#Waldemar Daninsky

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The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman (La noche de Walpurgis, 1971) - Pressbook cover

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Paul Naschy as Waldermar Daninsky, The Werewolf in The Werewolf Versus The Vampire Woman

Watercolors on Paper, 8.5″ x 11″, 2023

By Josh Ryals

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Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1970) aka Assignment: Terror Los Monstruos del Terror Castilla Films Dir. Hugo Fregonese and Tulio Demicheli (uncredited) and Eberhard Meichsner (uncredited, completed the film)

Paul Naschy as Count Waldemar Daninsky, the Werewolf Ferdinando Murolo as The Monster of Frankenstein

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DR. JEKYLL AND THE WEREWOLF Reviews and Blu-ray news

Dr. Jekyll and the Werewolf, Paul Naschy’s fifth Waldemar Daninsky outing is being released on Blu-ray by Mondo Macabro on May 4, 2024. The disc includes both the Spanish version and the rarely-seen racier export version. Special features: Paul Naschy on Doctor Jekyll. Interview with Sergio Molina. Jack Taylor, testigo del fantástico, directed by Diego López-Fernández. Jack Taylor on…

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At her mercy || La Bestia y la Espada Magica / The Beast and the Magic Sword (1983), dir. Paul Naschy The tenth film in the werewolf series. According to Naschy himself - director, screenwriter and main actor - this is the best work about Waldemar Daninsky. The Beast and the Magic Sword is longer than the other films in the series and is indeed highly polished. Shot in Japan, it quite successfully captures the atmosphere of the Land of the Rising Sun.

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Today's Feature Presentation

Bringing back the movies with a Dubbed Spanish movie starring Paul Naschy as Waldemar Daninsky, Spain's main Wolfman, and a dubbed Micheal Rennie (was ill the Day The Earth stood still, but he told us where to stand), called The Monsters of Terror (aka Assignment: Terror, aka Dracula vs Frankenstein, aka Shirley Lamore).

You can catch it on my Twitch Channel or below the break.

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VENGEANCE OF THE ZOMBIES (1973, LA REBELIÓN DE LAS MUERTAS) – Episode 218 – Decades Of Horror 1970s

“In the name of Baron Samedi, in the name of the five ministers of the kingdom of Ife, and through the intercession of the Black Lords of the mountain, I order you, Gloria Irving, I order you to arise and obey me. Obey me!” The kingdom of Ife? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out their fourth Paul Naschy film – this one sans his frequent character, Waldemar Daninsky – Vengeance of the Zombies (1973, La rebelión de las muertas).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 218 – Vengeance of the Zombies (1973)

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An Indian mystic uses magical chants to raise women from the dead, then sends them out to perform revenge killings for him.

  Directed by: León Klimovsky

Writing Credits: Paul Naschy (story & screenplay) (credited as Jacinto Molina)

Selected Cast:

Paul Naschy as Krisna / Kantaka / Satán

Romy as Elvire Irving (credited as Rommy)

Mirta Miller as Kala

María Kosty as Elsie (credited as Maria Kosti)

Aurora de Alba as Olivia Mortimer

Luis Ciges as MacMurdo (credited as Louis Ciges)

Pierre Besari as Ti Zachary

Antonio Pica as Supt. Hawkins

Víctor Barrera as Dr. Lawrence Radcliffe (as Vic Winner)

Elsa Zabala as Susan

Montserrat Julió as Flora (as Monserrat Julió)

Ramón Lillo as Basehart (as Ramon Lillo)

Norma Kastel as Gloria Irving (as Norma Kastell)

Ingrid Rabel as Muerta

Asunción Molero as Muerta (as Asuncion Molero)

Fernando Sánchez Polack as Augusto (credited as Fernando Sanchez-Polak & Fernando S. Polack)

Alfonso de la Vega as Absalon

Are you ready for another Paul Naschy extravaganza? The Grue-Crew tackles the often overlooked Spanish horror film, Vengeance of the Zombies (1973), featuring Naschy in three roles: the East Indian mystic, Krisna; the scarred, evil twin, Kantanka; and, Satán! The film is filled to the brim with voodoo zombies rising from the grave to kill at the orders of a mysterious hooded figure. But, why, why, do these zombies smile so much?! While not entirely successful, the film deserves to be seen, preferably without the theatrical red warning flashes. Roger Ebert called it the “dog of the week” on Sneak Previews upon its 1980 release, but the Grue Crew thinks that label is undeserved. What do you, dear Grue Believers, think? Let us know in the comments below.

At the time of this writing, Vengeance of the Zombies (1973) is available to stream from the Classic Horror Movie Channel, Wicked Horror TV, and Tubi. The film is available from Scream Factory as a standard format Blu-ray as part of The Paul Naschy Collection along with Horror Rises from the Tomb (1973), Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll (1974), Human Beasts (1980), and Night of the Werewolf (1981).

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Jeff, will be Who Can Kill a Child? (1976, ¿Quién puede matar a un niño?), directed by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador. The Grue Crew have been on the hunt for this scarce, cult classic for years. What will they think?

We want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com. 

Check out this episode!

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Happy Queer Media Monday!

Today: La Noche de Walpurgis (1971)

I kind of missed the actual Walpurgis Night by a week, but better late than never.

(Countess Wandesa Dárvula de Nadasdy and Genevieve Bennett, after she has been turned into a vampire.)

La Noche de Walpurgis, also known as “The Werewolf vs The Vampire Woman” is a 1971 Spanish horror movie generally credited with starting the Spanish horror boom of the 1970s. It also falls into the category of lesbian vampire movies.

The story is about two young women, who, while on the search for the grave of a medieval countess, meet a handsome but mysterious man who invites them to stay over. They accidentally revive the countess, turning her into a vampire, and it also turns out that their host is in fact a werewolf. One of the young women is seduced and turned by the vampire, the other starts an ill-advised affair with the werewolf. The two sides finally clash in a fight on Walpurgis Night.

The movie is the fifth in a series about the werewolf Waldemar Daninsky, but can be perfectly well enjoyed without you knowing that.

Queer Media Monday is an action I started to talk about some important and/or interesting parts of our queer heritage, that people, especially young people who are only just beginning to discover the wealth of stories out there, should be aware of. Please feel free to join in on the fun and make your own posts about things you personally find important!

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Paul Naschy's DOCTOR JEKYLL AND THE WEREWOLF Blu-ray Details!

Mondo Macabro will release the Spanish horror film, DOCTOR JEKYLL AND THE WEREWOLF on Blu-ray special edition! Look for the disc release on May 7, 2024. The cult film stars the legendary Paul Naschy as his famous Waldemar Daninsky character. Read on for more disc details after the break. From Blu-ray.com Mondo Macabro is preparing a Blu-ray release of León Klimovsky’sDoctor Jekyll and the…

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The Killer Is One of 13

Shudder’s listing for Javier Aguirre’s THE KILLER IS ONE OF 13 (1973) says it’s in Italian, but it’s not. It’s in Spanish. That’s not where the silliness stops, but at least the rest of it can be credited to the filmmakers. It’s so absurd that were the film faster paced it would be camp classic. Instead, it’s just a snooze, with occasional moments when you laugh at, not with it. Widow Patty Shepard invites 12 guests to her remote country estate and announces that one of them killed her husband. All had means and opportunity, but only one slipped him sleeping pills just before he tried to fly himself from London to Paris. It’s the kind of film where the minute somebody says, “I think I know whodunnit” you know they’re going to turn up dead. It’s not terribly violent, and the sex is more comic than erotic. But it’s also wildly improbable. There are two single men and two single women. As soon as one of each is dispatched, the remaining pair decide they’re in love. There’s a whole day between Shepard’s accusing her guests and the first murder, but nobody thinks to leave. The killer wears one of the clues to their identity while trying to avoid detection. And the score keeps inserting “boings” whenever the tension gets amped up. But Shepard, best known as the evil vampire queen in such horror films as WALPURGIS NIGHT (1970) and HANNAH, QUEEN OF THE VAMPIRES (1972), is quite good as the widow with a secret of her own. She has big, expressive eyes and knows how to use her body. One of the victims is Carmen Maura, seven years away from the start of her partnership with Pedro Almodovar, as a wife who prostitutes herself to keep up a lavish lifestyle. And Spanish horror icon Paul Naschy, who played werewolf Count Waldemar Daninsky in a series of 12 films, has a cameo as the lustful chauffeur.

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Paul Naschy in La maldición de la bestia (1975)

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The Werewolf vs. The Vampire Woman (1971)

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“La noche de Walpurgis” (1971) aka “The Werewolf vs. the Vampire woman” aka “Nacht der Vampire” aka “Werewolf Shadow” aka “La furie des vampires”, directed by León Klimovsky, with Paul Naschy, Gaby Fuchs, Barbara Capell, Patty Shepard...

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The Werewolf Vs. the Vampire Woman (1967)

by León Klimovsky

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THE NIGHT OF THE WEREWOLF (1981) Reviews of Paul Naschy's best film!

The Night of the Werewolf is a 1981 Spanish horror film that is the ninth in a long series about the werewolf Count Waldemar Daninsky, played by Paul Naschy. It was briefly released theatrically in the US in 1985 by The Film Concept Group as The Craving, and more recently on DVD and Blu-ray as Night of the Werewolf. At an outdoor trial in the 16th century, Elizabeth Bathory and several witches…

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A painful kiss || El Retorno del Hombre Lobo / The Return of the Wolf Man (1980) "El Retorno del Hombre Lobo" ("The Return of the Wolfman", 1980), in the DVD version also known as "Night of the Werewolf", is the ninth film in the werewolf series about Waldemar Daninsky, this time directed by the main actor himself – Paul Naschy. The production had a much larger budget than the previous ones, and indeed it seems quite technically refined by the standards of cinema of this class. There was a whole galaxy of beautiful actresses here, led by Julia Saly as Elisabeth Bathory, although I was most intrigued by Beatriz Elorrieta, probably because her character had half of her face burnt. In the film we will see a lot of suggestive, graphic shots, sometimes macabre, sometimes symbolic, sometimes sensual, and the whole thing culminates in a real boss fight - a werewolf with a vampire, probably the longest in the entire series, because usually half a second was enough for Daninsky to deal with his rival. My favorite from the whole series.