The Door and the Butcher's Wife

The Door and the Butcher's Wife

Stories of Fear

1969 · 82 min · ★ 7.4 · Horror, Mystery

A movie divided in two segments, the first "La puerta" (The Door) is about a high society gathering in which a door inside the mansion leads to a bizarre corridor where a naked and menacing human figure appears. The second "La mujer del carnicero" (The Butcher's Wife) is set during the Mexican revolution and is about horrifying hallucinations felt by a lieutenant after committing a murder.

Directed by Chano Urueta · Written by Pedro de Urdimalas

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