Latidos de pánico (1983)

Director:

Paul Naschy

Writer:

Paul Naschy (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

The spirit of a deceased knight returns every 100 years to clean a house by graphicly murdering the women who are making the life of his descendants unbearable. |

Plot Keywords:

House | Knight | Spirit | Murder | Death Threat

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Paul Naschy	...	Paul / Alaric de Marnac
Julia Saly	...	Geneviève
Lola Gaos	...	Mabile
Silvia Miró	...	Mireille
Paquita Ondiviela	...	Julie (as Pat Ondiviela)
Manuel Zarzo	...	Dr. Lacombe
José Vivó	...	Dr. Rigaud
Charly Bravo
José Sacristán	...	Alain (as José Sacristán Hernández)
Salvador Sáinz	...	Catholic Priest

Also Known As:

Cries of Terror (International: English title) (informal literal title)
Frantic Heartbeat (USA) (informal English title)
Panic Beats (International: English title) (informal literal title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:18

Movie Connections:

Follows El espanto surge de la tumba (1973)

tired plot with many a few new twists

Panic Beats has a well worn plot of a man trying to scare his rich wife into the grave so he can collect an inheritance. But he has a mistress or two, both of whom are rather conniving, and there are a few twists that he didn't count on. This plays out in a fairly standard manner and is predictable up to a point, but then there's a few surprises that don't quite fit the rest of the film (like one gory killing of one mistress by the other) and then when Naschy himself is killed his ancestors take over to wreak havoc. Not much here that one hasn't seen before but it's not terrible, just not one of the better films by Molina. Apparently he had rather a following that loved watching him play what is essentially the same character over and over again, so he does it quite well (lots of practice, I guess). The DVD has an extra on Spanish horror films and how Naschy (Molina) was instrumental in getting that movement going because the government in Spain under Franco was very oppressive, and that feature is rather interesting to watch. As for the movie though, it's merely mediocre, 6 out of 10.