| The Living Coffin (1958, Mexico) | April 24, 2007 |
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El Grito de la Muerte
In this eerie atmospheric reinvention of a timeless Mexican legend and Edgar Allen Poe's classic The Premature Burial, a Cowboy (Gastón Santos) and his sidekick, Crazy Wolf (Pedro de Aguillón), stop at an eerie ranch to learn more of about a stone figure they've unearthed that depicts a crying woman. Click Here for More Information |
| The Man and the Monster (1958, Mexico) | April 24, 2007 |
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El Hombre y el Monstruo
Gothic horror, fun special effects and an inventive re-thinking of the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story converge in The Man and The Monster, one of the most chilling and exciting classics in the annals of Mexico’s supernatural thrillers. Enrique Rambal portrays Samuel, a pianist so ambitious that he sells his soul to Satan in exchange for musical greatness. Every time Samuel plays the composition that wins him fame, fortune and adulation, he turns into a hideous beast with a lust for murder. To avoid transforming into a ferocious killer, all Samuel need do is refuse to play his signature song. But is he willing to sacrifice his own status as the world’s most acclaimed pianist? Click Here for More Information |
| Pepito y la Lámpara Maravillosa (1971, Mexico) | Nov 14, 2006 |
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STARRING JAVIER "CHABELO" LOPEZ
After acting up in school, Pepito (Martin Ramos) is assigned to write about a salsera (salsa dish). But, in fact, this is no common salsa dish -- it contains a genie who is happy to make the boy’s every dream come true. Pepito uses magic to improve his performance in class while also scoring big on the athletic field. But once Pepito’s cruel stepfather Maximo finds out about the genie, will he ruin the fun with his greed? This delightful fantasy demonstrates with love and laughter that, young or old, we must be careful what we wish for. Click Here for More Information |
| Chabelo y Pepito Contra Los Monstruos (1973, Mexico) | Nov 14, 2006 |
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STARRING JAVIER "CHABELO" LOPEZ
Pepito (Martin Ramos) and his cousin Chabelo (Javier López) are on a scouting trip when, helping two other boys fix a broken cart, they encounter a monster. Escaping deeper into the woods they continue to run into numerous monsters including Frankenstein, a Wolf Man, a Vampire and a Mummy. They escape each encounter until finally discovering a hidden passage which leads to a hidden house in the mountains, where they uncover a surprising secret! Click Here for More Information |
| Chabelo y Pepito Detectives (1973, Mexico) | Nov 14, 2006 |
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STARRING JAVIER "CHABELO" LOPEZ
When cousins Chabelo (Javier López)and Pepito (Martin Ramos) are made honorary members of the local police squad, they go undercover to infiltrate a gang of youths being trained by a criminal mastermind. The boys soon discover, however, that more than just petty theft is on the line. They uncover an army of strange, hypnotic-eyed kids who oversee slaves by entrancing them with mechanical toys. And then things really get wild! Chabelo and Pepito, Detectives is a fun, anything-goes sci-fi adventure that the whole family will watch in wonder. Click Here for More Information |
| The Vampire Collection (1957 - 1958, Mexico) | Oct 31, 2006 |
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El Vampiro / Ataúd del Vampiro
Masterfully crafted, brilliantly atmospheric and as powerfully chilling as the day they were released, these Gothic tales of undead, bloodthirsty Count Karol de Lavud (Germán Robles) upped the impact of Hollywood horror and set the template for countless fright-films for years to come -- made both in Mexico and the world over. Click Here for More Information |
| The Black Pit of Dr. M (1958, Mexico) | Aug 29, 2006 |
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Misterios de Ultratumba
By day, Dr. Mazali (Rafael Bertrand) runs an insane asylum. By night, he lashes out at the veil between this life and the next, desperate to contact his former partner, Dr. Harrison Aldeman (Jacinto Aldama), who was executed for a crime he did not commit. What follows is madness, tragedy, agonizing violence and the unrelenting horror of infinite damnation. Click Here for More Information |
| Brainiac (1962, Mexico) | Aug 29, 2006 |
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El Barón del terror
The year is 1661. Baron Vitelius (Abel Salazar) stands accused of consorting with the devil. The penalty: death. Cursing his inquisitors as they burn him at the stake, the Baron’s revenge comes 300 years later, in the form of a horrifying fork-tongued incarnation of the Baron, hellbent on devouring the brains of the descendents of those who killed him. As bodies pile up, the police become mystified. Who is draining the skulls of local call-girls and well-to-do banquet-goers alike? And, more importantly, how many flamethrowers will it take to stop him? Click Here for More Information |
| The Witch's Mirror (1960, Mexico) | June 27, 2006 |
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El espejo de la bruja
A poetic tale of madness and horror from director Chano Urueta. The Witch's Mirror is one of the landmark films of the Mexi-horror genre. A benevolent witch (Isabela Corona) enchants a magic mirror to protect her adopted daughter Elena (Dina de Marco) from her cruel husband (Armando Calvo). When the incantation fails and the girl is murdered, the witch vows revenge using every unholy principle of the supernatural that she can conjure. Click Here for More Information |
| The Curse of the Crying Woman (1961, Mexico) | Jun 27, 2006 |
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La Maldición de La Llorona
A visually lush, gothic story based loosely on the real legend of La Llorona, the Crying Spirit. Beautifully filmed and dripping with atmosphere, Baledón's Curse of the Crying Woman is considered a true horror classic. A phantom figure attacks a horse-drawn carriage in the woods. As the police investigate the grisly murders, young Amelia (Rosa Arenas) travels to the old mansion of her Aunt Selma (Rita Macedo) close to where the murders took place. Shortly after her arrival Amelia uncovers dark family secrets, including rumors of torture, murder and witchcraft! Each sinister revelation exposes a more diabolical mystery. Whose charred corpse lay buried in the family crypt? Why does Aunt Selma cast no reflection? And finally: What terrors will be unleashed by The Curse of the Crying Woman? Click Here for More Information |
