The Brainiac (1962)

Review: The Brainiac (1962)

Director: Chano Urueta

Cast: Abel Salazar, Ariadna Welter, David Silva, Germán Robles, Luis Aragón,

Abel Salazar
Abel Salazar
Ariadna Welter
Ariadna Welter
David Silva
David Silva
Germán Robles
Germán Robles
Luis Aragón
Luis Aragón

Plot: In 1661 Mexico, the Baron Vitelius of Astara is sentenced to be burned alive by the Holy Inquisition of Mexico for witchcraft, necromancy, and other crimes. As he dies, the Baron swears vengeance against the descendants of the Inquisitors. 300 years later, a comet that was passing overhead on the night of the Baron's execution returns to earth, bringing with it the Baron in the form of a horrible, brain-eating monster that terrorizes the Inquisitor's descendants

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<i>Mexico Macabre</i>: four horror classics from Indicator

Mexico Macabre: four horror classics from Indicator

Indicator give a fine new polish to four classic Mexican Gothic horror movies from the late ’50s and early ’60s, ranging from the deranged invention of Chano Urueta’s The Brainiac (1962) to Fernando Méndez’s elegant […]

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