Four women spend the night in an old deserted sanitarium on a mountain. This film is fourth in the series.Known as Werewolf Shadow or Shadow of the Werewolf, as well as the original title, La noche de Walpurgis. La Noche de Walpurgis was the fifth entry in a series of films to feature the werewolf Waldemar Daninsky. A battle of the titans. View production, box office, & company info. Howarth, Troy (2018). With Paul Naschy, Gaby Fuchs, Barbara Capell, Andrés Resino. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. La Noche de Walpurgis (Walpurgis Night, released in the United States as The Werewolf vs.The Vampire Woman, in the UK as Shadow of the Werewolf [theatrical] and as Werewolf Shadow [dvd]), is a 1970 Spanish horror film starring Paul Naschy, the fifth in a series about the werewolf Waldemar Daninsky. Nov 11, 2014 - Explore Jason Lessel's board "Vampire and werewolf movies" on Pinterest. There's a problem loading this menu right now. He is in love with a sickly girl who happens to be the only person who is kind to him. (Note* - Naschy's real life wife of 40 years was named Elvira.). La Noche de Walpurgis (Walpurgis Night, released in the United States as The Werewolf vs. Was this review helpful to you? [3] Daninsky's lycanthropy is not given a specific origin in this film; the events of the film are assumed to have followed from the ending of Fury of the Wolf Man (1970), which involved a Yeti's bite as the cause of Daninsky's curse. During the 5th century, a plague was ravaging the village of Alexander Corvinus, a Hungarian nobleman and warlord. It is a Gothic horror. When Waldemar leads them to the grave of the Countess Wandessa, Elvira accidentally revives her by bleeding onto the corpse. An evil witch brings back to life the infamous Elizabeth Bathory, who was executed several hundred years previously for murdering young woman and bathing in their blood. Patty Shepard was so convincing as the vampiric Countess, it was thought at the time that she might replace actress Barbara Steele as Europe's reigning horror queen. Director: Len Wiseman | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy, Tony Curran. Dustin Rikert. Mike Lawler. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Daninsky has a hidden secret of his own, but will it be enough to save the two girls from becoming Wandessa's next victims? There were 13 films in which Paul Naschy played Waldemar Daninsky, who was turned into a werewolf. NYC Happenings: The Golden Age Of Spanish Horror At Anthology, Sleepy Hollow, Ep. Naschy followed up this film with a sequel entitled Dr. Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo. A man who becomes a full werewolf by night must harness his curse and save humanity in a battle with a band of vampires who have taken his wife. They find a possible gravesite in the vicinity of Waldemar Daninsky's castle, and he invites the girls to stay for a few days. STARRING. Jean-Marc Rocher
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