Product Description: Legendary Spanish horror star Paul Naschy returns as Waldemar Daninsky marked for all eternity with the ancestral curse of the werewolf. But when Daninsky s arrogance triggers the wrath of a satanic coven they summon a nightmare of homicidal madmen and lusty maidens to plague the tormented nobleman. As the full moon rises and the horror takes hold is the rage of the werewolf any match for the damnations of the devil himself? Also known as RETURN OF THE WALPURGIS this 1973 shocker is filled with lush atmosphere copious nudity and graphic violence and is widely considered to be one of the goriest and sexiest horror films of Naschy s career.Running Time: 84 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR/WEREWOLVES UPC: 787364804993 Manufacturer No: Carton Qty 25
classic werewolf films for you the werewolf series of films that paul naschy did form 1968-2003 is alot of fun and there are 12 of them. this is one of the better ones and it's a mexican and spahish produced film with the lead female parts done by mexican actresses. And that's a good thing. The acting is fine but the transfer is choppy on this bci version. It's like there are frames missing from the print. I also have the werewolf shadow dvd from this company and it's not choppy or at least not so noticable. I don't know what happened by it is a defect that bci should do something about. I hope that someone gets out the rest of the series as well because this is vintage werewolf mania that is directly related in makeup style to the classic wolfman movies from universal. I think Naschy did a great job this time around with his tormented lead character that only a woman who loves him can save him from the curse. The title refers to the curse that is put upon his family line and not that the werewolf is a devil. If you love vintage horror that was done by people who tried to make a decent flick then this may be for you. And bci usually does a excellent job so don't be afraid to get any other of their titles.
This Gothic Werewolf Classic Reminds Me of "Dark Shadows" I grew up watching "Dark Shadows" and one of my favorite characters was Quentin Collins. He was a victim of a werewolf curse that was placed on him when he accidentally murdered his insane gypsy wife. Waldemar Daninsky of "Curse of the Devil" reminds me very much of poor Quentin. Daninsky accidentally shoots a gypsy (having mistook him for a wolf) and the werewolf curse is placed on him by devil worshipping gypsies. During the full moon, he roams the countryside killing anyone who crosses his path; the superstitious villagers believe a werewolf is prowling the Carpathian woods, but the police believe it's an ax murderer who recently escaped from a mental institute. As a result of having two murderers, the body count is deliciously high, higher than a "Friday the 13th" movie. "Curse of the Devil" is very action packed.
From the interesting liner notes that came with the DVD, I learned that "Curse of the Devil" is the sixth werewolf movie in eleven that stars Spanish horror icon, Paul Naschy. Most, if not all, were written by Naschy under his pseudonym, Jacinto Molina. It is no wonder he has love scenes with all of the beautiful lead actresses. His screenplays are well written; their plots are always complex, almost too complex.
I was overjoyed to discover that "Curse of the Devil" is gothic horror. It is set in the late 1800's. In fact, the prologue is set in the Medieval Dark Ages. The best scenes are in the prologue. Daninsky's ancestor destroys a coven of witches; there is a gruesome decapitation, multiple hangings of beautiful women from a bridge, and the burning of the priestess. The ending is wonderfully downbeat as were many horror movies of the seventies.
Also, from the liner notes, I learned that Paul Naschy did not wear a mask during his scenes as a werewolf. He spent many grueling hours sitting patently while the makeup artist applied the hair, fangs, etc. Never did he look as though he was wearing a mask.
"Curse of the Devil" is highly recommended for those who are fans of Paul Naschy. I have only seen one werewolf movie from Hammer, "Curse of the Werewolf." I thought "Curse of the Devil" would satisfy my craving. Instead, I need to watch more werewolf movies starring Paul Naschy. Fortunately, BCI Eclipse came out with "Werewolf Shadow," which I will be watching soon.
Accursed Viewing This movie didnt make a whole lot of sense and I lost interest in it under 30 minutes. How a witch who gets burned somehow makes a curse to turn Paul Naschy back into a Werewolf hundreds of years later is a stretch. It made NO sense. The werewolf outfit this time was goofy(you can see under the mask) the transformation scenes were well done but overall it was just not that good. Pretty gory throughout rips and slashes of flesh all over the place and as usual Naschy gets plenty of naked girls (full frontal) to be with him. The love interest was lackluster. Night of the Werewolf is much better... Various websites are reporting that Curse of the Devil and The Werewolf shadow have defective discs..this is true on both titles. The people move odd on them, its hard to explain but there is a choppiness to them when the people move.. Id get the Anchor Bay versions to be safe if you really want them. The transfers arent all that different from BCI what Ive read.
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