Vengeance of the Zombies (1973)

Vengeance of the Zombies (1973)
aka: La rebelión de las muertas
Director: León Klimovsky
Writer: Paul Naschy
Country: Spain Runtime: 89 min Soundtrack: Juan Carlos Calderón
Cast: Paul Naschy, Romy, Mirta Miller, María Kosty, Aurora de Alba
An Indian mystic uses magical chants to raise women from the dead, then sends them out to perform revenge killings for him.
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A creepy masked man uses black magic to raise women from the dead, which he sends out to kill for him. The first attack happens randomly against a pair of grave robbers, then the masked voodoo killer focuses his attention on the followers of an Indian mystic guru named Krishna, who is based in London. After more murders a detective starts to suspect its occult black magic, and it slowly unfolds that its Krishna disfigured brother Kantaka, whose behind the crimes.

Fun Spanish occult drama from the great León Klimovsky, it was penned by legendary horror actor Paul Naschy under his real name Jacinto Molina. The plot its self is pretty loose making the film feel sloppy at times. Some of the murders seem way too random, the killer changes his look and method almost every murder, theres even a segment he looks a little like V from V for Vendetta. Sometimes the killer uses wax figures to conjure up the undead, other times he uses the figures to take control of living people, he even uses them directly to force people to commit suicide. Naschy has three roles, one as the central character Krishna (which he olive skins up well for), he's also Kantaka the disfigured brother, and during a dream sequence he plays an horned satan. The films got a cool atmosphere with the zombies usually slowed down to add impact, the bloods bright red and the visuals in general are glossy. I wouldn't say its Naschy's best or an essential must own Euro horror, but its entertaining and well worth a view.

Themes Included: VoodooIndian MysticZombies
Chicken Head ChopBlack Magic
Cultdb Totals
[Rated 6½ out of 10]
[Deathcount 12]
[Gorequota 4/10]
[Boobquota 3/10]

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