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Cemetery of Terror

Original title: Cementerio del terror
  • 1985
  • R
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
1.2K
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Cemetery of Terror (1985)
On Halloween, a group of medical students steal the corpse a serial killer from a morgue and raise him from the dead, inadvertently putting themselves and a group of young neighborhood children in danger.
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On Halloween, a group of medical students steal the corpse a serial killer from a morgue and raise him from the dead, inadvertently putting themselves and a group of young neighborhood child... Read allOn Halloween, a group of medical students steal the corpse a serial killer from a morgue and raise him from the dead, inadvertently putting themselves and a group of young neighborhood children in danger.On Halloween, a group of medical students steal the corpse a serial killer from a morgue and raise him from the dead, inadvertently putting themselves and a group of young neighborhood children in danger.

  • Director
    • Rubén Galindo Jr.
  • Writers
    • Rubén Galindo Jr.
    • Carlos Valdemar
  • Stars
    • Hugo Stiglitz
    • José Gómez Parcero
    • Bety Robles
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rubén Galindo Jr.
    • Writers
      • Rubén Galindo Jr.
      • Carlos Valdemar
    • Stars
      • Hugo Stiglitz
      • José Gómez Parcero
      • Bety Robles
    • 29User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Eduardo Capetillo, María Rebeca, César Adrian Sanchez, César Velasco, and Usi Velasco in Cemetery of Terror (1985)
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    Eduardo Capetillo, María Rebeca, César Adrian Sanchez, César Velasco, and Usi Velasco in Cemetery of Terror (1985)
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    Hugo Stiglitz
    Hugo Stiglitz
    • Dr. Cardan
    • (as Hugo Stieglitz)
    José Gómez Parcero
    • Devlon
    Bety Robles
    • Mujer 1
    Leo Villanueva
    • Official Pineda
    Raúl Meraz
    Raúl Meraz
    • Captain Ancira
    René Cardona III
    René Cardona III
    • Oscar
    Servando Manzetti
    Servando Manzetti
    • Jorge
    • (as Cervando Manzetti)
    Andrés García Jr.
    Andrés García Jr.
    • Pedro
    María Rebeca
    María Rebeca
    • Anita
    César Adrian Sanchez
    • Raúl
    Lili Zoto
    • Madre de Anita y Raúl
    Eduardo Capetillo
    Eduardo Capetillo
    • Tony
    Mineko Mori
    Mineko Mori
    • Vicky
    Usi Velasco
    • Usi
    César Velasco
    • César
    Erika Buenfil
    Erika Buenfil
    • Lena
    Jacqueline Castro
    Jacqueline Castro
    • Mariana
    Edna Bolkan
    Edna Bolkan
    • Olivia
    • Director
      • Rubén Galindo Jr.
    • Writers
      • Rubén Galindo Jr.
      • Carlos Valdemar
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      Featured in Enemigos a muerte (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      The Line
      Performed by Bent Myggen

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    8/10
    A Mexican Horror Gem
    Forget all the commentaries trashing this movie. This here is a Mexican horror classic. Ask yourself this, how many terrible American horror movies are out there? Gimme a break. Mexican films usually have low budgets, don't go big time on the silver screen or gain huge notoriety around the world. Especially not in the horror genre. Name a Mexican horror film. Just one. Exactly. Horror films aren't meant to win Oscars unless it's intelligent like Rosemary's Baby. This is just a fun film to watch. C'mon, it's 80s horror! That means tight blue jeans, white sneakers, horny teens getting killed, silly hairdos and wardrobe! Sleepaway Camp is one of the champs in this area.

    The plot is 3 college females are asked by their boyfriends to attend a flashy high profile party and they are tricked into going to an abandoned house on a cemetery on Halloween night. They find a book and decide to steal a corpse which happens to be of a demonic murderer who happens to be the owner of the book. They reanimate the corpse through a spell and all hell breaks loose.

    This film has elements from Halloween:The demonic killer was attended to by the doctor which is after him and is rebellious towards cops and never fails to talk about how the killer is the devil and must be stopped. Very Mexican Halloween. It doesn't hurt that the movie is on Halloween as well. The only problem here is that Hugo Stiglitz should've been the demonic killer. Ha ha. I love Hugo Stiglitz, he's one of my favorites and has a hell of a voice and presence, but he's known to play villains not heroes. It has an Evil Dead element in that they find a book of dead just like the Necronomicon and wakes the demons in the cemetery. These are the 2 movies that the movie combines into a great formula.

    The cast like any horror movie in any country isn't all that great.The teens cast in the movie are weak and may spoil some of the fun but Stiglitz is awesome as usual and whether it's a horror or comedy that he's in, he never fails to take his roles seriously. You should see Stiglitz doing comedy movie villains, his level of seriousness is rock solid and he takes this role just as serious. The killer isn't very scary, but the soundtrack is just sweet. It has one of the creepiest piano tunes in all of horror and I remember this movie by that eerie piano tune.

    Check this movie out and watch it at night. It's only $7 at Best Buy and it comes with Ladrones de Tumbas (Graverobbers) as a two pack for a cheap price. You might or might not like it, but if you appreciate how the producer wants to entertain you with what he has to work with you won't be disappointed. The movie doesn't rip you off.
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    • Nov 7, 2006

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    • Release date
      • December 12, 1985 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • Mexico
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Friedhof der Zombies
    • Filming locations
      • Brownsville, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dynamic Films
      • Producciones Torrente S.A.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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