MEXICAN HORROR FILMS, Part 1: 1900s to 1970s
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On Today's Episode:
- Obie's cliff notes version of the history of horror films in the U.S. from the early 1900s to the 1970.
- Vico discusses four important Mexican artists (and one gringo) and their contribution to the Mexican horror genre up through the 1970s.
- A list of 10 essential Mexican horror films that you must see
Links:
Film Recommendations
- La Maldicion de la Bruja (The Curse of the Crying Woman)
- Santo en el Museo de Cera / Santo and the Monsters Box Set, Vol. 1
- El Espejo de la Bruja (The Witch's Mirror)
- El Vampiro (The Vampire)
- Macario
- Mas Negro Que La Noche (Darker Than the Night)
- El Ataud del Vampiro (The Vampire's Tomb) - unavailable
- El Monstruo Resusitado (The Revived Monster) - unavailable
- El Baron de terror (The brainiac)
- Canoa: A Shameful History (buy on blu-ray) (rent on Amazon Prime)
- La Horripilante Bestia Humana (Night of the Bloody Apes) (buy) (rent on Amazon Prime)
Book Recommendations
- The Mexican Cinema of Darkness: A Critical Study of Six Landmark Horror and Exploitation Films, 1969-1988 by Doyle Greene
- Mexploitation Cinema: A Critical History of Mexican Vampire, Wrestler, Ape-Man and Similar Films, 1957-1977by Doyle Greene
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