El espanto surge de la tumba (1973)

Director:

Carlos Aured

Writer:

Paul Naschy (story)

Release Date:

February 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

In Medieval France a warlock is be-headed and his wife tortured and executed. Hundreds of years later...

Plot Keywords:

Witchcraft | Warlock | Gore | Ghost | Castle

Cast

Paul Naschy	...	Alaric de Marnac / Hugo de Marnac / Armand de Marnac
Emma Cohen	...	Elvira
Víctor Alcázar	...	Maurice Roland / Andre Roland (as Vic Winner)
Helga Liné	...	Mabille De Lancré
Betsabé Ruiz	...	Sylvia
Luis Ciges	...	Alain "Le Raté", a thief
Julio Peña	...	Jean
María José Cantudo	...	Chantal
Juan Cazalilla	...	Gastone
Francisco Llinás
Ramón Centenero	...	André Govar
Montserrat Julió	...	Dale
Francisco Nieto
Elsa Zabala	...	Madame Irina
Esther Santana	...	Victim in bed

Also Known As:

Horror Rises from the Tomb (USA)
Horror from the Tomb (USA)
Mark of the Devil 4 (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

Spain:95 min | USA:88 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:18 (cut video version) | Germany:Not Rated | Spain:18 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Lozoya, Madrid, Spain

Company:

Profilmes

Movie Connections:

Followed by Latidos de pánico (1983)

Black magic opens the door to Fun!

I really want to drum a up a little more enthusiasm for this film than is evident here. Sometimes it seems like non-genre fans see things like this and miss out on the subtleties (so to speak.) I saw this with zero expectations, having purchased it as part of a very inexpensive collection of old horror 'gems' on DVD. It was my first experience with the work of cult auteur Paul Naschy, whom I'd read about in the book IMMORAL TALES, and I was more than pleasantly surprised. Fans of Jean Rollin, Coffin Joe, the Blind Dead series and Fulci's Gates of Hell will be glad they took the 90mins. to soak this one in.

One concept I've always loved is the premise that all the horrible events in a story are the work of black magic, or evil spirits-as this pretty much opens the door to anything, with a minimum of necessary exposition. Horror Rises From The Tomb has great location shots on misty swampland, majestic castles and beautiful long-haired women sleepwalking in see-through nightwear. These are a few of my favorite things. Yours too? I also love the way a red light precedes the every arrival of the evil du Margnac. There is even a brief, but eerily effective zombie sequence.

It's these little touches that a true horror fan will appreciate.