Feb 22, 2025
Abel Salazar in El barón del terror (1962)
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Abel Salazar in El barón del terror (1962)
This week's film features the unlikely combination of sorcery, astronomy, and science fiction! It's EL BARON DEL TERROR (1962) aka THE BRAINIAC from director Chano Urueta! Will the film's producer and star, Abel Salazar, be enough to carry this picture through this genre mix?
Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 10:41; Discussion 17:40; Ranking 30:33
Spooky | George Barnes | 1962
The Brainiac | 1962 — El barón del terror
THE BRAINIAC (1962)
A Mexican horror film, El Baron del Terror (The Baron of Terror), that was re-titled and given a pretty poor English dubbing.
Imagine if this was what Superman's enemy really looked like.
Real footage of me when I (still) have no idea that he only hangs out with me so he can eat my brains. 🧠
The Brainiac is a cult horror masterpiece. 🩸
El barón del terror (The Brainiac, 1962)
"The characteristics are identical. There's no doubt we're dealing with the same criminal."
"He also has a great deal of knowledge about anatomy."
"Is that what he uses his anatomical knowledge for? To become a dangerous maniac?"
El Baron del Terror, aka The Brainiac (1962)
Indicator Films' Mexico Macabre: Four Sinister Tales from the Alameda Films Vault, 1959–1963 - US LIMITED EDITION [Blu-ray]