Why Blood is the Color of the Night

Why Blood is the Color of the Night

Big! Staggering! Diabolical!

1974 · ★ 10.0 · Horror

The poster promises visions of Satan's altar, an underground black mass, blood rituals of the undead, the birth of Satan's messiah, a dead village of the damned, the assassination of the Prince of Darkness and a zombie attack. Why isn't this available for viewing again?

Directed by Celso Ad. Castillo · Written by María Abelardo

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