Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror

Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror

Zombies, vampires, werewolves and other Spanish movies monsters!

2014 · 64 min · ★ 6.0 · Documentary

In the late sixties, Spanish cinema began to produce a huge amount of horror genre films: international markets were opened, the production was continuous, a small star-system was created, as well as a solid group of specialized directors. Although foreign trends were imitated, Spanish horror offered a particular approach to sex, blood and violence. It was an extremely unusual artistic movement in Franco's Spain.

Directed by Víctor Matellano · Written by Víctor Matellano

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Ángel Agudo Self - Screenwriter
Carlos Aguilar Self - Film Critic
José Luis Alemán Self - Director
Colin Arthur Self - Makeup Artist
Joe Dante Self - Director
Lone Fleming Self - Actress
José Luis Galicia Self - Art Director
Jorge Grau Self - Director
May Heatherly Self - Actress
José Ramón Larraz Self - Director
Eugenio Martín Self - Director
Antonio Mayans Self - Actor

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