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  • For those who didn't see it in the VS thread, they've released Santo Vs. Dr. Death on Blu-ray.

    https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collecti...s-doctor-death

    Rock! Shock! Pop!

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    • Hey! At the start that, one wrestler is getting a face full of Santo's junk!
      "The popcorn you're eating has been pissed in. Film at 11".

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      • Does he wear a little silver mask on his helmet?
        I'm bitter, I'm twisted, James Joyce is fucking my sister.

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        • Is Santo Vs. Dr. Death one of the better entries? The Vinegar Syndrome post hyped up the Spanish co-production angle with Helga Line and Mitra Miller. It does sound more compelling than most Santo films.

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          • I'm guessing the reason it was singled out for release is because it was apparently one of only four Santo features dubbed in English at the time it was made (and the only one of those in color)? If that information -- which I pulled from The Mexican Masked Wrestler and Monster Filmography -- is accurate, then that alone would make it pretty unique. Beyond that, the capsule review there goes on to say that even though it's not an especially high-profile title, it's not bad/somewhat good. For me, that was enough reason to buy whereas VCI's contemporary dubs and lack of original Spanish w/subs was a full-on deal breaker.

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            • Specs and extras announced for the Indicator set.

              Santo Vs The Evil Brain

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              Santo Vs The Infernal Men

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              • Originally posted by Newt Cox View Post
                I'm more than likely gonna buy this. Feel in love with the Santo films back in 91 when I saw the Jon Ross ISFS episode on them. Managed to get some of them on dvd. But they are in Spanish,and yea my Spanish is barely above Peggy Hill level.
                Ok, hear me out, but I would LOVE to have all Mexican movies have the original Spanish audio and Peggy Hill-translation subtitles. That would be the GREATEST.

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                • Shit hot!

                  On 29 May (UK) and 30 May (USA/Canada), INDICATOR is thrilled to announce MEXICO MACABRE: FOUR SINISTER TALES FROM THE ALAMEDA FILMS VAULT, 1959–1963. Exhumed from the archive of one of Mexico’s best-known film companies, this bone-chilling collection includes Blu-ray premieres of Black Pit of Dr. M (Misterios de ultratumba), The Witch’s Mirror (El espejo de la bruja), The Brainiac (El barón del terror), and The Curse of the Crying Woman (La maldición de la Llorona). Offering a distinctively Mexican take on familiar figures from Gothic horror, such as the undead, ghosts, witches, and brain-sucking monsters, these terrifying tales are released in a strictly limited, individually numbered Blu-ray box set which includes an array of new and archival extra features – including new audio commentaries and filmed interviews – and comes packaged with a set of art cards and a fully illustrated 100-page book.
                  I'm bitter, I'm twisted, James Joyce is fucking my sister.

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                  • What to say, except - fantastic news.

                    My pre-order is in.
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                    • Here's the page and the details.

                      https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/co...t-1959-1963-le

                      BLACK PIT OF DR. M (Fernando Méndez, 1959)
                      THE WITCH’S MIRROR (Chano Urueta, 1961)
                      THE BRAINIAC (Chano Urueta, 1962)
                      THE CURSE OF THE CRYING WOMAN (Rafael Baladón, 1963)

                      Release date: 29 May 2023
                      Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set (World Blu-ray premieres)

                      These four macabre titles from the vaults of one of Mexico’s best-known film companies offer uniquely Mexican takes on the ghosts, witches, and monsters familiar to fans of horror cinema and fiction.

                      Fernando Méndez’s Black Pit of Dr. M (Misterios de ultratumba) sees a doctor make a pact with his dying colleague in order to learn the secrets of the afterlife. In Chano Urueta’s The Witch’s Mirror (El espejo de la bruja), a murderer is tormented by the ghost of his dead wife, whilst in Urueta’s The Brainiac (El barón del terror), a nobleman executed for necromancy returns in diabolical form to eradicate the lineage of his killers... by sucking out their brains! Finally, in Rafael Baledón’s The Curse of the Crying Woman (La maldición de la Llorona), a young bride visits her aunt's Gothic mansion, where she finds that she is the descendent of one of Mexican folklore's most terrifying figures.

                      With their star-studded casts, beautiful photography, eerie production design, and bone-chilling atmosphere, these films have terrified audiences for decades, and are now available in this strictly limited, individually numbered Blu-ray box set, which includes an array of new extra features – including four new audio commentaries, and rare English-language dub tracks – as well as a set of art cards and a fully illustrated 100-page book.

                      INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES

                      High Definition remasters for Black Pit for Dr. M, The Witch’s Mirror, The Brainiac, and The Curse of the Crying Woman
                      Original Spanish mono audio
                      Optional English mono audio dub tracks for The Witch’s Mirror, The Brainiac and The Curse of the Crying Woman
                      Audio commentary with Abraham Castillo Flores, film programmer and curator specialising in the preservation of Mexican horror cinema, on Black Pit of Dr. M (2023)
                      Audio commentary with David Wilt, film historian and Mexican-cinema specialist, on The Witch’s Mirror (2023)
                      Audio commentary and brain nibbling with Keith J Rainville, publisher of From Parts Unknown and screenwriter of Los campeones de la lucha libre, on The Brainiac (2023)
                      Audio commentary with Morena de Fuego, doctor in film studies and LatAm horror specialist, on The Curse of the Crying Woman (2023)
                      Daniel Ripstein on the history of Alameda Films and his grandfather, producer Alfredo Ripstein Jr (2023)
                      Author Eduardo de la Vega Alfaro on director Fernando Méndez (2023)
                      Author Eduardo de la Vega Alfaro on director Chano Urueta (2023)
                      Author Eduardo de la Vega Alfaro on director Rafael Balédon (2023)
                      Memories of a Villain (2018): TV UNAM special on actor Carlos López Moctezuma
                      Mondo Macabro: ‘Mexican Horror Movies’ (2002): episode of Pete Tombs and Andy Starke’s fondly remembered British television series, providing an overview of Mexican genre cinema from the 1950s to the 1970s
                      Original theatrical trailers
                      Image galleries: promotional and publicity material
                      New and improved English translation subtitles
                      Limited Edition exclusive 100-page book with new essays by José Luis Ortega Torres, David Wilt and Abraham Castillo Flores, archival articles, and full film credits
                      Limited Edition exclusive art cards
                      World premieres on Blu-ray
                      Limited edition box set of 6,000 numbered units for the UK and US

                      All extras subject to change

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                      BBFC cert: 15 TBC
                      REGION FREE
                      EAN: 5060697923414


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                      • I'm in.
                        "The popcorn you're eating has been pissed in. Film at 11".

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                        • All four films are really good and well shot gothic horror. Even Brainiac looks terrific.
                          Randy G
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                          Last edited by Randy G; 02-28-2023, 01:56 AM.

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                          • That three film Mexican Gothic set from VS looks awesome.

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                            • Review of the Mexico macabre set at Mondo-Digital.
                              http://www.mondo-digital.com/mexicanmacabre.html
                              "The popcorn you're eating has been pissed in. Film at 11".

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                              • The VS Taboada films are now up on Shudder!

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