Year: 1987
Duration: 01:32:05
Directed by: Paul Naschy
Actors: Paul Naschy, Caroline Munro, Howard Vernon
Language: Spanish (English subs)
Country: Spain
Also known as: Howl of the Devil
Description: Spanish horror icon Paul Naschy writes, directs, and stars in a dual role as two brothers, as well as Frankenstein’s Monster, a zombie, Mr. Hyde, Fu Manchu, Phantom of the Opera, Bluebeard, Rasputin, El Hombre Lobo, Quasimodo, a guy in a white sheet, and The Devil himself. Naschy’s son Sergio plays the son/nephew of the main character. According to IMDB and The Mark Of Naschy the total length of the movie is 97 minutes. My version was taken from the Spanish TV, and has a duration of 93 minutes aprox. I think that both are wrong, because this TV version has a lot of nudity and gore scenes. I can´t confirm to 100 % this data. Do you know something about this topic?
Review: “Howl of the Devil,” stands in a long and glorious creative life of Paul Naschy. This is not just a movie – it’s a love of the outgoing (or rather, at that time already hopelessly bygone) era of classic horror films. Those whose aesthetic was formed in the 30’s “Dracula” Browning and Freund and “Frankenstein,” James Whale, and was later developed by the studio of the legendary “Hammer” … Those that shone Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, and then began his brilliant career Christopher Lee … Finally, those who give their all, and in which he saw a calling. It is no accident in the credits «El Aullido del Diablo» Spaniard decided to give up his real name and did not separate the actor Paul Neshi from writer-director Jacinto Molina is usually done before. Here there is only the first. Senor Molina in the shooting was not involved. And of course, the dedication to the heroes of old horror … It is still before the main action of the picture puts all the points on the «i» – for Paul it was not just a movie. It was the quintessence of his work. Hell, let down by a huge period of life. No illusions about the future of Jacinto at the moment is clearly not experienced. American franchise “Halloween“, “Friday the 13th” and “Nightmare on Elm Street” opened a new chapter in the history of the genre, and Paul Neshi hopelessly stuck in the past. “Howl of the Devil” – nothing but love flipping through an old album, reverent remembrance of the past, nostalgia for a past age forever. And in a way he could not get recognition from the public. Too personal, too intimate with her shared…
As for the plot and the plot of the film, they are, of course, to fully comply with the classic horror. Or to be more precise, combines elements of Italian giallo and mysticism in the spirit of “The Omen.” Moreover, with regard to the latter, Neshi allows himself almost on the verge of direct borrowing of plagiarism, but it’s just a case where such a reproach to the author do not raise a hand. Because it really is not plagiarism, but a declaration of love, which the Spaniard is not shy. How does not hesitate to quote and other famous movies, as well as to return to their own way of using the episodes with imaginary conversations with the boy Adrian horror characters, including Frankenstein, Fu Manchu, Rasputin, Quasimodo and, of course, the favorite character of Paul Nachy- werewolf Waldemar Daninski. By the way, as a little monster (Adrian), he took off his own son Sergio, as if hoping to pass on to the crown … That’s just ruled the kingdom at the moment is more.
By and large, see Devil’s Howl in order to unravel the twists and turns of the plot, trying to determine who was responsible for numerous deaths occurring around the estate of the retired actor Hector Dorian – it is not the most interesting. Not for the sake of this Naschy filming a movie this time. In his other films – yes, of the viewer, he did not forget. But not in the «El Aullido del Diablo». That turned the picture loose, eclectic, confusing and a lot of stupid … So I wanted to say to the author in his epitaph genre, so much to remember that she could not get another. But that its value for any fan of the horror-movies is increasing … In the end, not many people in the world that have made the genre as much as Paul Naschy . And he had the right to sentimentality.
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