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Sunday, February 17, 2019

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NEW REVIEWS FOR 2024


Adventure at the Center of the Earth (Aventura al centro de la tierra) (1965; Alfredo B. Crevenna) Mexico
Alien Predator (Cosmos mortal; The Falling) (1986; Deran Sarafian) SpainUSA

Banned (1989 [officially wide released in 2022]; Roberta Findlay) USA

- Cybernetic Grandmother, The (Kybernetická babicka) (1962; Jiří Trnka) [short] Czech

Demons 2 (Dèmoni 2... L'incubo ritorna) (1986; Lamberto Bava) Italy
Dracula and Son (Dracula père et fils) (1976; Édouard Molinaro) France

Feather Pillow (Almohadón de plumas) (1988; Ricardo Islas) [SOV] Uruguay

House of the Long Shadows (House of Long Shadows) (1983; Pete Walker) UK
Hut, The (Pimag) (1980; Doo-yong Lee) South Korea

Making Contact (Joey) (1985; Roland Emmerich) West Germany
Medium (1985; Jacek Koprowicz) Poland, West Germany
Mindwarp (Brain Slasher) (1991 [copyright 1990]; Steve Barnett) USA

Police Are Blundering in the Dark, The (La polizia brancola nel buio) (1975; Elio Palumbo) Italy

Satan's Whisper (Bisikan Setan) (1985; B.Z. Kadaryono) Indonesia

Wedding Dress of the Ghost (Mangryongui Wechingturesu) (1981; Yun-kyo Park) SK


NEW REVIEWS FOR 2023

Absolution (Murder by Confession) (1978; Anthony Page) UK
And God Said to Cain... (E Dio disse a Caino...) (1970; Antonio Margheriti) ItalyWG
Astro-Zombies, The (Space Vampires; The Space Zombies) (1968; Ted V. Mikels) USA

Beast-Man (Wolf) (Za ryôjoku) (1987; Shûji Kataoka) Japan
Beautiful Sisters: Flesh Slaves (Bishimai nikudorei) (1986; Katsuhiko Fujii) Japan
Berserker (Berserker: The Nordic Curse) (1987; Jefferson Richard) USA

Chill Factor, The (Demon Possessed) (1989; Christopher Webster) USA
Cute Devil (Kawaii Akuma) (1982; Nobuhiko Ôbayashi) [TV] Japan

Demon Hunter (Makaryûdo Demon-Hunter) (1989; Yukio Okamoto) [anime] Japan
Devil Design (Gui tuYe zhi ji) (1980; Pan Yung Min) Taiwan

Early Frost (Chilling) (1982; Geoffrey Brown, David Hannay, Brian McDuffie) Australia
Effects (Death's DirectorThe Manipulator) (1979; Dusty Nelson) USA
Errand, The (1980; Nigel Finch) [short] UK
Evil Heart (Ubawareta shinzô) (1985; Hikari Hayakawa) [short] Japan
- Expensive Tastes (Hua jie) (1982; Fan Ho) Hong Kong
Exquisite Cadaver, The (Las crueles) (1969; Vicente Aranda) Spain

Fall of the House of Usher, The (1950 [filmed in 1947]; Ivan Barnett) UK

Ghost-Cat of Ouma Crossing (Kaibyô ômagatsuji) (1954; Bin Katô) Japan

Heartland of Darkness (Blood Church) (2022 [f/1989]; Eric Swelstad) USA
Hell in the Jungle (Infierno en la selvaSavana violenza carnale) (1979; Roberto Bianchi Montero, Jorge Gaitán) ColombiaItalySpain
Horrible Honeymoon Tour, The (Mì yue guai shou) (1980; Ti-Chien Chang) Taiwan
Horror of the Wolf (Ôkami no monshô) (1973; Masashi Matsumoto) Japan
Horrors of Malformed Men (Kyôfu kikei ningen) (1969; Teruo Ishii) Japan
Hour of Fear, The (A Hora do Medo) (1986; Francisco Cavalcanti, José Mojica Marins) Brazil
House in the Woods, The (Haplos) (1982; Antonio Jose Perez) Philippines
House of the Lute (Yu huo fen qin) (1979; Shing-Hon Lau) Hong Kong
- House on Tombstone Hill, The (Dead Dudes in the House) (1989; James Riffel) USA
Human Lanterns (Human Skin LanternsRen pi deng long) (1982; Chung Sun) Hong Kong

I Like Bats (Lubie nietoperze) (1986; Grzegorz Warchol) Poland
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro (1986; Raju Patel) KenyaUK
Island, The (1980; Michael Ritchie) USA
Island Fury (Please Don't Eat the Babies) (1983, 1989; Henri Charr) USA

King Dinosaur (1955; Bert I. Gordon) USA
Knife for the Ladies (Silent Sentence) (1974; Larry G. Spangler) USA

Laboratory (1980; Robert Emenegger, Allan Sandler) USA
Lake, The (1978; Lindsey C. Vickers) [short] UK
Lakeside Killer, The (11th Victim) (1979; Jonathan Kaplan) [TV] USA
Libido (Libido Terror) (1965; Ernesto Gastaldi, Vittorio Salerno) Italy
Love and Crime (Meiji · Taishô · Shôwa: Ryôki onna hanzai-shi) (1969; Teruo Ishii) Japan
Love with the Ghost in Lushan (Lao Shan gui lian) (1984; Fong Pau) Hong Kong

Massacre in Dinosaur Valley (Nudo e selvaggio) (1985; Michele M. Tarantini) BrazilItaly
Midnight Guest (Tamu Tengah Malam) (1989; Atok Suharto) Indonesia
Momoco Wonderland: Strange House (Momoko wandârando sutorenji hausu) (1986; Hikari Hayakawa) Japan

Next of Kin (Hell House) (1982; Tony Williams) AustraliaNew Zealand
Night Child, The (Il medaglione insanguinato) (1975; Massimo Dallamano) Italy
Night Evil Soul (Cat DemonWolnyeo-ui han) (1980; In-soo Kim) South Korea
Night Feeder (1988; Jim Whiteaker) [SOV] USA
Nightwish (Nightwish: Out of Control) (1989; Bruce R. Cook) JapanUSA
976-EVIL (Horrorscope) (1988; Robert Englund) USA
Noisy Requiem, The (Tsuitô no zawameki) (1988; Yoshihiko Matsui) Japan

Occupant, The (Ling qi bi ren; The Tenant) (1984; Ronny Yu) Hong Kong

People Who Own the Dark, The (Último deseo) (1976; León Klimovsky) Spain
Pervert Ward: S&M Clinic (Hentai byôtô: SM shinryo-shitsu) (1989; Hisayasu Satô) Japan
Portrait of a Matador (1958; Theodore Zichy) [short] UK
Psychotronic Man, The (Revenge of the Psychotronic Man) (1979; Jack M. Sell) USA

Remodelled Beauty, A (Jeonghyeongmi-in) (1975; Il-ho Jang) South Korea

Satan's Bed (Batas Impian Renjang Setan) (1986; H. Tjut Djalil) Indonesia
Scream for Vengeance! (Vengeance) (1980; Bob Bliss) USA
Sex Victims, The (1973; Derek Robbins) [short] UK
Shadowed Mind, The (1988; Cedric Sundström) AustraliaSouth Africa
Song of the Dead (Bloody SmileManglyeong-ui gog) (1980; Yun-kyo Park) South Korea
Special Silencers (Serbuan Halilintar) (1982; Arizal) Indonesia
Spirit (Roh) (1989; Susilo SWD) Indonesia

Tell-Tale Heart, The (1953; J.B. Williams) [short] UK
Thrilling Bloody Sword (Shen jian dong shan he) (1981; Hsin-Yi Chang) Taiwan
Tilbury (1987; Viðar Víkingsson) [TV] Iceland
Trapped (Atrapados) (1981; Matthew Patrick) Puerto RicoUSA
Two Evil Eyes (Due occhi diabolici) (1990; Dario Argento, George A. Romero) ItalyUSA
Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll, The (House of FrightJekyll's Inferno) (1960; Terence Fisher) UK

Variola Vera (1982; Goran Marković) Yugoslavia
Violence Jack: Evil Town (Baiorensu jakku: jigoku-gai) (1988; Ichirô Itano) Japan
Violence Jack: Slumking (Baiorensu jakku: haremu bonba) (1986; Osamu Kamijô) Japan

Wolf Guy (Urufu gai: Moero ôkami-otoko) (1975; Kazuhiko Yamaguchi) Japan


NEW REVIEWS FOR 2022

Anita: Female Snake (AnitaAnita (Ular Betina)) (1984; M. Sharieffudin A.) Indonesia

Baby Blood (The Evil Within) (1990; Alain Robak) France
Baxter (1989; Jérôme Boivin) France
Beyond Death (Más allá de la muerte) (1986; Sebastián D'Arbó) Spain
Bimbos B.C. (1990; Todd Sheets) [SOV] USA
Blood Call (Life Gamble 23Xue Call ji) (1988; Oli Nicole, Lu Tung) Hong Kong
Bride of Deimos: The Orchid Suite (Deimos no Hanayome: Ran no Kumikyoku) (1988; Rintaro) [anime] Japan

Charm Needles (Magic ImplantsSusuk) (1989; Imam Putra Piliang) Indonesia
Clouds (AlapaapHigh Clouds) (1984; Tata Esteban) Philippines
Cold Night's Death, A (The Chill Factor) (1973; Jerrold Freedman) [TV] USA
Confessions of a Serial Killer (1987; John Dwyer) USA
Crazy Desires of a Murderer (I vizi morbosi di una governante) (1977; Filippo Ratti) Italy
Crime in Via Teulada (Delitto in Via Teulada) (1980; Aldo Lado) (TV) Italy

Dancing in the Forest (Midnight Forest) (1989; Mark Roper) South Africa
Dead Girls (1990; Dennis Devine) USA
Death Lullaby, The (Nido to Mezamenu Komori Uta) (1985; Hiroshi Harada) [anime] Japan
Demon, The (Il demonio) (1963; Brunello Rondi) FranceItaly
Demon of Steel: Battle of the Great Demon Beasts (Daimajuu Gekitou: Hagane no Oni) (1987; Toshiki Hirano) [anime] Japan
Distant Thunder, A (A Thief in the Night II) (1978; Donald W. Thompson) USA
Dogs (PsyStray Dogs) (1989; Dmitriy Svetozarov) Soviet Union

Embryo Hunts in Secret, The (Taiji ga mitsuryô suru toki) (1966; Kôji Wakamatsu) Japan
Evil Toons (1992 [filmed in 1990]; Fred Olen Ray) USA

Face of Terror (La cara del terror) (1962; Isidoro M. Ferry, William J. Hole Jr.) Spain
Fangs of the Cobra (Cobra GirlRen she shu) (1977; Chung Sun) Hong Kong
Farewell (Adeus) (1988; Céu D´Ellia) [animated short] Brazil
Fish with the Eyes of Gold, The (El pez de los ojos de oro) (1974; Pedro L. Ramírez) Spain
Fly, The (De vlieg) (1985; Hans Heijnen) [short] Netherlands

Gate, The (1987; Tibor Takács) CanadaUSA
Gate II (The Gate 2: Trespassers) (1990; Tibor Takács) CanadaUSA
Ghost of Guts Eater (Krasue Sao) (1973; Sanit Kosaroth) Thailand
Godzilla (Gojira) (1954; Ishirô Honda) Japan
Godzilla Raids Again (Gojira no gyakushû) (1955; Motoyoshi Oda) Japan
Graveyard Shift (Central Park Drifter) (1986; Gerard Ciccoritti) Canada
Greenhouse, The (El invernadero) (1983; Santiago Lapeira) Spain

Hand That Feeds the Dead, The (La mano che nutre la morte) (1974; Sergio Garrone) ItalyTurkey
Happy Hell Night (1992 [filmed in 1990]; Brian Owens) CanadaYugoslavia
Heavenly Spell (Phi Song NangPu sa zhou) (1989; On Ma, Rittirong) Hong KongThailand
Hollywood Strangler Meets the Skid Row Slasher, The (1980; Ray Dennis Steckler) USA

Image of the Beast (A Thief in the Night III) (1981; Donald W. Thompson) USA
- In a Glass Cage (Tras el cristal) (1986; Agustí Villaronga) Spain
In the Cold of the Night (1990; Nico Mastorakis) USA
Into the Darkness (The Mannequin Killer) (1986; David Kent-Watson) UK
Intruder, The (1975 [wide release in 2017]; Chris Robinson) USA

Jungle Virgin Force (Perawan Rimba) (1983; Danu Umbara) Indonesia

Karma Punishment (Hukum karma) (1982; Jimmy Atmaja) Indonesia
Killed the Family and Went to the Movies (Matou a Família e Foi ao Cinema) (1969; Júlio
Bressane) Brazil

Lake Eerie (Telaga Angker) (1984; Sisworo Gautama Putra) Indonesia
Last Horror Film, The (Fanatic; Maniac II: Love to Kill) (1982; David Winters) USA
Las Vegas Serial Killer (Hollywood Strangler in Vegas) (1986; Ray Dennis Steckler) USA
Lifeforce (Space Intruders; Space Vampires) (1985; Tobe Hooper) UKUSA
Little Game, A (1971; Paul Wendkos) [TV] USA
Living Dead Girl, The (La morte vivante) (1982; Jean Rollin) FranceUSA
Lokis: A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach (The BearLokis. Rekopis profesora Wittembacha) (1970; Janusz Majewski) Poland
Love Camp 7 (Nazi Love Camp 7) (1969; Lee Frost) USA

Magnetic Monster, The (1953; Curt Siodmak, Herbert L. Strock) USA
Man Beast (1956; Jerry Warren) USA
Mansion of Madness (La mansión de la locura) (1973; Juan López Moctezuma) Mexico
Marauders (1987; Mark Savage) [SOV] Australia
Midnight Thunder (Guntur Tengah Malam) (1990; Acok Rachman) Indonesia
Murder Mansion, The (La mansión de la niebla) (1972; Francisco Lara Polop) ItalySpain
Museum of Horror (Museo del horror) (1964; Rafael Baledón) Mexico
Mystery of Mount Merapi: The Old House's Inhabitants (Misteri dari gunung merapi (Penghuni Rumah Tua)) (1989; Lilik Sudjio) Indonesia

New Year's Evil (1980; Emmett Alston) USA
Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, A (1989; Stephen Hopkins) USA
Nine Demons, The (Jiu zi tian mo) (1984; Cheh Chang) Hong KongTaiwan
Nurse Diary: Beast Afternoon (Kangofu nikki: Kemonojimita gogo) (1982; Naosuke Kurosawa) Japan

Panic in the Forest (Pánico en el bosque) (1989; R. Guzmán, R. Marroquín) Mexico
Patrick (1978; Richard Franklin) Australia
Patrick Still Lives (Patrick 2; Patrick vive ancora) (1980; Mario Landi) Italy
Pit, The (1962; Edward Abraham) [short] UK
Portrait in Crystal (Shui jing ren) (1983; Shan Hua) Hong Kong
Primitives (Savage Terror) (1980 [filmed in 1978]; Sisworo Gautama Putra) Indonesia
Princess of Darkness (1988; Ron Jeremy) [X] USA
Princess of the Night (1990; Fred J. Lincoln) [X] USA

Ravishing of Frank N. Stein, The (Le ravissement de Frank N. Stein) (1982; Georges Schwizgebel) [short] Switzerland
Raw Nerve (Premonition) (1991 [filmed in 1990]; David A. Prior) USA
Revenge of the Crying Woman (La venganza de la llorona) (1974; Miguel Delgado) Mexico
Revenge of the Tree Ghost (Lin tou jie) (1988; Shan-Hsi Ting) Taiwan

Sadistic Hypnotist, The (Wanda: The Sadistic Hypnotist) (1969; Greg Corarito) USA
Santo & Blue Demon vs. Dracula & the Wolf Man (Santo y Blue Demon vs Drácula y el Hombre Lobo) (1973; Miguel M. Delgado) Mexico
Santo vs. the Riders of Terror (Santo contra los jinetes del terror) (1970; R. Cardona) Mexico
Satan Place: A Soap Opera from Hell (1990; Scott Aschbrenner, Alfred Ramirez) USA
Satan's Blood (Don't Panic; Escalofrío) (1978; Carlos Puerto, Juan Piquer Simón) Spain
Scalps (1983; Fred Olen Ray) USA
Silent Madness (The Nightkillers; The Omega Factor) (1984; Simon Nuchtern) USA
Silip (Daughters of Eve) (1985; Elwood Perez) Philippines
Snake Sisters (1984; Celso Ad. Castillo) Philippines
Sorority House Massacre II (Nightie Nightmare) (1990; Jim Wynorski) USA
Spooked! (1988; John Kolopanis) [X] USA
Sword for Truth (Shuranosuke Zanmaken-shi kama mon no otoko) (1990; Osamu Dezaki) [anime] Japan

Thief in the Night, A (1973; Donald W. Thompson) USA
Threads (1984; Mick Jackson) [TV] AustraliaUKUSA
Three Days in November (Tres días de noviembre) (1977; León Klimovsky) Spain
To All a Good Night (1980; David Hess) USA

Virgins from Hell (Perawan di Sarang Sindikat) (1986; Ackyl Anwari) Indonesia
Visitor to the Museum, A (Posetitel muzeya) (1989; Konstantin Lopushanskiy) Soviet UnionSwitzerlandWest Germany

Web of Deception (DeceptionJing hun ji) (1989; David Chung) Hong Kong
Werewolf Hour, The (Chas oborotnya) (1990; Igor Shevchenko) [TV] Soviet Union
Wewe Gombel (1988; B.Z. Kadaryono) Indonesia
Wolf (The FoxSrigala) (1981; Sisworo Gautama Putra) Indonesia


UPDATED OLDER REVIEWS 2022

These may not be completely new but they've been significantly redone / re-written. Typically, this involves one or more of the following: adding multiple paragraphs to review, fixing wonky grammar (and trying to reign in my unfortunate affinity for run-on sentences), having to reformat the entire review due to a glitch, problems with my picture host deleting photos and / or finally adding screen caps and alternate posters to formerly bare reviews.

- Conquest (1983; Lucio Fulci) Italy, Mexico, Spain [new screen caps]
- Third Eye, The (Il terzo occhio) (1966; Mino Guerrini) Italy [screen caps + posters added]



NEW REVIEWS FOR 2021

Abducted (Terror in the Forest) (1986; Boon Collins) Canada
Afterman, The (1985; Rob Van Eyck) Belgium
After the Fall of New York (2019 - Dopo la caduta di New York) (1983; Sergio Martino) France, Italy
- Amusement Park, The (1973 ["official" release 2019]; George A. Romero) USA

Baoh: The Visitor (Baoh Raihousha) (1989; Hiroyuki Yokoyama) [anime] Japan
Beast from Haunted Cave (Creature from the Cave) (1959; Monte Hellman) USA
- Bewitched (Embrujada) (1969; Armando Bo) Argentina, Brazil
Beyond the Darkness (Buio Omega; Buried Alive) (1979; Joe D'Amato) Italy
Blacksmith, The (Ang Panday) (1980; Fernando Poe Jr.) Philippines
Blood Drinkers, The (Kulay dugo ang gabi) (1964; Gerardo de Leon) PhilippinesUSA
Blood of the Undead 3: The Unwanted (1987; Todd Sheets) [short] [SOV] USA
Blood of the Undead 4: The Final Chapter (1987; Todd Sheets) [short] [SOV] USA
Bloody Love (Cinta Berdarah) (1989; Torro Margens) Indonesia
Bruka, Queen of Evil (She tou ren) (1975; Felix Villar, Chi-Lien Yu) Hong KongPhilippines

Call Me Tonight (Koru mi tunaito) (1986; Tatsuya Okamoto) [anime] [short] Japan
Cannibal Curse (Chu nu jiang; Curse) (1988; Yeung Kong) Hong KongPhilippines
Carnation Killer, The (Thriller: The Colour of Blood) (1973; Robert Tronson) [TV] UK
Child of Peach (Xing tao tai lang) (1987; Chung-Hsing Chao, Chun-Liang Chen) Taiwan
Claws for Alarm (1954; Chuck Jones) [animated short] USA
Crocodile (Chorake) (1980; Sompote Saengduenchai) Hong KongSouth KoreaThailand
Crocodile Fury (1988; "Ted Kingsbrook" [Tomas Tang?]) Hong KongThailand
Crocodile Therakwad (Khun Chang Khun Paen Prab Jorrakay Thaen Kward) (1982; Neramit, Sompote Saengduenchai) Thailand
Cross-Roads (1955; John Fitchen) [short] UK
Curse of the Queerwolf (1988 [filmed in 1986]; Mark Pirro) USA

Dead Don't Talk, The (Ölüler konusmaz ki) (1970; Yavuz Yalinkiliç) Turkey
Dead Things (1986; Todd Sheets) [short] USA
Death by Invitation (1971; Ken Friedman) USA
Death Haunts Monica (La muerte ronda a Mónica) (1976; Ramón Fernández) Spain
Devilish Murder, A (Salinma) (1965; Yong-min Lee) South Korea
Devil's Female, The (Magdalena, vom Teufel besessen) (1974; Walter Boos) West Germany
Devil Woman (She yao jing) (1974; Felix Villar, Chi-Lien Yu) Hong KongPhilippines
Dream Hunter Rem III: Hidden Dream - Legend of the Headless Warrior (Dorimu hanta Remu III: Yumegakushi, Kubinashi Musha Densetsu) (1987; Seiji Okuda) [anime] Japan

Earth vs. the Spider (The Spider) (1958; Bert I. Gordon) USA
Eaten Horizons (Spiste horisonter) (1950; Wilhelm Freddie, Jørgen Roos) [short] Denmark
Edwin Parker (1988; Todd Sheets) [short] USA
Embryo (Created to Kill) (1976; Ralph Nelson) USA
Evil Hits Evil (Heugsamgwi) (1983; Wei-Hsiang Lai, Gi-nam Nam) South KoreaTaiwan
Extra Terrestrial Visitors (Los nuevos extraterrestres) (1983; Juan P. Simón) France, Spain

- Fatal Charm (1990; Fritz Kiersch) USA
Fatal Nightmare (El intrusoPesadilla fatal) (1990; René Cardona III) Mexico
Firefist of Incredible Dragon (Solimsa jucheongwidong) (1982;  Jong-seong Kim) Hong KongSouth KoreaTaiwan
Flat, The (Byt) (1968; Jan Svankmajer) [short] Czechoslovakia
Fog, The (1980; John Carpenter) USA
Fright Night of the Living Dead (1986; Josh Eliot) USA

Gamma People, The (1956; John Gilling) UKUSA
Gate of the Hell, The (Gui huo) (1981 [filmed in 1977]; Pao-Lun Lu) Hong Kong
Gimme Shelter (Yôsei Mamiko: mashô no yobigoe) (1986; Hisayasu Satô) Japan
Girl Hell (Yumeno Kyûsaku no shôjo jigoku) (1977; Masaru Konuma) Japan
God's Sentence (Sentença de Deus) (1972; Ivan Cardoso) [short] Brazil
Gone But Not Forgotten (1988; Todd Sheets) [short] USA
Gotta Quarter? (1988; Todd Sheets) [short] USA
Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment (Ginî piggu: Akuma no jikken) (1985; Satoru Ogura) Japan

Halloween (1978; John Carpenter) USA
- Haunted Turkish Bathhouse, A (Bakeneko Toruko furo) (1975; Kazuhiko Yamaguchi) Japan
Hell (Põrgu) (1983; Rein Raamat) [animated] [short] Soviet Union
Hobgoblins (1988; Rick Sloane) USA
Horse, Woman and Dog (Uma to onna to inu) (1990; Hisayasu Satô) Japan
How to Make a Monster (1958; Herbert L. Strock) USA

I'm the Girl He Wants to Kill (Thriller series) (1974; Shaun O'Riordan) [TV] UK
Insomnia (Insomnie) (1963; Pierre Étaix) [short] France
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (Teenage Frankenstein) (1957; Herbert L. Strock) USA

Jogger, The (1988; Robert Resnikoff) [short] USA

Karma - Enigma of Fear (Karma - Enigma do Medo) (1984; C. Gomes, F. Mansur) Brazil
Killer in Every Corner, A (Thriller series) (1974; Malcolm Taylor) [TV] UK
- Killings at Outpost Zeta (1980; Robert Emenegger, Allan Sandler) USA
Krai Thong 2 (1985; Neramit, Sompote Saengduenchai) Thailand

Lake of Dracula (Noroi no yakata: Chi o suu me) (1971; Michio Yamamoto) Japan
Last Theft, The (Poslední lup) (1987; Jirí Barta) [short] Czechoslovakia
- Lisa (The Candlelight Killer) (1989; Gary Sherman) USA
Little Corey Gorey (1993 [filmed in 1989]; William Morroni) USA
Living Dolls (1980; Todd Coleman) [short] USA

Magic Curse, The (Cui hua du jiang touInsa yeomu) (1975; Yeong-sun Kwon, Chin-Ku Lu, Wen Po Tu) Hong KongPhilippinesSouth KoreaTaiwan
Magic of Spell (Tao da liang da xian shen wei) (1988; Chung-Hsing Chao) Taiwan
Masque of the Red Death (Maska crvene smrti) (1971; B. Ranitović, P. Štalter) Yugo [short]
Mermaid Legend (Ningyo densetsu) (1984; Toshiharu Ikeda) Japan
Midnight Song, The (Zi ye ge) (1976; Feng-Pan Yao) Taiwan
Midnight Women (Mujeres de medianoche) (1990; Christian González) Mexico
Molly and the Ghost (1991 [filmed in 1990]; Donald Jones) USA
Munchies (1987; Tina Hirsch) USA
Murderer of the Night, The (Gecenin Katili Ustura) (1980; Semih Servidal) Turkey
My Cousin, the Ghost (Biao ge dao) (1987; Ma Wu) Hong Kong

New Moon, The (Yue ya er) (1978; Feng-Pan Yao) Taiwan
Next Victim, The (Thriller: The Next Victim) (1975; James Ormerod) [TV] UK
Night of Terror, The (Gabi ng lagim) (1960; Tommy C. David, Larry Santiago, Pablo Santiago, Felix Villar) Philippines

Ossuary, The (Kostnice) (1970; Jan Svankmajer) [short] Czechoslovakia

Pallet on the Floor (Murder on the Rocks) (1984; Lynton Butler) New Zealand
Paranoia (Orgasmo; Une folle envie d'aimer) (1969; Umberto Lenzi) FranceItaly
Planets Against Us (I pianeti contro di noi) (1962; Romano Ferrara) FranceItaly
Polish Vampire in Burbank, A (1983; Mark Pirro) USA
Pop Is Strong Enough (Pop Phi HianPorb Phee Hien) (1990; Atklub) Thailand
Psychopath (PsikopatPsikopat - Öp Beni Neriman) (1988; Bülent Pelit) Turkey

Reptilicus (1961; Sidney W. Pink) Denmark
Roots Search (Roots Search: Shokushin buttai X) (1986; Hisashi Sugai) [anime] Japan

Same Night Again (Phir Wohi Raat) (1980; Danny Denzongpa) India
Sanguinary Desires (1988; Todd Sheets) [short] USA
Santa Claus (Santa Claus vs. the Devil) (1959; René Cardona) Mexico
Santa's Enchanted Village (1964; Manuel San Fernando) [short] USA
Santa's Magic Kingdom (1964; Manuel San Fernando) [short] USA
Santo and Blue Demon vs. the Monsters (Santo el enmascarado de plata y Blue Demon contra los monstruos) (1970; Gilberto Martínez Solares) Mexico
Scourge of Blood (Chi no sangeki) (1984; Shozin Fukui) [short] Japan
Screamer (Thriller: Screamer) (1974; Shaun O'Riordan) [TV] UK
Severed Arm, The (1973; Thomas S. Alderman) USA
Shadows in the Dark (1989; Bruce Seven) [SOV] [X] USA
She-Wolf, The (WilczycaThe Wolf) (1983; Marek Piestrak) Poland
Shock (Beyond the Door II; Schock) (1977; Mario Bava) Italy
- 6/64: Mama und Papa (Materialaktion Otto Mühl) (6/64: Mom and Dad (An Otto Mühl Happening)) (1964; Kurt Kren) [short] Austria
Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity (1987; Ken Dixon) USA
Southern Shockers (El espiritu del zombie) (1985; David Coleman) USA
- Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The (1990; Michael Craig) [SOV] [X] USA
Strange Dead Bodies (GoeshiA Monstrous Corpse) (1981; Beom-gu Kang) South Korea
Survey Map of a Paradise Lost (Hard focus: Nusumi-giki) (1988; Hisayasu Satô) Japan

Tabloid! (1989 [copyright 1985]; Glen Coburn, Matt Devlen, Bret McCormick) USA
Talisman, The (Al-ta'weeza; AltawizaThe Curse) (1987; Mohammed Shebl) Egypt
Target Earth (1954; Sherman A. Rose) USA
Teenage Ghost Girl (Phi Ao Ao) (1984; Naruecha Pengphol) Thailand
Torment (1990; Michael J. Murphy) UK
Trapped at Boarding School (Attrap-1980) (1983; Heini Grünbaum) [short] Denmark

Vampire Girls, The (Las vampirasThe Vampires) (1969; Federico Curiel) Mexico
Vampyres (Blood HungerDaughters of Dracula) (1974; José Ramón Larraz) SpainUK
Visitants, The (Night of the Extraterrestrials) (1987; Rick Sloane) USA

- Warp Speed (1981; Allan Sandler) USA
Wednesday Children, The (1973; Robert D. West) USA
Weekend of Fear (1966; Joe Danford) USA
Werewolf (Jing jork phee singMnusy hmapa) (1987; Sommai Khamsorn) Thailand
Whispering Soul (Bisikin ArwahWhisper of the Dead) (1988; Jopi Burnama) Indonesia
Woman in a Box 2 (Hako no naka no onna II) (1988; Masaru Konuma) Japan

Films by Country: Mexico



MEXICAN HORROR [1950 - 1990]

Mexico is one of only a handful of countries that's been very productive in film without much lapse ever since the silent era, with Mexico City remaining the largest film and TV production hub in Latin America. Mexico is also one of only a handful of countries that's had a steady output of horror films without much lapse ever since the 1930's, with Juan Bustillo Oro's Two Monks (1934) and Fernando de Fuentes' The Phantom of the Convent (1934) being two great examples of solid early Mexican horror. They then entered the 1950s with a bang, starting with the excellent, noir-ish The Faceless Man (1950), again from director Oro. However, that proved to be an anomaly in a decade otherwise marked mostly by Gothic films and horror-western hybrids. While Mexico's older Gothics are fun and atmospheric in their own right, they toe about the same line as what was being done in Italy, the UK and the U.S. at the same time... only with lower production values. The westerns, however, were their own beast and no one but Mexico was really churning these out in significant numbers at the same time. Or ever, really.

A recurring theme from the early 60s until around 1980 was lucha libre (freestyle wrestling) and there was no bigger star of wrestling movies than Rodolfo Guzman Huerta, who appeared in over 50 under his stage name Santo ('The Saint'). Over 30 of those also happened to be action-horror hybrids. Santo and his trademark silver mask faced off against nearly every foe on the horror villain roster, including Dracula / vampires, Dr. Frankenstein / mad doctors, The Wolf Man / werewolves, aliens, witches, mummies, Satan worshipers, robots, headhunters, sorcerers, megalomaniacs, you name it. It seemed audiences couldn't get enough of these films but Santo is, after all, only one man, so other wrestlers like Blue Demon (Alejandro Muñoz Moreno) and Mil Máscaras (Aaron Rodríguez Arellano) were drafted to help fill in the gaps and create even more product. Sometimes they even appeared together. Numerous other wrestlers like Fernando Osés ('El Incognito') and Nathanael León ('Frankenstein') filled out supporting roles (typically as henchmen) and women weren't left out either as they also got their very own wrestling-horror vehicles like Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy (1964). These films maintained their popularity for a few decades. Like their westerns, the wrestling flicks are instantly distinguishable as Mexican.


While all of the above was going on, Mexico also had other filmmakers doing something a little bit different. There was a successful stab at respectability with Roberto Gavaldón's Day of the Dead fable Macario (1960), which was nominated for both the Palme d'Or at Cannes and Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. Toward the end of the 60s, Carlos Enrique Taboada emerged with numerous well-acted, classy, atmospheric ghost films and psychological horrors which became favorites. Many of them have since been remade; some more than once. At around the same time, Chilean-born surrealist Alejandro Jodorowsky would start working in Mexico City on avant-garde theater and ended up making the cult classics Fando and Lis (1968), El Topo (1970) and The Holy Mountain (1973) soon after.

  

Many familiar faces would continually pop up in these films. From all indications, Germán Robles became the country's first real horror film star after the one-two punch of El vampiro (1957) and its sequel, The Vampire's Coffin (1957). He then moved on to play numerous other genre roles, like Nostradamus in the Curse of Nostradamus (1960) serial, which was re-edited, divided into four parts and released as four different features here in America.


Abel Salazar (The Brainiac), Armando Silvestre (Night of the Bloody Apes; below, right), Mauricio Garcés (La Llorona), Carlos Agostí (The Bloody Vampire), Ramón Gay (The Aztec Mummy series), former wrestler Wolf Ruvinskis (The Body Snatcher), Argentinian-born Guillermo Murray (World of the Vampires; below, left) and personal favorite Joaquín Cordero (Dr. Satan; below, center) are just a few of the other typically-non-masked male leads who made a decent amount of genre films during this time. We could talk about these guys and others (beefcake actors Jorge Rivero and Andrés García, Valentín Trujillo, Hugo Stiglitz and brothers Fernando and Mario Almada moved more to the forefront later on) but we'd be here all day if we did. Let's just say most of the same actors were reused again and again and these people stayed busy.

  

Of course, there were always a number of lovely ladies to populate these movies, too, like the statuesque Lorena Velázquez (below, left) and American-born Elizabeth Campbell (below, middle), who played female wrestlers Gloria Venus and Golden Rubi in a number of wrestling women films and were also cast as evil female alien invaders on a number of occasions. Others who popped up with regularity include María Eugenia San Martín, Erna Martha Bauman (a former Miss Mexico), Norma Lazareno, Cuban-born Gina Romand, Regina Torné, Ariadna Welter, Ana Bertha Lepe and Elsa Cárdenas, who also appeared in a number of American classics like Giant (1956) and The Wild Bunch (1969). Perhaps most notable of all if we're talking both longevity and Mexploitation is Ana Luisa Peluffo (below, right), who has the others beat credit-wise and also was the first major actress to do a nude scene back in 1955. She wasn't shy in her later films either, which kept her working. Entering the 80s, younger actresses like Lina Santos would stake their claim.

  

Though it was an infrequent occurrence, sometimes Mexican filmmakers would import US or UK horror stars in to headline their genre films. Lon Chaney Jr. appears to have been the first playing "The Mummified Werewolf" in The House of Terror (1960). He'd later be joined by Basil Rathbone, Cameron Mitchell, Boris Karloff and the uber prolific John Carradine, who, not surprisingly, had to one-up everybody and appear in the most (over half a dozen). One would assume this was done for foreign releases except few of the films starring the more internationally recognizable stars were ever released in English. A few exceptions include the four notoriously bad Mexican / U.S. co-productions Karloff appeared in at the end of his career and a couple Carradine did in the 1970s like The Bees (1978). Instead, American audiences were subjected to whatever K. Gordon Murray (who had a number of the 50s and 60s films horribly dubbed and re-edited) happened to be distributing at the time. Either that, or the occasional cut-and-paste hack work of Jerry Warren.


Along with the same actors, you will also see most of the same 25 or so director's names over and over again on the list below. Not surprisingly, some of the most prolific directors of all time are Mexican. Probably best-known to horror fans here in the U.S. are the Cardona's. The family legacy began with René Cardona, who directed 150 films, acted in nearly as many over his six decade long (!) career and unfortunately has a reputation as a schlock director here in the U.S. but was actually a much more accomplished person than that. What a lot of people don't know about him is that he actually made his first films in America, including the first-ever Spanish-language movie produced in Hollywood. Son René Cardona Jr. and grandson René Cardona III both followed in his footsteps. Between them, they're responsible for hundreds of films, including over 50 horror films. They also managed to get many of their movies distributed internationally, which is precisely why more people outside of Mexico actually know who they are. A number of other prolific Mexican directors listed below, including Chano Urueta, Alfredo B. Crevenna and Rafael Baledón, are right up there with them credit-wise and made in excess of 100 films apiece themselves.


Once we move into the mid-80s, Mexico started churning out a ton of cheap direct-to-video films. I mean seemingly endless! Any time I consider bragging about my encyclopedic horror film knowledge, I just head on over to ebay and find a dozen older horror films I'd never even heard of before and they're almost always from somewhere in Asia or Central / South America. While the strong tradition of westerns, wrestlers and Gothics leading up to the video revolution carried over a little bit, the two biggies now flooding the market were sex comedies and violence-and-gore-soaked action and horror films. In other words, pretty much the same exact things audiences in the U.S. and many other countries couldn't get enough of at the time. The primary difference was that in Mexico there was often no fine line separating their action and horror releases.

The action-oriented films are typically highly moralistic and often have a religious slant. They usually center around an upstanding, macho hero out to get revenge and right wrongs or what happens to a poor sap when they get heavily involved in crime and drug rings. However, just as many were straight up sleaze centered around a vicious psycho going around slicing, dicing and hacking their way through the cast. The VHS art for many of these often made them look strictly like action films, with the hero on the cover brandishing a gun, car, airplane and boat crashes and things blowing up in the background, but don't be fooled. A number of these are slasher films. Some were even straight up supernatural horror films.

See the VHS artwork for the three films below? One is about a dead man who returns as a ghost to haunt his murderous wife, another is a vampire film and the last is a gore-soaked slasher about a resurrected Satanist killer. Would you guess any of that by looking at the box art?

  

While a select few of the 80s titles were domestic theatrical releases (a few even made it to U.S. theaters), most were direct-to-video, especially toward the later part of 80s. Mexico also discovered the budget-slashing wonders of commercial grade camcorders because many of their direct-to-video releases were shot on video. That will be appealing to some viewers but not so much to others. Because American video stores were already filled to capacity by the late 80s, most of these were never even released here nor ever made available in English. 

It's also worth noting that Alfonso Cuarón (who'd become the first Latino and first Mexican to win the Best Director Oscar in 2016), Emmanuel Lubezki (the first person ever to win three consecutive Best Cinematography Oscars, 2014-2016) and Guillermo del Toro (the second Mexican to win the Best Director Oscar just this year) all emerged from the low budget Mexican film industry and each made contributions to at least a few of the horror films below.

  

As usual, this is always going to be a work in progress and expect some changes here and there. All of the films listed below are here because I verified their existence, which means I've found a poster, a video box and / or a newspaper or magazine article about them. Titles listed on other sites that I could not verify are left off for the time being. Many of these (mainly the 80s ones) aren't in the main indexes just yet but they'll be moved over eventually.

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1950s

  

- Faceless Man, The (El hombre sin rostro) (1950; Juan Bustillo Oro)

- Revived Monster, The (El monstruo resucitado) (1953; Chano Urueta)

- Return to Youth (Retorno a la juventud) (1954; Chano Urueta)
- Witch, The (La bruja) (1954; Chano Urueta)

Monster of the Shadows (El monstruo en la sombra) (1955; Zacarías Gómez Urquiza)

- Beast of Hollow Mountain, The (1956; Edward Nassour, Ismael Rodríguez) [co-USA]
- Phantom of the Red House (El fantasma de la casa roja) (1956; Miguel M. Delgado)

  

- Aztec Mummy, The (La momia azteca) (1957; Rafael Portillo)
- Body Snatcher, The (Ladrón de cadáveres) (1957; Fernando Méndez)
- Cry of the Bewitched (Yambaó) (1957; Alfredo B. Crevenna)
- Curse of the Aztec Mummy, The (La maldición de la momia azteca) (1957; Rafael Portillo)
- Diabolical Kidnapping (Secuestro diabolico) (1957; Chano Urueta)
- Headless Rider, The (El jinete sin cabeza) (1957; Chano Urueta)
- Head of Pancho Villa, The (La cabeza de Pancho Villa) (1957; Chano Urueta)
- Living Idol, The (El ídolo viviente) (1957; René Cardona, Albert Lewin) [co-USA]
- Mark of Satan, The (La marca de Satanás) (1957; Chano Urueta)


Swamp of the Lost Monster (El pantano de las ánimas) (1957; Rafael Baledón) ▲
- Vampire, The (El vampiro) (1957; Fernando Méndez)

- Castle of the Monsters (El castillo de los monstruos) (1958; Julián Soler)
- Mysteries of Black Magic (Misterios de la magia negra) (1958; Miguel M. Delgado)
- New Invisible Man, The (El hombre que logró ser invisible) (1958; Alfredo B. Crevenna)
- Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy, The (La momia azteca contra el robot humano) (1958; Rafael Portillo)
Vampire's Coffin, The (El ataúd del vampiro) (1958; Fernando Méndez)
- Witch Suckled Them, The (Se los chupó la bruja) (1958; Jaime Salvador)
- Zorro vs. the Teenage Monster (El Zorro escarlata en la venganza del ahorcado) (1958; Rafael Baledón)

  

- Black Pit of Dr. M, The (Misterios de ultratumba) (1959; Fernando Méndez)
- Hanged Man's Ghost vs. The Black Whip, The (El ánima del ahorcado contra el latigo negro) (1959; Vicente Oroná, Jesús Marín)
- Living Coffin, The (El grito de la muerte) (1959; Fernando Méndez)
- Man and the Monster, The (El hombre y el monstruo) (1959; Rafael Baledón)
- Return of the Monster (El regreso del monstruo) (1959; Joselito Rodríguez)


Santa Claus (Santa Claus vs. The Devil) (1959; René Cardona) ▲
- Woman and the Beast, The (La mujer y la bestia) (1959; Alfonso Corona Blake)
- Scarlet Fox, The (El Zorro Escarlata) (1959; Rafael Baledón)
- Scarlet Fox: Ghost Stagecoach, The (El zorro escarlata en diligencia fantasma) (1959; Rafael Baledón)


1960s

- Black Skull, The (La calavera negra) (1960; Joselito Rodríguez)
- Crying Woman, The (La Llorona) (1960; René Cardona)
- Hell of Frankenstein, The (Orlak, el infierno de Frankenstein) (1960; Rafael Baledón)
- House of Terror (La casa del terror) (1960; Gilberto Martínez Solares)
- Iron Mask, The (La máscara de hierro) (1960; Alberto Mariscal, Joselito Rodríguez)


- Macario (1960; Roberto Gavaldón) ▲
- Phantom of the Operetta (El fantasma de la opereta) (1960; Fernando Cortés)
- Ship of Monsters, The (La nave de los monstruos) (1960; Rogelio A. González)
- Skeleton of Mrs. Morales (El esqueleto de la señora Morales) (1960; Rogelio A. Gonzáles)

  

Brain of Evil (Santo contra cerebro del mal) (1961; Joselito Rodríguez) [co-Cuba]
- Curse of Nostradamus, The (La maldición de Nostradamus) (1961; Federico Curiel)
- Curse of the Doll People (Muñecos infernales) (1961; Benito Alazraki)
- Devil's Tiepin, The (El fistol de diablo) (1961; Fernando Fernández)
- Diabolical Game (Juego diabólico) (1961; Fernando Fernández)
- Fatal Trap (Trampa fatal) (1961; Fernando Fernández)
Infernal Men, The (Santo contra hombres infernales) (1961; Joselito Rodríguez) [co-Cuba]
- Madness from Terror (Locura de terror) (1961; Julián Soler)
- Mark of the Dead Man (La marca del muerto) (1961; Fernando Cortés)
- World of the Vampires (El mundo de los vampiros) (1961; Alfonso Corona Blake)


- Blood of Nostradamus, The (La sangre de Nostradamus) (1962; Federico Curiel)
- Bloody Vampire, The (El vampiro sangriento) (1962; Miguel Morayta)
- Brainiac, The (El barón del terror) (1962; Chano Urueta)
- Frankenstein, the Vampire and Co. (Frankestein el vampiro y compañía) (1962; Benito Alazraki)
- Genii of Darkness (Nostradamus, el genio de las tinieblas) (1962; Federico Curiel)
- Infernal Coffin, The (El ataúd infernal) (1962; Fernando Fernández)
- Invasion of the Zombies (Santo contra los zombies) (1962; Benito Alazraki)


- Little Red Riding Hood and the Monsters (Caperucita y Pulgarcito contra los monstruos) (1962; Roberto Rodríguez) ▲
- Monster Demolisher, The (Nostradamus y el destructor de monstruos) (1962; Federico Curiel)
- Revenge of the Resurrected (La venganza del resucitado) (1962; Federico Curiel)
- Robots of Death (Los autómatas de la muerte) (1962; Federico Curiel)
- Santo vs. the Vampire Women (Santo vs. las mujeres vampiro) (1962; Alfonso Corona Blake)
- Spiritism (Espiritismo) (1962; Benito Alazraki)
- Witch's Mirror, The (El espejo de la bruja) (1962; Chano Urueta)

- Bring Me the Vampire (Échenme al vampiro) (1963; Alfredo B. Crevenna, Alberto Mariscal)
- Curse of the Crying Woman, The (La maldición de la Llorona) (1963; Rafael Baledón) ▼


- Doctor of Doom (Las luchadoras contra el médico asesino) (1963; René Cardona)
- Hotel of the Dead (Santo en el hotel de la muerte) (1963; Federico Curiel)
- House of the Frights (La casa de los espantos) (1963; Alfredo B. Crevenna, Alberto Mariscal)
- Incredible Face of Dr. B. The (Rostro infernal) (1963; Alfredo B. Crevenna)
- Invasion of the Vampires (La invasión de los vampiros) (1963; Miguel Morayta)
- Kiss from Beyond the Grave (El beso de ultratumba) (1963; Carlos Toussaint)
- Living Head, The (La cabeza viviente) (1963; Chano Urueta)
- Macabre Mark, The (La huella macabra) (1963; Alfredo B. Crevenna, Alberto Mariscal)
- Monster of the Volcano (El monstruo de los volcanes) (1963; Jaime Salvador)
- Neutron vs. the Amazing Dr. Caronte (Neutrón contra el Dr. Caronte) (1963; Federico Curiel)
- Santo in the Wax Museum (Santo en el museo de cera) (1963; Alfonso Corona Blake)
- Terrible Giant of the Snow (El terrible gigante de las nieves) (1963; Jaime Salvador)

  

- Attack of the Mayan Mummy (1964; Rafael Portillo, Jerry Warren) [co-USA]
- Bats, The (Los murciélagos) (1964; Juan José Ortega) [missing]
- Diabolical Duchess, The (La duquesa diabólica) (1964; Arturo Martinez)
- Face of the Screaming Werewolf (1964; Gilberto Martínez Solares, Rafael Portillo, Jerry Warren) [co-USA]
- Mind and the Crime, The (La mente y el crimen) (1964; Alejandro Galindo)
- Museum of Horror (Museo del horror) (1964; Rafael Baledón)
- Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy (La luchadoras contra la momia) (1964; René Cardona)


- Adventure at the Center of the Earth (Aventura al centro de la tierra) (1965; Alfredo B. Crevenna)
- Blue Demon: El Demonio Azul (1965; Chano Urueta)
- Diabolical Hatchet, The (El hacha diabólica) (1965; José Díaz Morales)
- Ghost Jesters (Los fantasmas burlones) (1965; Rafael Baledón)
- Ghost Town (El pueblo fantasma) (1965; Alfredo B. Crevenna)
- Neutron Traps the Invisible Killers (El asesino invisible) (1965; René Cardona)
- 100 Cries of Terror (Cien gritos de terror) (1965; Ramón Obón)


- Rider of the Skulls, The (El Charro de las Calaveras) (1965; Alfredo Salazar) ▲
- Santo vs. the Strangler (Santo vs el estrangulador) (1965; René Cardona)
- She-Wolf, The (La loba) (1965; Rafael Baledón)

- Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power (Blue Demon vs. el poder satánico) (1966; Chano Urueta)
- Clutching Hand, The (La mano que aprieta) (1966; Alfredo B. Crevenna)
- Dr. Satan (1966; Miguel Morayta)
- Ghost of the Strangler (Espectro del estrangulador) (1966; René Cardona)
- Grave Robbers (Profanadores de tumbas) (1966; José Díaz Morales)
- Planetary Giants (Gigantes planetarios) (1966; Alfredo B. Crevenna)
- Planet of the Female Invaders (El planeta de las mujeres invasoras) (1966; Alfredo B. Crevenna) <
- Witch Riders, The (Los jinetes de la bruja) (1966; Vicente Oroná)

- Empire of Dracula, The (El imperio de Drácula) (1967; Federico Curiel)
- Panther Women, The (La mujeres panteras) (1967; René Cardona)
- Pedro Paramo (1967; Carlos Velo)
- Rocambole vs. the Harpies (Rocambole contra las mujeres arpías) (1967; Emilio Gómez Muriel)
- Santo vs. Baron Brakola (El barón Brakola) (1967; José Díaz Morales)
- Specter's Road (El camino de los espantos) (1967; Gilberto Martínez Solares)

- Attack of the Witches (Atacan las brujas) (1968; José Díaz Morales)
- Autopsy of a Ghost (Autopsia de un fantasma) (1968; Ismael Rodríguez)
- Batwoman, The (La mujer murcielago) (1968; René Cardona)
- Blue Demon vs. the Diabolical Women (Blue Demon contra las diabólicas) (1968; Chano Urueta)
- Blue Demon vs. the Infernal Brains (Blue Demon contra cerebros infernales) (1968; Chano Urueta)
- Captives of the Beyond (Cautivo del mas allá) (1968; Rafael Portillo)
- Chewing Gum (Los chicles) (1968; Julio Bracho, Ismael Rodríguez) [short]
- Chinese Room, The (El cuarto chino) (1968; Albert Zugsmith) [co-USA]
- Dr. Satan and the Black Magic (Dr. Satán y la magia negra) (1968; Rogelio A. González)

  

- Drifter in the Rain (Vagabundo en la lluvia) (1968; Carlos Enrique Taboada)
- Even the Wind Is Afraid (Hasta el viento tiene miedo) (1968; Carlos Enrique Taboada)
- Fear Chamber (The Torture Zone) (1968; Jack Hill, Juan Ibáñez) [co-USA]
- Hellish Spiders (Arañas infernales) (1968; Federico Curiel)
- House of Evil (Macabre Serenda) (1968; Jack Hill, Juan Ibáñez) [co-USA]
- Long Journey to Death, A (Un largo viaje hacia la muerte) (1968; José María Fernández Unsáin)
- Scapular, The (El escapulario) (1968; Servando González)
- Shadow of the Bat (La sombra del murciélago) (1968; Federico Curiel)
- Stranger in the House, A (Un extraño en la casa) (1968; Alfredo Zacarías)
- Woman Possessed, A (La endemoniada) (1968; Emilio Gómez Muriel)

- Blue Demon and the Female Invaders (Blue Demon y las invasoras) (1969; Gilberto Martínez Solares)
- Book of Stone, The (El libro de piedra) (1969; Carlos Enrique Taboada) ▼


- Diabolical Pact (Pacto diabólico) (1969; Jaime Salvador)
- Door and the Butcher's Wife, The (La puerta y la mujer del carnicero) (1969; Luis Alcoriza, Ismael Rodríguez, Chano Urueta)
- Madame Death (La señora Muerte) (1969; Jaime Salvador)
- Night of the Bloody Apes (La horripilante bestia humana) (1969; René Cardona)
- Santo and the Border of Terror (Santo en la frontera del terror) (1969; Rafael Pérez Grovas)
- Santo in 'The Treasure of Dracula' (Santo en El tesoro de Drácula) (1969; René Cardona)
- Secret of Death (Enigma de muerte) (1969; Federico Curiel)
- Vampire Girls, The (Las vampiras; The Vampires) (1969; Federico Curiel)
- Vengeance of Huracan Ramirez, The (La venganza de Huracán Ramirez) (1969; Joselito Rodríguez)
- Wrestling Women vs. the Killer Robot (Las luchadoras vs el robot asesino) (1969; René Cardona)


1970s


- Land of the Dead (El mundo del los muertos) (1970; Gilberto Martínez Solares) ▲
- Panic (Pánico) (1970; Julián Soler)
- Santo and Blue Demon vs. the Monsters (Santo el enmascarado de plata y Blue Demon contra los monstruos) (1970; Gilberto Martínez Solares)
- Santo vs. the Riders of Terror (Santo contra los jinetes del terror) (1970; René Cardona)
- Vengeance of the Vampire Women (La venganza de las mujeres vampiro) (1970; Federico Curiel)

- Alien Terror (Incredible Invasion) (1971 [filmed in 1968]; Jack Hill, Juan Ibáñez) [co-USA]
- Capulina vs. the Vampires (Capulina contra los vampiros) (1971; René Cardona)
- Fearmaker, The (El hacedor de miedo) (1971; Anthony Carras)
- Octaman (1971; Harry Essex) [co-USA]
- Santo and the Vengeance of the Mummy (Santo en la venganza de la momia) (1971; René Cardona)
- Snake People (La muerte viviente) (1971 [filmed in 1968]; Jack Hill, Juan Ibáñez) [co-USA]

  

- Chanoc vs. the Tiger and the Vampire (Chanoc contra el tigre y el vampiro) (1972; Gilberto Martínez Solares)
- Incredible Professor Zovek, The (El increíble profesor Zovek) (1972; René Cardona)
- Mummies of Guanajuato, The (La momias de Guanajuato) (1972; Federico Curiel)
- Night of a Thousand Cats, The (La noche de los mil gatos) (1972; René Cardona Jr.)
- One Minute Before Death (1972; Rogelio A. González)
- Oval Portrait, The (El retrato ovalado) (1972; Rogelio A. González)


- Queen Doll (Muñeca reina) (1972; Sergio Olhovich) ▲
- Robbery of the Mummies of Guanajuato (El robo de las momias de Guanajuato) (1972; Tito Novaro)
- Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter (Santo vs. la hija de Frankestein) (1972; Miguel M. Delgado)
- Siege of Terror (Cerco de terror) (1972; Luis Marquina)

  

- Beasts of Terror (Las bestias del terror) (1973; Alfredo B. Crevenna)
- Capulina vs. the Mummies (Capulina contra las momias) (1973; Alfredo Zacarías)
- Castle of the Mummies of Guanajuato (El castillo de las momias de Guanajuato) (1973; Tito Novaro)
- Chabelo and Pepito vs. the Monsters (Chabelo y Pepito contra los monstruos) (1973; José Estrada)
- Curse of the Devil (El retorno de Walpurgis) (1973; Carlos Aured) [co-Spain]
- Dr. Death (Santo contra el doctor Muerte) (1973; Rafael Romero Marchent) [co-Spain]
- Invasion of the Dead (Blue Demon y Zovek en La invasión de los muertos) (1973; René Cardona)
- Mansion of Madness, The (La mansión de la locura) (1973; Juan López Moctezuma)
- Prophet Mimi, The (El profeta Mimi) (1973; José Estrada)
- Santo & Blue Demon vs. Dracula & the Wolf Man (Santo y Blue Demon vs Drácula y el Hombre Lobo) (1973; Miguel M. Delgado)
- Santo vs. Black Magic Woman (Santo contra la magia negra) (1973; Alfredo B. Crevenna)
- Santo vs. the Killers from Other Worlds (Santo contra los asesinos de otros mundos) (1973; Rubén Galindo)
- Strange Case of the Man and the Beast (El hombre ya la bestia) (1973; Julián Soler) ▼


- All the Horrors of Satan (Satanás de todos los horrores) (1974; Julián Soler)
- Capulina vs. the Monsters (Capulina contra los monstruos) (1974; Miguel Morayta)
- Chosen Survivors (1974; Sutton Roley) [co-USA]
- Devil Gunman, The (El pistolero del diablo) (1974; Rubén Galindo)
- Devil's Woman, The (La mujer del diablo) (1974; Alfredo B. Crevenna)
- Macabre Legends of the Colony (Leyendas macabras de la colonia) (1974; Arturo Martínez)
Revenge of the Crying Woman (La venganza de la llorona) (1974; Miguel M. Delgado)
- Santo and Blue Demon vs. Doctor Frankenstein (Santo y Blue Demon contra el doctor Frankestein) (1974; Miguel M. Delgado)
- Vampires of Coyoacan, The (Los vampiros de Coyoacán) (1974; Arturo Martínez)

  

- Blacker Than the Night (Más negro que la noche) (1975; Carlos Enrique Taboada)
- Devil's Horse, The (El caballo del diablo) (1975; Federico Curiel)
- Evil Eye (Malocchio; Más allá del exorcismo) (1975; Mario Siciliano) [co-Italy, Spain]
- Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1975; Juan López Moctezuma)
- Mummies of San Angel, The (Las momias de San Ángel) (1975; Arturo Martínez)
- Satanico Pandemonium (1975; Gilberto Martínez Solares)

- Fear Doesn't Ride a Donkey (El miedo no anda en burro) (1976; Fernando Cortés)
- Kaliman in the Sinister World of Humanon (Kalimán en el siniestro mundo de Humanón) (1976; Alberto Mariscal)
- Santo vs. the She-Wolves (Santo vs. las lobas) (1976; Rubén Galindo, Jaime Jiménez Pons)
- Son of Alma Grande, The (El hijo de Alma Grande) (1976; Tito Novaro)


- Alucarda (1977; Juan López Moctezuma) ▲
- Chanoc on the Island of the Dead (Chanoc en la isla de los muertos) (1977; Rafael Pérez Grovas)
- Diabolical, The (El diabólico) (1977; Giovanni Korporaal)
- Mansion of the 7 Mummies (La mansion de las 7 momias) (1977; Rafael Lanuza)
- Tintorera: Killer Shark (¡Tintorera!) (1977; René Cardona Jr.)

- Bees, The (Abejas asesinas; Killer Bees) (1978; Alfredo Zacarías)
- Bermuda Triangle, The (El triángulo diabólico de las Bermudas) (1978; René Cardona Jr.)
- Hot Snake (Víbora caliente) (1978; Fernando Durán Rojas)
- Terror Storm (Ciclón; Cyclone) (1978; René Cardona Jr.) [co-Italy]
- Whip, The (El látigo) (1978; Alfredo B. Crevenna)

- Aunt Alejandra (La tía Alejandra) (1979; Arturo Ripstein)
- Guyana: Cult of the Damned (Guyana: Crime of the Century) (1979; René Cardona Jr.)
- Rat in the Darkness, A (Una rata en la oscuridad) (1979; Alfredo Salazar)
- Whip Against Satan, The (El látigo contra Satanás) (1979; Alfredo B. Crevenna)

  


1980s

- Deadly Nightmare (Pesadilla mortal) (1980; Alfredo B. Crevenna)
- Death Rider, The (El jinete de la muerte) (1980; Federico Curiel)
- Demonoid: Messenger of Death (1980; Alfredo Zacarías)
- Dracula Dynasty, The (La dinastía de Dracula) (1980; Alfredo B. Crevenna)
- Nightmare City (Incubo sulla città contaminata) (1980; Umberto Lenzi) [co-Italy, Spain] ▼
- Taste of Blood (Sabor a sangre) (1980; Mario Hernández)
- Whip Against Killer Mummies, The (El látigo las momias asesinas) (1980; Ángel Rodríguez Vázquez)


- Chanoc and the Son of Satan vs. the Killer Vampires (Chanoc y el hijo del Santo contra los vampiros asesinos) (1981; Rafael Pérez Grovas)
- Ghost of the Lake, The (El fantasma del lago) (1981; Benito Alazraki)
- Turn of the Screw, The (Otra vuelta de tuerca) (1981; Dimitrio Sarrás) [TV]

  

- Amityville II: The Possession (1982; Damiano Damiani) [co-USA]
- Sheriff's Strange Son, The (El extraño hijo del Sheriff) (1982; Fernando Durán Rojas)


- Conquest (El Bárbaro) (1983; Lucio Fulci) [co-Italy, Spain] ▲
- Demon Hunter (Cazador de demonios) (1983; Gilberto de Anda)
- Hex, The (El maleficio) (1983; Raúl Araiza) [TV]
- Terror in the Barrios (Terror en los barrios) (1983; Julio Aldama)
- To Kill a Stranger (1983; Juan López Moctezuma) [co-USA]

- Death of the Jackal, The (La muerte del chacal) (1984; Pedro Galindo III)
- Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie (1984; Myron C. Gold) [co-UK, USA]
- Heart of the Night, The (El corazón de la noche) (1984; Jaime Humberto Hermosillo)
- Mad Monk, The (El monje loco) (1984; Julio Aldama) [SOV]
- Massacre in Rio Grande (Masacre en Río Grande) (1984; Pedro Galindo III)
- Motel (Asesinato en el... Motel; Murderer in the Motel) (1984; Luis Mandoki)
- Poison for the Fairies (Veneno para las hadas) (1984; Carlos Enrique Taboada) [EV]
- Savage Women (Mujeres salvajes) (1984; Gabriel Retes)
- Terror, Sex and Witchcraft (Narco Satanico) (1984; Rafael Portillo)

  

- Brief History of Horror (Pequeña historia de horror) (1985; Maruxa Vilalta) [short]
- By Hook or By Crook (A garrote limpio) (1985; Julio Ruiz Llaneza)
- Cemetery of Terror (Cementerio del terror) (1985; Rubén Galindo Jr.)
- Deadly Jungle (Abriendo fuego; Jungla mortal; Open Fire) (1985; Rodolfo de Anda)
- Kill Me At Once (Que me maten de una vez) (1985; Óscar Blancarte)
- Red Menace, The (La amenaza roja) (1985; Benjamín Cann)
- Segua, The (El beso de las brujas; Kiss of the Witches; La segua) (1985; Antonio Yglesias)
- Terror and Black Lace (Terror y encajes negros) (1985; Luis Alcoriza)
- Treasure of the Amazon (El tesoro del Amazonas) (1985; René Cardona Jr.) [co-USA]

- Bloody Vacation (Vacaciones sangrientas) (1986; Aldo Monti)
Doña Lupe (1986; Guillermo del Toro) [30m. short]
- Female Scorpion, The (La Alacrana) (1986; María Luisa Alcalá, José Luis Urquieta)
- Hex 2: Messengers of Hell, The (El maleficio II) (1986; Raúl Araiza)
- I Love You Catalina (Yo te amo Catalina) (1986; José Luis García Agraz)
- Lovers of the Lord of the Night (Las amantes del señor de la noche) (1986; Isela Vega)
- Night Beast (Bestia nocturna) (1986; Humberto Martinez Mijares)
- Satanic Invocation (Invocación satánica) (1986; Xorge Noble) [SOV]

  

- Beaks: The Movie (Birds of Prey; El ataque de los pájaros) (1987; René Cardona Jr.)
- Blood Dynasty (Dinastia sangrienta) (1987; Luis Quintanilla Rico)
- Don't Panic (Dimensiones ocultas; El secreto de la ouija) 1987; Rubén Galindo Jr.)
- Eyes of the Dead (Los ojos del muerto) (1987; Alberto Mariscal)
- Geometria (1987; Guillermo del Toro) [8m. short] [EV]
- Hell's Way (Camino al infierno) (1987; José Luis Urquieta)
- Human Hunting (Cacería humana) (1987; Valentín Trujillo)
- Killer Mind (Mente asesina) (1987; Alberto Mariscal)
- Night Killer (Asesino nocturno) (1987; Fernando Durán Rojas)
- Night of Terror and Witches (Noche de terrock y brujas) (1987; Luis de Llano) [TV]
- Suicidal Revenge (Venganza suicida) (1987; Julio Ruiz Llaneza)
- Thirst for Revenge (Sed de venganza) (1987; unknown) [vampire]
- Witch in the Neighborhood (La bruja de la vecindad) (1987; Damián Acosta Esparza)

  

- AR-15: Relentless Command (AR-15 Comando implacable) (1988; Alejandro Todd)
- Bloody Vacation (Vacaciones sangrientas) (1988; Aldo Monti)
- Brutal Death (Muerte brutal) (1988; Alfonso Sanchez Olmos) [SOV]
- Infernal Rapist, The (El violador infernal) (1988; Damián Acosta Esparza) [EV]
- Night of the Beast, The (La noche de la bestia) (1988; Gilberto de Anda)
- Night of Vultures (Noche de buitres) (1988; Ismael Rodríguez Jr.)
- One More Step (Un paso al más aca) (1988; Gilberto de Anda)
- Panic on the Mountain (Pánico en la montaña) (1988; Pedro Galindo III)
- Vacations of Terror (Vacaciones de terror) (1988; René Cardona III)

- Angels of Death (Los angeles de la muerte) (1989; ?) [SOV]
- Appointment with Death (Cita con la muerte) (1989; Alfonso Cuarón, Juan Antonio de la Riva, Alfredo Gurrola, Rafael Montero)
- Blood Screams (The Bloody Monks) (1989; Glenn Gebhard) [EV] ▼
- Bloody Summer (Verano sangriento) (1989; Jorge Manrique)


- Cold-Blooded Violence (Violencia a sangre fria) (1989; Walter de la Gala, Juan Antonio de la Riva, Sergio Guerrero, Julián Pastor) [TV]
- Crime of Crimes (1989 [filmed in 1987]; Alfredo Zacarías) [co-USA]
- Endless Nightmare (Pesadilla sin fin) (1989; Carlos Durán A.)
- Grave Robbers (Ladrones de tumbas) (1989; Rubén Galindo Jr.)
- Hell's Trap (Trampa infernal) (1989; Pedro Galindo III)
- Hidden Pleasures (Los placeres ocultos) (1989; René Cardona Jr.)
- Mansion of Terror, The (La mansión del terror) (1989 [c/1987]; Ramón Obón)
Panic in the Forest (Pánico en el bosque) (1989; Roberto Guzmán, Roberto Marroquín)
- Santa Sangre (1989; Alejandro Jodorowsky) [co-Italy] [EV] ▼


- Scared to Death (Miedo a la muerte; Terror a la muerte) (1989; Mario Alcantara)
- Theater of Horror (El teatro del horror) (1989; Pedro Galindo III)
- Vacations of Terror 2 (Vacaciones de terror 2) (1989; Pedro Galindo III) [EV]
- Vampire Wino, The (El vampiro teporocho) (1989; Rafael Villaseñor Kuri)

  

- Blood Pact (Pacto sangriento) (1990; Pepe Romay)
- Blood-Stained Nun, The (La monja ensangrentada) (1990; Víctor Ugalde)
- Bloody Seduction (Seducción sangrienta) (1990; Aldo Monti) [EV]
- Bloody Tarot (Tarot sangriento) (1990; Aurora Martínez)
- Cage of Death, The (La jaula de la muerte) (1990; Raúl Araiza)
- Cult of Death, The (La secta de la muerte) (1990; Román Hernández)
- Cushion, The (El almohadon) (1990; Alicia Violante)
- Demons of the Desert (Los demonios del desierto) (1990; Luis Quintanilla Rico)
- Devil Fugitives (Fugitivos del diablo) (1990; unknown) [TV]
Diabolical Vengeance (Vengaza diabolica) (1990; Francisco Guerrero)
- Direct Trip to Hell (Viaje directo al infierno) (1990; Raúl Araiza)
Fatal Nightmare (El intrusoPesadilla fatal) (1990; René Cardona III)
- Frenzied (Furia asesina) (1990; René Cardona Jr.)
- Funeral of Terror (Funerales del terror) (1990; Alberto Mariscal)
- Healers (Los curanderos) (1990; Gilberto Martínez Solares)
- Ladies of the Night (Mujeres de media noche) (1990; Christian González)
- Motel of Death (El motel de la muerte) (1990; Luis Estrada, Jorge Prior)
- Images of Death (Imagen de muerte) (1990; Antonio de Anda)
- Man Who Returned from Death, The (El hombre que volvió de la muerte) (1990; Raúl Araiza)
- Midnight Women (Mujeres de medianoche) (1990; Christian González)
- Murderer, The (El homicida) (1990; Alfonso Rosas Priego hijo)
- Night of Beasts (Noche de fieras) (1990; Alfredo B. Crevenna)
- On the Edge of Terror (Al filo del terror) (1990; Alfredo B. Crevenna)
- Operation Jaguar (Operación jaguar) (1990; Roberto Marroquín)
- Orgy of Terror (Orgia of terror) (1990; Martha Rodríguez)
- Resurrected to Kill (Resucitaré para matarlos) (1990; Rubén Galindo Jr.)
- Satanic Sect: Messenger of the Lord (Secta satanica: El enviado del Sr.) (1990; Arturo Martínez)


- Slaughter Night (Masacre nocturna) (1990; Gilberto de Anda)
- Theater of Horror, The (El teatro del horror) (1990; Pedro Galindo III)
- Violent Deaths (Muertes violentas) (1990; Miguel Marte)
- With Fear in the Veins (Con el miedo en las venas) (1990; José Luis García Agraz)
- Zone of Silence (La zona del silencio) (1990; Rodolfo de Anda)

- Shriek of Terror (Alarido del terror) (1991 [filmed in 1989]; René Cardona III)

  


TOTAL FILMS:
325

NOTES:
- There are likely dozens of movies missing from the late 80s alone. I've found a bunch of actual titles but have yet to locate a poster, video box or something else to verify their existence.
- If you see a few things in brackets next to a title, they're basically just notes to myself. [EV] denotes an English version exists, either dubbed or subtitled, and is only going to placed next to titles I have not reviewed yet. [SOV] means it is shot on video. [TV] means it was made for television.
- Apparently there are two different films called Pesadilla sangrienta released at around the same time. The first is a 1990 "thriller" (as per IMDb) with no plot synopsis directed by Miguel Marta. The second is a re-title of Vacaciones de Terror 2 (1989) for the Mex-America VHS release.
Masacre en Río Grande (1984) is actually a sequel and direct follow-up to La muerte del chacal (1984) filmed at the same time and featuring the same characters.
- I've seen Masacre nocturna listed as being from 1990 and 1997. If I find out it's the latter, it'll be removed.
- The 1981 version of Henry James' The Turn of the Screw (Otra vuelta de tuerca) was a three-part TV miniseries.
- I skimmed through Noche de terrock y brujas (1987), which turned out to be a made-for-TV remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (!) shot on video with cheap Halloween kit makeups. It runs less than 50 minutes.
- Also skimmed through bits of Funerales del terror and noticed it seemed more drama than horror so it may be taken off of here once I have a chance to sit through the whole thing. It's VERY talky.

RESOURCES:
- The Mexican Film Bulletin (Dr. David Wilt)

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