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Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror

"Zombies, vampires, werewolves and other Spanish movies monsters!"

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.

Top Cast

  • Ángel Agudo

    Ángel Agudo

    Self - Screenwriter

  • Carlos Aguilar

    Carlos Aguilar

    Self - Film Critic

  • José Luis Alemán

    José Luis Alemán

    Self - Director

  • Colin Arthur

    Colin Arthur

    Self - Makeup Artist

  • Joe Dante

    Joe Dante

    Self - Director

  • Lone Fleming

    Lone Fleming

    Self - Actress

  • José Luis Galicia

    José Luis Galicia

    Self - Art Director

  • Jorge Grau

    Jorge Grau

    Self - Director

  • May Heatherly

    May Heatherly

    Self - Actress

Overview

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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