Horror from the Tomb (1973)

In Medieval France a warlock is be-headed and his wife tortured and executed. Hundreds of years later an isolated group of people discover his head buried on their property. Soon it comes ... See full summary »

Director:

Carlos Aured

Writer:

Paul Naschy (story and screenplay) (as Jacinto Molina)

Stars:

Paul Naschy, Emma Cohen, Víctor Barrera

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Naschy	...	Alaric de Marnac / Hugo de Marnac / Armand de Marnac
Emma Cohen	...	Elvire
Víctor Barrera	...	Maurice Roland / André Roland (as Vic Winner)
Helga Liné	...	Mabille De Lancré (as Helga Line)
Betsabé Ruiz	...	Silvie (as Betsabe Ruiz)
Luis Ciges	...	Alain 'Le Raté' - a thief
Julio Peña	...	Jean
María José Cantudo	...	Chantal (as Maria Jose Cantudo)
Juan Cazalilla	...	Gastón
Francisco Llinás	...	René (as Francisco Llinas)
Ramón Centenero	...	André Govar (as Ramon Centenero)
Montserrat Julió	...	Odile (as Monserrat Julio)
Francisco Nieto	...	Hubard
Elsa Zabala	...	Madame Irina Komarova
Esther Santana	...	Joven hermosa

Storyline

In Medieval France a warlock is be-headed and his wife tortured and executed. Hundreds of years later an isolated group of people discover his head buried on their property. Soon it comes back to life, possessing people and using them to commit sacrifices and to search for the rest of his body

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Plot Keywords:

witchcraft | warlock | heart in hand | heart cut out | throat slitting | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

February 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Horror from the Tomb

Filming Locations:

Lozoya, Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$245,371

Company Credits

Production Co:

Profilmes

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of 13 titles included in Avco Embassy's Nightmare Theater package syndicated to television in 1975, along with two other Paul Naschy entries, THE FURY OF THE WOLF MAN and THE MUMMY'S REVENGE.

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Connections

Followed by Panic Beats (1983)

User Reviews

Extremely good effects for a 1973 Film.

I purchased Horror Rises from the Tomb as part of a four DVD zombie pack. This is defiantly a little gem and I recommend it to any who by chance come across a copy. The special effects are extremely good for a 1973 movie. The blood isn't pink like in many of the old Hammer films and every single woman in the movie takes her cloths off!!! How can you beat something like that? At least they're realistic about it. I mean, if your going to cut someone's heart out you might as least remove her shirt first. Makes sense to me. Overall it was a strong story, with great acting and effects. A review of the IMDb database shows that many of the lead actors and actresses are still alive and acting today and I am interested in seeing some more of Carlos Aured's films. His last film was the Charles Band film 'Eliminators' (1986).

Strongly recommended but only for lovers of old school horror. All in all I'd say this film was about five or six years ahead of it's time. I'll also go as far to say that Tom Savini was probably inspired for one of his effects from Dawn of the Dead by a gruesome effect from this movie but I won't give anything away…