Don't Panic (1978)
"Escalofrío" (original title)

A young couple are tricked into going into a sinister house where a coven of devil-worshipers waits for them.

Director:

Carlos Puerto

Writer:

Carlos Puerto

Stars:

Ángel Aranda, Sandra Alberti, Mariana Karr

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ángel Aranda	...	Bruno
Sandra Alberti	...	Berta
Mariana Karr	...	Ana (as Marian Karr)
José María Guillén	...	Andres
Manuel Pereiro
Luis Barboo	...	Guarda (as Luis Bar-boo)
José Pagán	...	Médico
Isidro Luengo	...	Vecino
Ascensión Moreno	...	Vecina
Carlos Castellano	...	Mendigo

Storyline

Andy and Thelma, an urbanite couple living in Madrid, leave their apartment for a pleasant day around the city with their dog. They cross paths with Bruno and Anne, a strange couple who invite them to their foreboding country estate. A storm hits that evening and the two stay overnight. The couples engage in a bit of harmless communication with spirits via ouija board, but soon past conflicts arise Thelma had an affair with Andy's brother, and Anne criticizes Bruno over his attempted suicide. This is only the beginning of all the horrors that will haunts them in the house.

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Plot Keywords:

couple | house | coven | country estate | affair | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

14 August 1978 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Don't Panic

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Almena Films, Cinevisión

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Star Wars (1977)

User Reviews

Granted an 'S' for sex certificate upon it's Spanish release and it certainly deserves it

With Franco dead the Spanish could let rip and this one certainly goes at a pace. There are many sex and Satanism films that barely get round to either sex or Satanism, this one revels in it throughout. Just when it gets a bit silly towards the end, it gets very silly and builds to a great finale. In fact much of the film is really good, as well as almost constant bare flesh from the ladies and the gents there is blood and gore AND a really creepy atmosphere aided by the strange antics of the main protagonists. Whenever we see them in the deserted kitchen they seem bent over some dog bowl, and when they are in bed together they growl and pair like two animals. Granted an 'S' for sex certificate upon it's Spanish release and it certainly deserves it, though it also deserves a 'V' for violence and 'G' for gore. Excellent stuff - and not over long!