Friday, September 30, 2016

Sound of Horror

Sound of Horror is a 1964 Spanish horror film dubbed in English and released in America in 1966. Treasure-hunting in Greek caves, the explorers find a mummified body and petrified eggs instead. It turns out the superstitious villagers were right about monsters after all. I don't see any reason to watch this one unless you just need to see all the horror movies. There's not much to it.

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Moria gives it a 1-star review and says,
The film’s great failing is that its’ provision of an invisible monster is not for any reason that allows it to be subtle and create something by suggestion or psychological ambiguity as in Cat People, The Haunting et al, but simply one that has allowed it to be as cheap as possible and avoid any special or creature effects. Indeed, this may well count as quite possibly the world’s first (almost entirely) effects free monster movie.
Weitd Wild Realm is not impressed. TCM has an overview.

5 comments:

  1. LOL! I'll pass. As you know, not much of a horror fan in the first place. ;)

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    1. Rest assured, you're certainly not missing much here ;)

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  2. Too bad it was a pretty shallow film because the premise of a mummy in a Greek cave sounds rather intriguing. :) Erika

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    1. The premise is interesting, isn't it. A bit more of a budget and some imagination in the creature would've gone a long way. Even just some imagination with their set budget would've made a difference. It's a shame.

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  3. Too bad it was a pretty shallow film because the premise of a mummy in a Greek cave sounds rather intriguing. :) Erika

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