frankenstein's Bloody Terror) West German poster.
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I've read "Memoirs of a Wolfman" fairly recently and really enjoyed it. Also watched "Night of the Werewolf" recently, and that was fun too...I was really curious about that one...a sort-of remake of Werewolf Shadow, done bigger and more elaborately. Kinda nice!
Quote from: neonnoodle on May 07, 2016, 10:31:00 AM
I've read "Memoirs of a Wolfman" fairly recently and really enjoyed it. Also watched "Night of the Werewolf" recently, and that was fun too...I was really curious about that one...a sort-of remake of Werewolf Shadow, done bigger and more elaborately. Kinda nice!
So, which do you prefer,
Werewolf Shadow or
Night Of The Werewolf?
BTW, most people have seen the US edited version of
Werewolf Shadow titled
The Werewolf Vs. The Vampire Woman. I prefer the original uncut
Werewolf Shadow although I still enjoy
TWVTVW. Have you watched the original uncut
Werewolf Shadow?
Here's a pic of my Naschy Werewolf figures by Distinctive Dummies, 1/6th and 1/9 scale, both from Werewolf Shadow (1971).
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Over this summer, I picked up a better grade and longer cut(with footage that I had not seen before) of ASSIGNMENT TERROR from a seller on Ebay. It was at a great price(only $10.00) and it put the old Sinister Cinema issue to shame. The story is much more coherent now when viewing it with the previously missing scenes restored. In it's proper showcase such as this, it is a masterpiece of the Naschy catalogue now. :)
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DD has more Naschy on the drawing board. ;)
Quote from: Anton Phibes on December 27, 2016, 09:43:41 PM
DD has more Naschy on the drawing board. ;)
That would be great. Let's hope he gets around to them.
Anyone else snag the new Blu-Ray release of Count Dracula's Great Love from Vinegar Syndrome? To my knowledge it's the best the film has ever looked in terms of home video releases. Very strange for a Dracula film but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
Quote from: Big Bad Wolf on December 28, 2016, 02:13:14 PM
Anyone else snag the new Blu-Ray release of Count Dracula's Great Love from Vinegar Syndrome? To my knowledge it's the best the film has ever looked in terms of home video releases. Very strange for a Dracula film but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
I got it and loved it! The film has never looked better and the extras made it well worth the purchase. Hope they they can get and release more Naschys in the future after doing such a nice job with this one.
Quote from: horrorhunter on December 28, 2016, 12:58:41 PM
That would be great. Let's hope he gets around to them.
Uhm...one is gonna happen 2017. Guaranteed. :angel: :blank:
Some Naschy News:
Mondo Macabro are bringing two of Naschy's best to Blu-ray some time in 2017, Inquisition (1978) and El Caminante (The Traveller) (1979).
Naschy directed, and starred, in both movies. Inquisition is a brutal film with a solid story and gore aplenty. El Caminante is considered Naschy's best film by many of his fans.
Mondo Macabro does good work so these should be stellar releases.
cl:)
Here's a look at some of the latest releases of Naschy films on BD/DVD.
By far the best is Count Dracula's Great Love on a BD/DVD combo from Vinegar Syndrome. Scanned and restored from the 35mm uncut internegative, the image is gorgeous, presented in it's original 1.85:1 aspect ratio. This is the best the film has ever looked on home video and blows away those boots we've been passing around the last few years. Extras include a commentary track by Javier Aguirre and Naschy which was going to be used on the BCI/Deimos release before they folded, a new interview with Eurohottie Mirta Miller, and a nice booklet.
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Interestingly, the plot of Count Dracula's Great Love seems to have changed in midstream probably due to the delay in production due to a car accident involving some of the principle players. In the finished product Dracula attempts to resurrect his daughter and abandons that goal when he falls in love with the virgin Karen. This whole plot is a little clunky and uneven, and it seems to make more sense that originally the person to be resurrected was his wife. This is still a very entertaining film with macabre imagery and beautiful women, Rosanna Yanni, Haydee Politoff, Mirta Miller, and Ingrid Garbo.
Crimson was released on Blu-ray by Redemption through Kino last summer. It's one of Naschy's weaker films but the release is great, making it look better than it has a right to. The audio commentary by Richard Harland Smith is very good, not only covering Crimson but also European genre films (Eurocult) in general. Smith gives a good overview of Eurocult and brings folks new to the genre up to speed in entertaining fashion.
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A Werewolf In The Amazon is finally brought to DVD on a legit release by Camp Motion Pictures on the collection by the same name. The Collection features four full length films by Brazilian director Ivan Cardoso as well as a few of his short films. The 3-disc set also includes liner notes and a mini poster. A Werewolf In The Amazon isn't a great film by any stretch, but it is important in Naschy's filmography for his prominent involvement and lengthy screen time. All of Cardoso's films are entertaining in a chaotic, manic sort of way, and should be of interest to monster fans who enjoy cheezy horror. This Collection is very reasonably priced at around $25. The movies do involve nudity so prudes need not apply (come to think of it ALL of these films contain nudity so if you're a prude just stop reading this, p*ss off, and go away! :laugh:)
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Quote from: horrorhunter on December 29, 2016, 12:08:50 PM
Some Naschy News:
Mondo Macabro are bringing two of Naschy's best to Blu-ray some time in 2017, Inquisition (1978) and El Caminante (The Traveller) (1979).
Naschy directed, and starred, in both movies. Inquisition is a brutal film with a solid story and gore aplenty. El Caminante is considered Naschy's best film by many of his fans.
Mondo Macabro does good work so these should be stellar releases.
cl:)
That's great news! I have INQUISITION as a bootleg right now, but the film is one of his best. I will certainly go for it in a Blu release. :D
Quote from: Memphremagog on December 29, 2016, 03:08:44 PM
That's great news! I have INQUISITION as a bootleg right now, but the film is one of his best. I will certainly go for it in a Blu release. :D
Me, too!
El Caminante will be a welcome addition on Blu as well. Those two actually have some decent boots floating around, but legit pressings on BD with extras would be fantastic.
I really wish
Howl Of The Devil would get a good Blu-ray release. The print source for the boot of that one is absolutely terrible, and borderline unwatchable. Hell, you would think that with Caroline Munro, and Howard Vernon being in it, as well as all of the famous monsters connections, it would be pretty high on the list. Maybe no original elements in acceptable condition have been discovered.
Anyway, I'm for all the Blu-ray Naschys we can get our mitts on. ;D
Here's a link to a podcast devoted to Naschy as well as Naschy related Spanish Genre Films: http://naschycast.blogspot.com/ (http://naschycast.blogspot.com/)
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It's the Naschy Cast hosted by Troy Guinn and Rod Barnett. Check 'em out to keep up with Naschy news and to listen to some interesting conversation about the work of Jacinto Molina Alvarez (Paul Naschy) and the people he worked with. ;)
Quote from: horrorhunter on December 30, 2016, 01:29:23 PM
Here's a link to a podcast devoted to Naschy as well as Naschy related Spanish Genre Films: http://naschycast.blogspot.com/ (http://naschycast.blogspot.com/)
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It's the Naschy Cast hosted by Troy Guinn and Rod Barnett. Check 'em out to keep up with Naschy news and to listen to some interesting conversation about the work of Jacinto Molina Alvarez (Paul Naschy) and the people he worked with. ;)
Great stuff! :)
Remo D's Manor Of Mayhem hosted Assignment Terror (1970) for it's final episode of the series. It was also the movie for the first episode 14 years ago.
Here's the link: https://youtu.be/Ps1NXjN3xBA (https://youtu.be/Ps1NXjN3xBA)
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Shane Dallmann is a Monster Movie scholar and a helluva Horror Host. Thanks for all the fun shows, dude! The Manor will be missed. :'(
Scream Factory's Paul Naschy Collection Blu ray Sets are must-haves for Naschy fans.
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1st Collection Films:
Horror Rises From The Tomb (w/NaschyCast Commentary and other special features)
Vengeance Of The Zombies (w/special features)
Blue Eyes Of The Broken Doll (w/NaschyCast Commentary and other special features)
Human Beasts (w/special features)
Night Of The Werewolf (w/NaschyCast Commentary and other special features)
2nd Collection Films:
Hunchback Of The Morgue (w/NaschyCast Commentary and other special features)
A Dragonfly For Each Corpse (w/Troy Howarth Commentary and still gallery)
The Devil's Possessed (w/theatrical trailers)
Exorcism (w/Troy Howarth Commentary and other special features)
The Werewolf And The Yeti (w/still gallery)
These are the best versions of the films to date and far surpass most previously released versions. Each set also includes a nice slipcase and a 24 page booklet by Mirek Lipinski. At less than $60 each these sets are a great value. Both are highly recommended by this Naschy fan.
Two more must-have Naschy Blu-rays from Mondo Macabro:
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Inquisition (w/NaschyCast Commentary, Blood And Sand: Spanish Horror Documentary, and other special features)
The Devil Incarnate (aka El Caminante) (w/Troy Howarth Commentary and other special features)
These films have never looked better, and both are some of Naschy's best work. Mondo Macabro delivers!
My Distinctive Dummies Naschy trio:
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Finally landed one of these BCI/Deimos Blu rays.
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I hold the Spanish Horror DVDs from BCI in high regard. They presented films from Paul Naschy and Amando de Ossorio in the best versions at the time a decade ago. One that escaped me until now is the only Blu ray that BCI did in the series- the double feature of Night Of The Werewolf and Vengeance Of The Zombies. It's been hard to get for years, and the ones I saw for sale were in the $100 range, so I would bide my time. Now that the release has been superseded by The Paul Naschy Collection set from Scream Factory the prices on the BCI BD have dropped considerably. I bought this one for $12 from an eBay seller on a "Make Offer". I like to collect older versions of DVD/BDs if it's something I enjoy, even if superseded by a newer release. It just depends on getting it for a good price. I still collect Alpha and other bargain DVD releases from back in the day. :)
Human Beasts: The Films Of Paul Naschy by Troy Howarth
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I received my copy of this great work today. This should be on the bookshelf of every Naschy fan. It's 344 pages of well written comprehensive info covering every aspect of Naschy's films and career. It's the best Naschy book to date. Each film is listed in chronological order and covered in depth, with many excellent photos (several I've never seen). There are also sections covering a Videography: The Best Editions, and Key Collaborators (people who worked with Naschy over the years as actors, directors, etc.).
The standard edition of the book is $30 and has black and white photos. A deluxe edition with color photos is available for $50. These can be ordered from Amazon. If you're a Paul Naschy fan grab it and enjoy.
Grabbed a couple more Naschy DVDs from Trash Palace:
The Sniper (1977)
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The Frenchman's Garden (1978)
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Paul Naschy is my cinematic hero, life role model (for acting, writing, and directing)! His work takes the Universal monsters and turns it to 11 while throwing in the kitchen sink (or two). I am lucky to have a some rare trailers in my film archive that I supplied to Code Red/Scorpion for their upcoming blu rays of Assignment Terror, The Mummy's Revenge, and Fury of the Wolfman...release dates TBD. The HD format is allowing for many of his films to be seen by a new audience which is great! Here some prizes in my Naschy collection:
The most special piece is his verified final autograph before passing :'(information passed to me by his son Sergio). My wife had purchased the piece and was asked if she wanted it personalized to me and she said yes. Just days later, he left our plane. She kept it secret until Christmas day over a month later. We both wept as she had become a Naschy fan after marrying me.
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16mm feature of "Frankenstein's Bloody Terror"
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SUPER RARE 16mm trailer
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A few originals in my editing bay:
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And the chances of getting both 666's from the two limited Mondo Macabro releases? Waiting and refreshing for preorder.
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Great stuff, Cushing! Cant wait for the BD's of ASSIGNMENT TERROR, THE MUMMY'S REVENGE and FURY OF THE WOLFMAN..long overdue!!
Bought this Naschy Werewolf piece from Gary Wray. Guess which one is Waldemar. :laugh:
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He's influenced by Tiki and Basil Wolverton art.
I picked up the Blu-ray for The Beast And The Magic Sword from Mondo Macabro when it first came out (preordered from Diabolik).
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This is a must-have for Naschy fans. It's beats the werewolf crap out of those bootlegs we've been watching forever, and it has some good special features. Very highly recommended!
The 1.66 ratio is a nice addition and gives a more cinematic feel than the 4.3 version we are all used to.
Here's a pic of my original Belgian poster for La Noche de Walpurgis (1971) (aka Werewolf Shadow, aka Werewolf Vs. The Vampire Woman).
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I've been collecting a few original Naschy posters of late (along with other genre posters) and just as I was about to hit Target and Hobby Lobby to buy poster frames to display them this pandemic hit. I doubt if poster frames would arrive in one piece through the mail so I'll wait until this mess blows over to buy my frames and display my posters (and post pics).
I have found that with the European posters, especially with my Spanish Naschy posters, I have to get them custom framed due to the sizing. Each one is slightly different in dimensions which is a pain.