7/10
Great romantic comic strip horror
17 June 2000
This movie has apparently been turned down by other commentators, but I guess I have a totally different approach.

Accepting the typical romantic flavour of spanish culture I find this movie one of the greatest of Spanish horrors, with all its blood, violence, romance,strings etc . Of course its low budget and looks a bit trashy, but the atmosphere is there.

The psychedelic soundtrack helps building up this dreamy story towards the climax as one of the two girl students visiting the home of Valdemar becomes vampirized. The scenes of the two vampires moving about in slow motion is stunningly beautiful. The whole film reminds me in mood and imagination of some of the great horror comics of Warrens Eerie and Creepy (late 60s) and is actually one of my favorites among surreal monster flicks, and one of the most enjoyable werewolf movies. The short opening where the transformed and snarling Valdemar attacks a local woman in the woods is truly fantastic and nightmarishly raw. I recommend this title for all of you who still have your youths imagination free from over rationalism and technocratic thinking.
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