Cemetery of Terror (1985)

A professor suspects that a vicious killer may have discovered a way to return from the grave and continue his violent spree. His fears are proved true when a group of teenagers decide to ... See full summary »

Director:

Rubén Galindo Jr.

Writer:

Rubén Galindo Jr.

Stars:

Hugo Stiglitz, José Gómez Parcero, Bety Robles

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hugo Stiglitz	...	Dr. Cardan (as Hugo Stieglitz)
José Gómez Parcero	...	Devlon
Bety Robles	...	Mujer 1
Leo Villanueva	...	Official Pineda
Raúl Meraz	...	Captain Ancira
René Cardona III	...	Oscar
Servando Manzetti	...	Jorge (as Cervando Manzetti)
Andrés García Jr.	...	Pedro
María Rebeca	...	Anita
César Adrian Sanchez	...	Raúl
Lili Zoto	...	Madre de Anita y Raúl
Eduardo Capetillo	...	Tony
Mineko Mori	...	Vicky
Usi Velasco	...	Usi
César Velasco	...	César

Storyline

A professor suspects that a vicious killer may have discovered a way to return from the grave and continue his violent spree. His fears are proved true when a group of teenagers decide to pull a Halloween prank by stealing the killer's body from the morgue. When the teens recite an incantation from an old magic book over the corpse, it begins to come back to life, along with all of the bodies from the nearby cemetery.

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Plot Keywords:

haunted house | maniac | teen horror | axe in the head | jack o'lantern | 

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Genres:

Horror | Fantasy | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

12 December 1985 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Cemetery of Terror

Filming Locations:

Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dynamic Films, Producciones Torrente S.A.

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Enemigos a muerte (1985)

User Reviews

Worthwhile Mexican zombie flick

This fairly unknown Mexican zombie movie may not be the most original horror film ever to be released, and clearly takes a lot of influence from many successful American movies in the same vein; but in it's own right, this is an extremely fun little romp that I'm sure wont be a disappointment to most people with an inclination to track it down. The plot is halfway between a zombie movie and a psycho slasher flick and focuses on a killer who a professor believes may have come back from the grave. Enter a bunch of kids who decide that it would be a good idea to read from a strange old book and resurrect the dead (to impress some girls, naturally). It's not long before the killer has come back as a zombie - bringing the rest of the cemetery with him and the dead have eating the kids' flesh on their minds. If you've seen more than a handful of zombie flicks, you'll have seen everything included in this film many times before. But that's not to say that Cemetery of Terror is not worth a look. Director Rubén Galindo Jr does an excellent job of creating a thoroughly fetid atmosphere to surround the cemetery at the centre of the film and there's a fair bit of gore included too, most of which is well done. Naturally the acting is nothing to write home about, but everyone approaches their roles with gusto and the film remains entertaining for the duration. Overall, this is not brilliant; but it's a more than worthy Mexican horror entry and I would say that it's worth seeing.