PREVIEW: BERGER’S ABRACADABRA
By Elena Anele ABRACADABRA is a Spanish movie from 2017 directed by Pablo Berger, a director who has previously made Torremolinos 73 and Blancanieves. The first one was an amazing comedy in which a...
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REVIEW: RAY LORIGA’S LA PISTOLA DE MI HERMANO
By Elena Anele LA PISTOLA DE MI HERMANO is Ray Loriga’s first feature film as a director – ten years after that he would be responsible of Teresa, el cuerpo de Cristo, a...
TOP 5: BEST OF ANTONIO MERCERO
Unfortunately, the Spanish writer and director Antonio Mercero passed away this last weekend. He was behind some cult Spanish movies and here you have our top 5. BUENAS NOCHES SEÑOR MONSTRUO (1982) Four boys...
ERREMENTARI: A DELICIOUS OLD GOTHIC TALE FOR OUR MINDS
By Erika Tiburcio (*) ERREMENTARI or THE DEVIL AND THE BLACKSMITH (2017), by Paul Urkijo, is based on an old Basque legend that tells the story of Patxi, who could deceive some devils. Regarding...
EDGE OF AXE: A SLASHER WITH A TOUCH OF SPANISH COLOUR
By Erika Tiburcio AL FILO DEL HACHA (EDGE OF AXE) was a film directed by Jose Ramón Larraz (who appears as Joseph Braunstein in the opening credits) in 1988. This director is known...
99.9 VILLARONGA’S FREQUENCY OF TERROR
By Elena Anele (*) 99.9 was premiered in 1997 and it was directed by Agustín Villaronga, whom you may already know thanks to Pan Negre and In a Glass Cage. It tells the story...
BEST OF 2017: SPANISH FEAR FAMILY & FRIENDS
2017 is almost over and once again we asked our friends and collaborators for their top5! And here you have thir lists!!!! (In not particular order) Julian Lara (Director: TILL DEATH DO...
ROBERT MONELL ON BEST 2017
ROBERT MONELL, Jess Franco and Spanish Horror expert and Horror Rises from Spain participant has written this list of his Best 2017 moments in cinema for Spanishfear.com THE PAUL NASCHY COLLECTION 1 [SCREAM/SHOUT FACTORY]...
PREVIEW: ESPECTRO MÁS ALLÁ DEL FIN DEL MUNDO
By Elena Anele (*) ESPECTRO is a post- apocalyptic movie with a special mention at Sitges Fest 1977. It tells the story of two brothers: Daniel and Antón, both scientists, who are taking...
THE DAY OF THE BEAST: A KITSCH TALE OF SATANISM
by Erika Tiburcio (*) THE DAY OF THE BEAST is the debut of Alex de la Iglesia and tells the story of Angel (Álex Angulo), a priest who finds the date of the Apocalypse...
