Le Baron de la terreur (1962)

Directed by

Chano Urueta

How it feels

In 1661 a baron is executed by the Inquisition during a comet's passage and vows revenge on his enemies' descendants. Three hundred years later the comet returns and brings the baron back to life as a shapeshifting monster that eats people's brains.

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What happens

El Baron del Terror (lit. The Baron of Terror; American release title: The Brainiac) is a 1962 Mexican supernatural horror film directed by Chano Urueta, written by Federico Curiel, Adolfo López Portillo and Antonio Orellana, and starring its producer, Abel Salazar. The main character of the film is a villainous baron. In 1661, he is sentenced to death by the Inquisition and is killed during the passage of a comet. He predicts that he will return at the next passage of the same comet to kill the descendants of his foes. In 1961, the comet returns and brings the resurrected baron back to planet Earth. He has gained the ability to shapeshift into a monster, and he uses his forked tongue to feed on the brains of his victims. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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