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The Vampire's Coffin

1957

1 hr. 26 min.

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The removal of a stake from a cadaver's heart unleashes a blood-sucking monster on a small Mexican village.

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THE VAMPIRE'S COFFIN (1956). German Robles plays a classically dressed if exceedingly-in-need-of-dental work reanimated aristocrat who can disappear, reappear, become some other kind of bat (not a vampire, certainly), dress exactly like Bela Lugosi, cast a shadow, and apparently, not act. He hides out in a wax museum that actually has statues made of papier-mache (most likely made by first-graders). The heroine is beautiful, the hero is rather silly, and the fun runs throughout this nice warm guano sandwich.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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This isn't a vampire. He's a regular guy who likes blood. A pair of grave robbers find an old coffin that they open and find a staked vampire. They remove the stake and free the vampire from death. He turns them into zombies that will do his bidding. He hunts down a woman leaving death and destruction in his wake. "I couldn't kill the man who by fate brought me back to life..." Fernando Mendez, director of The Body Snatcher, the Living Coffin, The Spot of Family, and the Black Fit of Dr. M, delivers Vampire Coffin. The storyline for this picture is just okay and the content and characters are a bit dated. The acting is also fairly mediocre. "Aren't you going to scream?" "Me? Why?" This was recently added to the Netflix Halloween queue so I had to give it a shot. This is a foreign film in subtitles that I enjoyed watching as a fan of classic horror, but I can't honestly say this is a good movie worth watching. It's a bit cheesy and dated and only worth your time if you're a diehard of this era. "There's an important scientific discovery inside of this coffin." Grade: C-

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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i liked it. it had slow moments. but it was neat.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Cheese-tastic 50s Mexican vampire flick.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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This isnt as good as its predecessor, but still showcases a bridge between Universal and Hammer horror. Well-filmed with an apparent decent budget, but definitely made to cash in on the success of The Vampire. The Count is revived when a grave-robber removes the stake from his heart and immediately takes said robber as his slave. The vampire then immediately starts his hunt for Marta from the first film. This one actually had a few moments of humor, but not nearly as over-the-top as Mexican horror-comedies would later showcase.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Mexican Horror at its best, Germán Robles plays a pretty creepy vampire and this is one of the best B&W Vampire movies I have seen. Mexican vampires are a little different then European Vampires, they can walk through walls, they have more then two big teeth, and there flight take off is real neat. And Women Vampires seem to be able to walk around anytime of Day. In this movie a Young Girls aunt dies, because of EL Vampiro and she comes home to find the aunt buried and old Abel the Vampire wanting more then her neck. Back in 1957 if I was a Mexican kid, I would have gotten very little sleep. 4 1/2 stars, this came from Casabegra in a dual pack with The Vampires Coffin. Got it on sale at Blockbuster via mail order (Shipping is $3.00 per dvd when you order 1 DVD thats $30.00 all sent in same box for $7.95 media Mail, That Sucks Blockbuster) , its a good find at any price below $10.00 for the double DVD.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Synopsis

The removal of a stake from a cadaver's heart unleashes a blood-sucking monster on a small Mexican village.

Director: Fernando Mendez
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2017