Often called the Spanish Lon Chaney, Paul Naschy (born Jacinto Molina Alvarez in 1934) had a long and enduring career in cinema since first appearing as an extra in Nicolas Ray's KING OF KINGS. His work in the fantastique genre began in 1968 with LA MARCA DEL HOMBRE LOBO (American title: FRANKENSTEIN'S BLOODY TERROR), a film he not only s
Often called the Spanish Lon Chaney, Paul Naschy (born Jacinto Molina Alvarez in 1934) had a long and enduring career in cinema since first appearing as an extra in Nicolas Ray's KING OF KINGS. His work in the fantastique genre began in 1968 with LA MARCA DEL HOMBRE LOBO (American title: FRANKENSTEIN'S BLOODY TERROR), a film he not only starred in, but scripted. Thereafter, Naschy portrayed several classic monsters of the screen--Count Dracula, Mr. Hyde, a mummy, a hunchback--as well as a host of villains real and imagined. His most popular characterization is the wolfman Waldemar Daninsky.
THE MARK OF NASCHY started years ago when the internet was beginning, It was formed to showcase Naschy material and also to spread the good word about Naschy and assist Naschy projects worldwide. Thus far, we have helped with the DVD and Blu-Ray releases of Naschy films in Germany, England and America, and have played a central role in
THE MARK OF NASCHY started years ago when the internet was beginning, It was formed to showcase Naschy material and also to spread the good word about Naschy and assist Naschy projects worldwide. Thus far, we have helped with the DVD and Blu-Ray releases of Naschy films in Germany, England and America, and have played a central role in getting Naschy's autobiography published in the United States. We have helped magazines, conventions, and film festivals regarding contacts and material, and facilitated Naschy's involvement with Hollywood productions.
The Naschy page on Facebook, titled A LIFE ON THE SCREEN, is the gathering spot for many Naschy fans worldwide. The Facebook contains the latest Naschy info, conversation among fans, and more. Click on photo above to get you to the Facebook page.
There is also the Naschy page on the Latarnia forums, which can be found at: https://www.tapa
The Naschy page on Facebook, titled A LIFE ON THE SCREEN, is the gathering spot for many Naschy fans worldwide. The Facebook contains the latest Naschy info, conversation among fans, and more. Click on photo above to get you to the Facebook page.
There is also the Naschy page on the Latarnia forums, which can be found at: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/thelatarniaforums/the-paul-naschy-forum-f2/
1960
King of Kings (as extra), released in 1961
El Principe Encadenado/The Enchanted Prince
1966
"Mainly on the Plains" --I Spy (American TV)
Operacion Plus Ultra
Las Viudas/The Widows
1967
Agonizando en el Crimen/Agonizing in Crime
Aventura en el Palacio Viejo/Adventure in the Old Palace (assistant director only)
Cronica de Nueve Meses/Nine M
1960
King of Kings (as extra), released in 1961
El Principe Encadenado/The Enchanted Prince
1966
"Mainly on the Plains" --I Spy (American TV)
Operacion Plus Ultra
Las Viudas/The Widows
1967
Agonizando en el Crimen/Agonizing in Crime
Aventura en el Palacio Viejo/Adventure in the Old Palace (assistant director only)
Cronica de Nueve Meses/Nine Month Chronicle (assistant director only)
La Furia de Johnny Kidd/The Fury of Johnny Kidd
1968
La Marca Del Hombre Lobo/The Mark of the Wolf Man
(aka Frankenstein's Bloody Terror)
La Esclava del Paraiso/The Slave of Paradise
Las Noches del Hombre Lobo/The Nights of the Wolf Man
Plan Jack 03 [short film]
1969
Los Monstruos del Terror/The Monsters of Terror
(aka Assignment Terror, Dracula Vs. Frankenstein)
1970
La Furia del Hombre Lobo/The Fury of the Wolf Man
La Noche de Walpurgis/Walpurgis Night
(aka The Werewolf Vs. The Vampire Woman, Werewolf's Shadow)
El Vertigo del Crimen/The Vertigo of Crime
1971
Doctor Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo/Dr. Jekyll and the Wolf Man
Jack el Destripador de Londres/Jack the Ripper of Londo
1972
Los Crimenes de Petiot/Petiot's Crimes
Disco Rojo/Red Light
El Espanto Surge de la Tumba/Horror Rises from the Tomb
El Gran Amor del Conde Dracula/Count Dracula's Great Love
El Jorobado de la Morgue/The Hunchback of the Morgue
(aka The Rue Morgue Massascres)
Los Ojos Azules de la Muneca Rota/The Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll
(aka House of Psychotic Women)
La Rebelion de las Muertas/The Rebellion of the Dead Women
(aka The Vengeance of the Zombies)
1973
La Orgia de los Muertos/The Orgy of the Dead
(aka The Hanging Woman, Return of the Zombies)
El Asesino esta Entra los Trece/The Murderer of One of the Thirteen
Las Ratas no Duermen de Noche/Rats Don't Sleep at Night
(aka Crimson)
El Retorno de Walpurgis/The Return of Walpurgis (also screenplay)
(aka The Curse of the Devil)
Tarzan en las Minas del Rey Salomon/Tarzan in King Solomon's Mines
Una Libelula para cada Muerto/A Dragonfly for Each Corpse (also screenplay)
La Venganza de la Momia/The Vengeance of the Mummy (also screenplay)
(aka The Mummy's Revenge)
1974
La Diosa Salvaje/The Savage Goddess
El Mariscal del Infierno/The Marshall of Hell (also screenplay)
(aka The Devil's Possessed)
Los Pasajeros/The Passengers
Todos los Gritos del Silencio/All the Cries of Silence (also co-screenplay)
Exorcismo/Exorcism (also co-screenplay)
1975
La Cruz del Diablo/The Devil's Cross (co-screenplay only)
Docte
1974
La Diosa Salvaje/The Savage Goddess
El Mariscal del Infierno/The Marshall of Hell (also screenplay)
(aka The Devil's Possessed)
Los Pasajeros/The Passengers
Todos los Gritos del Silencio/All the Cries of Silence (also co-screenplay)
Exorcismo/Exorcism (also co-screenplay)
1975
La Cruz del Diablo/The Devil's Cross (co-screenplay only)
Docteur Justice/Doctor Justice
La Maldicion de la Bestia/The Curse of the Beast (also screenplay)
(aka Night of the Howling Beast)
Muerte de un Quinqui/Death of a Hoodlum (also screenplay)
1976
Inquisicion/Inquisition (also director, screenplay)
Secuestro/Kidnapping (also co-screenplay)
Ultimo Deseo/Last Desire
(aka The People Who Own the Dark)
1977
Comando Txikia
El Francotirador/The Sniper (also co-screenplay)
El Huerto del Frances/The Frenchman's Garden (also director, co-screenplay)
Pecado Mortal/Mortal Sin
El Transexual/The Transsexual (also co-screenplay)
1978
Madrid al Desnudo/Naked Madrid (also director, co-screenplay)
1979
Amor Blanco/White Love (chief of production only)
El Caminante/The Traveler (also director, screenplay)
1980
Los Cantabros/The Cantabrians (also director, screenplay)
El Carnival de las Bestias/The Carnival of the Beasts (also director, screenplay)
(aka Human Beasts)
Misterio en la Isla de los Monstruos/Mystery on Monster Island
El Museo del Prado/The Prado Museum (director, script only; Japanese TV documentary)
El Retorno del Hombre Lobo/The Return of the Wolf Man (also director, screenplay)
(aka The Craving)
1981
La Mascara/The Mask (Spanish TV)
El Palacio Real de Madrid/The Royal Palace of Madrid (also director, script; Japanese TV documentary)
1982
Latidos de Panico/Panic Beats (also director, screenplay)
La Batalla del Porro/The Battle of the Dullard
Buenas Noches Senor Monstruo/Good Evening, Mr. Monster
Las Cuevas de Altamira/The Alramira Caves (also director, script; Japanese TV documentary)
La Espada del Samurai/The Sword of the Samurai (Japanese TV)
Infierno en Camboya/Hell in Cambodia (director only; Japanese TV documentary)
La Mascara del Juyo/The Mask of Juyo (director, script; Japanese TV documentary)
El Monasterio de el Escorial/The Escorial Monastery (director, script; Japanese TV documentary)
1983
La Bestia y la Espada Magica/The Beast and the Magic Sword (also director, screenplay)
1984
Mi Amigo el Vagabundo/My Friend the Vagabond (also director, screenplay)
La Tercera Mujer/The Third Woman (Japanese TV)
El Ultimo Kamikaze/The Last Kamikaze (also director, screenplay)
Operacion Mantis/Operation Mantis (also director, co-screenplay)
1986
Pez/Fish [short film]
1987
Mordiendo la Vida/Biting Life
1988
El Aullido del Diablo/The Howl of the Devil (also director, screenplay)
Shadows of Blood
El Ultimo Guateque II/The Last Party II
Shh [short film]
1990
Aqui Huele a Muerto . . .(!Pues Yo No He Sido!)/It Smells like Someone Died Here . . . (But it Wasn't Me!)
Brigada Central/Central Brigade (Spanish TV)
La Hija de Fu Manchu/The Daughter of
1988
El Aullido del Diablo/The Howl of the Devil (also director, screenplay)
Shadows of Blood
El Ultimo Guateque II/The Last Party II
Shh [short film]
1990
Aqui Huele a Muerto . . .(!Pues Yo No He Sido!)/It Smells like Someone Died Here . . . (But it Wasn't Me!)
Brigada Central/Central Brigade (Spanish TV)
La Hija de Fu Manchu/The Daughter of Fu Manchu [short film]
Horror en el Museo de Cera/Horror in the Wax Museum (also director, screenplay)
1991
Olla de Grillos/Bedlam (Spanish TV)
1992
La Noche del Ejecutor/The Night of the Executioner (also director, screenplay)
State of Mind
1994
El Necrofago [short film]
1995
Los Resucitados/The Resurrected
1996
El Angel Mas Caido/The Angel Has Fallen Very Far [short film]
Cientificament Perfectes/Scientifically Perfect
Hambre Mortal/Mortal Hunger
Mala Estrella [short film]
Licantropo/Lycantropus (also screenplay)
1998
Querido Maestro/Dear Teacher (Spanish TV series)
Cuando el mundo se acabe te seguire amando/I'll Still Love You When the World Ends
1999
Rondadores nocturno 2/Night Prowlers 2 (also co-screenplay) [short film]
2000
Animas [short film]
Érase una vez/Once Upon A Time
La gran vida/The Great Life
Antivicio (Spanish TV series)
El Comisario/The Commissary (Spanish TV series)
El lado oscuro/The Dark Side
2001
School Killer
Desenlace (Spanish TV series)
El corazon delator/The Tell-Tale Heart [short film]
2002
Octavia
El quinto rincona/The Fifth Corner [short film]
Mucha Sangre/Much Blood
Las mujeres fragantes/The Fragrant Women [theatrical production]
2003
Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood
Tomb of the Werewolf
Upon Frayed Lips of Silence (music video)
2004
Rojo sangre (also co-screenplay)
Rottweiler
La danza de la muerte [play]
2005
Amazonia misteriosa/Werewolf in the Amazon
2007
La duodecima hora/The Twelfth Hour [short film]
2010
La herencia Valdemar
O apostolo
Empusa (also director, screenplay)
Ante mi (music video)
It is surprising that Naschy's best directing effort, and maybe the best Naschy film above the others, is not better known by audiences outside of those aficionados of cult horror who are into Spanish and, in particular, Naschy films. With a Blu-Ray deluxe release in Spain and festival showings, matters have finally awakened the film to potential Spanish audiences, and soon Mondo Macabro will do a Blu-Ray "regular" release in the States and Great Britain. The film deserves greater awareness, however. It is not your usual horror film, and there are no supernatural monsters. The story is true. On October 30, 1906, Juan Aldije (the Frenchman) and Jose Munoz Lopera were executed for the murder of several individuals, bodies buried and later discovered in the garden.
"It all began when I started wondering about the origin of the common Spanish expression 'cuidado, que van a llevarte al huerto' [an appoximate and partial English equivalent which retains the simile could be rendered by 'they're leading you up the garden path']. I was so intrigued by this that I started to do some research. It's clear that the phrase is a warning which bodes no good. Eventuallly I made a trip to the news cuttings library and after several days I came across the source of the story." Paul Naschy, MEMOIRS OF A WOLMAN, Midnight Marquee Press, 2000, tranlated by Mike Hodges.
(More coming)
