[18+] Werewolf Shadow (1971)
XVID 640x336 25.00fps 935Kbps | English Dolby AC3 192Kbps | 1:31:10 | 741 MB
Genre: Horror | aka The Werewolf Vs. Vampire Woman | Director: Leon Klimovsky | Starring: Paul Naschy, Gaby Fuchs, Barbara Capell
Elvira is travelling through the French countryside with her friend Genevieve, searching for the lost tomb of a medieval murderess and possible vampire, Countess Wandessa. They find a likely site in the castle of Waldemar Daninsky, who invites the women to stay as long as they like. As Waldemar shows Elvira the tomb that supposedly houses the countess, she accidentally causes the vampire to come back to life, hungrier than ever. Daninsky has a hidden secret of his own, but will it be enough to save the two girls from becoming Wandessa's next victims?
Accepting the typical romantic flavour of spanish culture I find this movie one of the greatest of Spanish horrors, with all its blood, violence, romance,strings etc . Of course its low budget and looks a bit trashy, but the atmosphere is there.
The psychedelic soundtrack helps building up this dreamy story towards the climax as one of the two girl students visiting the home of Valdemar becomes vampirized. The scenes of the two vampires moving about in slow motion is stunningly beautiful. The whole film reminds me in mood and imagination of some of the great horror comics of Warrens Eerie and Creepy (late 60s) and is actually one of my favorites among surreal monster flicks, and one of the most enjoyable werewolf movies. The short opening where the transformed and snarling Valdemar attacks a local woman in the woods is truly fantastic and nightmarishly raw. I recommend this title for all of you who still have your youths imagination free from over rationalism and technocratic thinking.