The Howl of the Devil (1988)
Hector Doriani is a stage and screen actor who feels himself living in the shadow of his dead twin brother, Alex Doriani, once a famous star of horror movies. Alex’s young son, Adrian, now lives with Hector in an isolated mansion in the countryside. To keep alive the memory of his father, the boy imagines himself visited by the spirit of the dead man, incarnated in a series of classic horror characters from the past. Eric, Alex’s former butler, now also works for Hector. His main role is to locate and bring to the mansion a series of women who are paid large sums of money by Hector to take part in various sadistic sex games. To complicate matters even further, the games always seem to end with the women getting slaughtered in various gruesome ways by a black gloved, masked killer. Also on hand is horror diva Caroline Munro, as Hector’s housekeeper and cook, who is being pursued by a local priest with whom she once had a much-regretted affair.
Director:
Paul Naschy
Writers:
Paul Naschy, Salvador Sáinz.
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Paul Naschy as Hector Doriani / Alex Doriani / Frankenstein's Monster / Mr. Hyde / Phantom of the Opera / Waldemar Daninsky the Werewolf / Quasimodo / The Devil |
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Caroline Munro as Carmen |
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Howard Vernon as Eric |
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Fernando Hilbeck as Father Damián |
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Joseph Garco as Biker Robber |
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Roberta Kuhn as |
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Carmen Plate as Woman |
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Mariano Vidal Molina as Civil Guard |
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Pascual Marco as |
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Tamara Greys as Bridgett |
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Mabel Ordóñez as Lola |
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Isabel Prinz as Lorena |
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Nuria Lucas as Robber Girl |
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Sergio Molina as Adrián (as Serge Mills) |
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Cris Huerta as Zacarías |
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Emilio A. Pina as Civil Guard 2 |
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Malena Gracia as Woman (uncredited) |
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Chema Gómez as (uncredited) |
| Production | Paul Naschy | Producer |
| Production | Augusto Boué | Producer |
| Production | Germán Monzó | Producer |
| Sound | Fernando García Morcillo | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Emilio A. Pina | Assistant Production Manager |
| Crew | Francisco García San José | Special Effects |
| Camera | Juan Antonio Cobo | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Emilio Ruiz | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Carlos Rojo | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Enrique Serrano | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Federico Canudas | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Paul Naschy | Director |
| Writing | Paul Naschy | Screenplay |
| Crew | Julio Burgos | Cinematography |
| Editing | José Antonio Rojo | Editor |
| Art | Tony Pueo | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fernando Florido | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Salvador Sáinz | Screenplay |