Necrophagus

This movie has a lot of potential. The lighting is eerie, the sets are great, there's crumbling castles, dark cemeteries, shadowy forests, all the elements of an atmospheric horror gem which reminds me of a Hammer Film. Unfortunately, the attacking scenes are awkwardly acted and edited and there is no coherrent story that makes much sense or holds your interest. While it retains a melancholy mood and is worth a look for any big horror fan, the overall experience is tiring without any clear idea of what's happening or when it's going to end.

The DVD is usually overpriced from $16 to $20, however it's still worth it for some rare bonus trailers.

The English translation of the title on the DVD version of this film is "Graveyard of Horrors," but I think that must be an error. It should have been called "Graveyard of Horribles." Horrible acting, horrible editing, horrible story, and horrible music all make this a horrible film best left in a horrible graveyard.

Horrible.

This Spanish-made horror flick suffers from many of the common short-comings of this type of genre; a disconjuncted plot, many awkward cuts and innane dialogues, actresses chosen for their looks more then acting ability, as well as a poor English over-dub of the Spanish screen play. The opening scene grabs your attention, but soon on "Graveyard of Horror" keeps you wondering not only what will happen next, but why what you just saw actually took place. That aside, the film does have some qualities which still can provide an attraction to the most-avid horror fan. The graveyard/castle settings provide a few atmospheric, though not chilling scenes. Best of all is the periodic use in the score of an uniquely errie whistled tune very similar to the melody of "Morning has Broken" which offers a seeming tranquil juxtaposition to the gory nature of this topsy-turvy grave robbing tale.

This extremely cheap and low-keyed Spanish horror, courtesy of Miguel "Killer of the Dolls" Madrid, definitely gets extra points for the moody atmosphere and eerie set-pieces. Now, if only the script was slightly better, this might even had been a hidden gem of early 70s euro-horror! The handsome Michael Sherrington wants to find out more about the circumstances in which his wife Elizabeth died, whilst giving birth to their stillborn baby. The estate is full of unhelpful people, including Michael's cranky mother-in-law and all of Elisabeth's yummy sisters, and even at the treating doctor's house and the graveyard he doesn't receive any answers. Michael doesn't see another option but to break into the tomb at night and exhume his wife. What Madrid really does well is generating an ominous atmosphere, via characters that genuinely look audacious (like Mr. Fowles, the cemetery caretaker) and wintery landscapes that make the film feel tangibly cold & raw. The pacing, on the other hand, is a problem. "Graveyard of Horror" contains far too many dull moments, as well as lapses in continuity and horrendous dubbing. And this may be very personal, but I also had many difficulties to distinguish the characters from one another. I kept confusing the daughters with the scientist's wife/assistant, for example. The film features a handful of creepy images, like hands squirming out of the muddy ground or smoke floating out human skulls, but there is a shortage of real action. Worth seeking out, but only if you have a reasonably high tolerance for cheapness and poor picture quality.

A Spanish movie that was (badly) dubbed into English and released here direct to TV. There's no nudity, sex or violence and there's very little blood so it's perfect for TV.

It deals with this handsome guy traveling to his ancestral home to see his wife (who died after giving birth to a still-born baby). But he can't get into the cemetery to view his wife's grave and everyone is VERY evasive on giving answers as to why.

The plot is all over the place with WAY too many people and situations to keep track of, the special effects are terrible and it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. However this often played on a local TV station when I was in high school. It played from 11:30 at night to 1:30. I saw it and, back then, was scared silly! There's eerie organ music playing through most of the movie, the settings are atmospheric and the plot is so confusing that you have to play strict attention to follow it! Cool monster at the end too. Not a great or even good horror film but not a bomb either.