bfan83
A young woman, who is a practicing Satanist sets out to unearth the tomb of Countess Bathory by sacrificing young, virginal women. Waldemar Daninsky (Paul Naschy) also used to be Countess Bathory's loyal servant when they were executed several hundred years earlier for their gruesome crimes. Waldemar is now on a mission to destroy Countess Bathory in order to prevent her from making him her slave, once again.THE CRAVING, when it was released in the states was horribly butchered because of its violent content. Unfortunately, this was its biggest detriment. It barely made any sense, and was quite difficult to keep track of what was going on.However, I must say the climatic battle between Daninsky and Bathory was quite exciting and hilarious to watch.Any Paul Naschy fan should check out. Fortunately, it was re-released under its uncut form via BCI/Deimos a year or two back. Just please avoid the censored version. It's way too confusing,
danthewrestlingmanorigin
Night Of The Werewolf aka Retorno del Hombre-Lobo is without a doubt a must see classic in the Spanish horror genre. One negative I must mention first is an odd score in one early scene in particular, but that is a very minor complaint. Night Of The Werewolf is an absolutely beautifully shot film, with an amazing Gothic atmosphere. The look cannot be praised enough, such stunning shots and sets. Paul Naschy is in top form here, and I recommend Night Of The Werewolf to horror enthusiasts not familiar with Naschy's work. And lets not forget the drop dead gorgeous actresses', who are easy on the eyes, and deliver in there performances. Definitely makes one think "she can bathe in my blood anytime" LOL. Highly recommended to fans of Naschy, and fans of the genre in general. Get the new remastered DVD, which at Best Buy is available in a two pack with another Naschy film Vengeance Of The Zombies. It looks amazing.
jjsmith39
Night of the Werewolf is quite an achievement for Paul Naschy. It is pretty much the same type of movie he always makes, but a few things really clicked to make this movie work.First, the actresses in this movie were absolutely terrific. Julia Saly as Countess Bathory was particularly effective. Her interpretation was a female equivalent to Nosferatu. Something about her eyes made her seem absolutely rat-like. Her eyes were black, beady, and nearly lidless. She could've been a worthy successor to Barbara Steele...Second, the photography and effects for the vampire women was exceptionally beautiful. I think Naschy was inspired by Jean Rollins' 'Thrill of the Vampires' in his use of fog and spotlights for the night scenes featuring the women.Lastly, the film benefited greatly by having Naschy direct it himself. Daninsky is his creation, and Naschy's direction really captures performances and scenes that have gone lacking in previous Werewolf movies...'Vengeance of the Zombies' is the release getting the attention, but this movie is very much worth buying on its own right.
seadave
I thought this movie was really cool with all the shots filmed right in Europe and the weird music that sounded like distorted symphonies with singing done by choir singers on LSD in some medieval cathedral. There are scenes of mist & eerie hallways & passageways and I always liked these kinds of movies and it wasn't until later that I realized all the good horror movies were made in Europe & had low budgets so that's proof big studios in America still can't churn out a horror movie that I think is worth watching.Too bad most of these movies aren't available in DVDs. It' s even worse to think that now Hollywood is making all the horror movies instead of Europe. All these European Vampire movies seem to emphasize the exhibition of medieval European clothing & settings appropriate to a tale based on medieval folklore but unlike Hollywood movies, they don't look idiotic or freakish.These types of movies are always denigrated as being "camp" or whatever the vogue word is to dismiss the creativity involved in these movies, but these films made an impact on me and that's something Hollywood horror movies never could. This is a great movie. It needs to be redone and only in Europe by European artists and using European film studios & styles.This film is a 1980 follow-up another film with Paul Naschy from the early 1970s which is based on the Elizabeth Bathory folklore also. I actually thought this film was made in the early to mid 1970s when I first saw it on a VHS tape almost 20 years ago.
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