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El Barón del Terror

The Brainiac
The Baron of Terror

Mexico 1962
produced by
Abel Salazar for Cinematográfica ABSA
directed by Chano Urueta
starring Abel Salazar, Rubén Rojo, Rosa María Gallardo, David Silva, Federico Curiel, Luis Aragón, Germán Robles, Magda Urvizu, Ofelia Guilmáin, René Cardona, Miguel Brillas, Mauricio Garcés, Carlos Nieto, Ariadna Welter, Roxana Bellini, Susana Cora, Carlota Solares, Magda Donato, Francisco Reiguera, Víctor Velázquez
written by Federico Curiel, Adolfo López Portillo, music by Gustavo César Carrión

review by
Mike Haberfelner

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In 1661, Baron Vitelius d'Estera (Abel Salazar) was convicted by the Mexican arm of the Spanish inquisition, and publicly burned - but not before he could curse all those responsible for his demise and vow he would come back in 300 years time to kill their descendants, thanks to some comet or other..

1961: Astronomer Professor Milan (Luis Aragón) and his top students Reinaldo (Rubén Rojo) and Vicky (Rosa María Gallardo) observe a comet passing by earth - exactly the same comet the Baron d'Estera has vowed to return by 300 years ago - but suddenly the comet is gone, vanished. In fact, the comet has crashed into earth, and the Baron has emerged from it, hell-bent to have his revenge. But the Baron also turns into a monster with an incredibly long tongue every now and again, and he has developed an appetite for brains and frequently sucks them out of people. Apart from that, the Baron now has also the power of hypnotism and he can render himself invisible.

At first, the Baron only goes on a blind killing spree to collect a few brains to feed from, but then he invites the descendants of all those responsible for his death to his castle (don't ask how come he suddenly has a castle, it's never explained), just to get friendly with them. Interestingly, Vicky is the descendant of the grand inquisitor (Miguel Brillas) himself while Reinaldo's ancestor was the only man who took it upon himself to defend the Baron.

After the Baron has met all those he plans to kill socially, he pays social visits to all of them, killing them in quite gruesome ways - and the detective inspector (David Silva) and his assistant Benny (Federico Curiel) take forever to figure out what's going on. In the meantime, all of the Baron's proposed victims are dead, all but Vicky, whom the Baron has saved for last, even if that means he has to kill Reinaldo - her boyfriend of course - as well, the descendant of his only friend. Reinaldo puts up quite some resistance, especially after he has begun to figure out what's going on, but ultimately it seems the Baron is gaining the upper hand ... when the detective inspector and Benny arrive with flame throwers and burn the Baron to a cinder

 

Of course, on one hand, The Brainiac is pure trash, the story is pulpy as can be, there are plotholes aplenty, the special effects are not always up to it, and the monster mask looks rather ridiculous. But that's only one way of seeing the film, because The Brainiac is also incredibly atmospheric to the point of being creepy (especially in the scenes with no special effects and no monster), the film's sombre pace does actually heighten its overall effect rather than hurting it, and most of the almost gothic sets are in tune with the film's overall tune.

Recommended - but only if you are willing to overlook the film's shortcomings.

 

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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