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Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror

In the late sixties, Spanish cinema began to produce a huge amount of horror genre films: international markets were opened, the production was continuous, a small star-system was created, as well as a solid group of specialized directors. Although foreign trends were imitated, Spanish horror offered a particular approach to sex, blood and violence. It was an extremely unusual artistic movement in Franco's Spain.

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The Simón's Jigsaw: A Trip to the Universe of Juan Piquer Simón

A journey through the work of Spanish filmmaker Juan Piquer Simón (1935-2011).

Zheimer

One morning, an elderly woman grappling with Alzheimer’s awakens, gazes into the mirror, and, confronted with a stranger’s reflection, embarks on a poignant quest to rediscover the face she has carried through a lifetime, now altered overnight.

Escaping the Dead

Inspired by the face eating incident in Florida a few years back, the film has its starting point in a typical day for the lead character, David. David is the local marihuana pusher, but he is the kind of dealer that smokes more than he sells. The country has been hit by a new deathdrug and when David and his partner in crime, Ahmir, are offered some exceptionally cheap cocaine they see it as an opportunity to earn big money to pay their debt. The cocaine turns out to have a terrible side effect that creates a giant zombie outbreak that spre...

Harvest

Phony doctor John (Kim Sønderholm) is busy kidnapping, murdered and removing vital organs to sell on the black market. He gets into hot water when he delivers a faulty kidney and has mere hours to find a replacement.

Scream of the Blind Dead

Virginia wanders a deserted, haunted landscape and wakes up the ghost of an ancient and bloodthirsty blind female knight. As the wraith relentlessly pursues her prey, the truth about Virginia's dark past is revealed.

Dirty War

Paul, a mercenary in Africa, decides that he can no longer work for the Organization because of their brutal tactics. But the evil Organization refused to release him, and Paul finds that he must fight his way out.

Wax

A young journalist has to spend a night in Barcelona's Wax Museum to investigate paranormal activities. He has no idea Dr. Knox, an insane cannibal surgeon, hides in the museum at night.

Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film

A feature-length documentary exploring the history of the Spanish zombie film.

Vampyres

Victor Matellano directs this tale set in a stately English manor inhabited by two older female vampires and with their only cohabitant being a man imprisoned in the basement. Their lives and lifestyle are upended when a trio of campers come upon their lair and seek to uncover their dark secrets, a decision that has sexual and blood-curdling consequences.