Review of Frankenstein's Bloody Terror (1968) by Allan C — 11 Feb 2016

So I've often heard about Paul Naschy as a Spanish version of Lon Chaney, so I was kind of curious about his film, but It was really a pretty bad film. Never mind that Dr. Frankenstein or Frankenstein's monster do not appear in this film, despite the title, it's actually about Dracula and the Wkolfman.

Produced in Spain and badly dubbed in English, featuring some really bad and over-the-top acting, the film does somehow manage to b eocmpelling. Although the editing is terrible, there is some strikingly photographed scenes that almost rank up there with the best of Mario Bava in the use of color and lighting in a horror film.

It's this look and style of the film that held my interest and was enough to make we want to check out more of Naschy's films (he also co-wrote this film). Overall, the is probably not a film for average movie goers or even typical horror film fans, but I do think it's something that would be of interest to fans of 60s and 70s Euro Horror.

It's a mixed bad to be sure, but it's worth watching for those interested in this sort of film.