El Hombre Sin Rostro (1950)
Juan Carlos isn’t a great hero. He’s been infantilized by his mother and is going through therapy, which would probably a novel idea in the macho culture of Mexico, much less today. In his dreams, he can see the serial killer that has been haunting the city, quite literally The Man Without A Face that the […]
Conquistador de la Luna (1960)
Rogelio A. Gonzalez directed two of the movies that I feel most strongly about when it comes to classic Mexican science fiction and horror: The Ship of Monsters and Dr. Satan vs. the Black Hand. Both of these movies refuse to play by any rules of the genre and mix humor with outright shocks. They also make […]
REPOST: Dr. Tarr’s Horror Dungeon (1973)
EDITOR’S NOTE: As we dive into all things Mexican horror this week, we brought back this completely wonderful and strange film, which would be a perfect one for you to discover or watch again. If all Juan López Moctezuma directed was Alucarda, he’d still be celebrated. Throw in the fact that he was behind the camera for El […]
La Invasion de los Vampiros (1963)
Invasion of the Vampires is directed by Miguel Morayta, who also made one of my favorite strange south of the border films, Dr. Satan. Finally, a vampire who has it all figured out. If anyone kills Count Frankenhausen, all of his dead victims rise from the grave in his place. That’s way better than the way […]
Muerte Infernal (1992)
Why would I spend weeks of my life preparing for this barrage of Mexican weirdness for you, dear reader? Just so I could tell you all about this movie, which is a veritable pot luck dinner of the things that both enthrall and upset me in movies. Mexico, as horror filmmakers, rarely does subtle. And […]
Recipes and links to get you ready for Friday’s Drive-In Asylum Double Feature!
This Friday, we’re meeting at the Groovy Doom Facebook page at 8 PM for another double feature that will need some strong drinks to get you through. Just like last week, fair warning — both of these films are PACKED with gore. If necrophilia and babysitters getting burned in ovens aren’t your thing, stay away (but […]
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