VENGEANCE OF THE
ZOMBIES-1973-A grave robbing married couple are killed when the
corpse they planned to loot comes to life. After this an unseen
figure performs a ritual. In London a Indian mystic/guru/cult leader
Krishna (Paul Naschy) puts himself in a trace and is stab by an
assistant but feels no pain. Elvira (Rommy) is one his followers and
his friend author Dr. Radcliffe (Vic Winner) is doing research.
Radcliffe warns Elvira not too go too far with Krishna's stuff. Later
she's terrorized by a pale faced zombie woman and an ugly guy in a
top hat who puts an ax in a caretaker's head and hangs her father.
After the funeral Elvira goes to visit Krishna. While waiting in the
train station, the stationmaster tells her the village is evil and
that house Krishna rented is called "The Devil's House"
because years before a family called The Whatleys performed blood
sacrifices there until the townspeople killed them all. She's finally
met by scarred driver Ti Zachery (Pierre Bisari) who takes her to
Krishna who seems to be under the weather. Kala (Mirta Miller) is his
second in command. When Elvira goes to bed she has a dream Ti and the
stationmaster kidnap her and take her to a chamber where some pale
faced women stand around and satyr like horned demon (who resembles
Krishna) slashes her throat and drinks her blood. After she and
Krishna have a chat the next day the scene changes to a meat packing
company where the accountant is having an affair with his boss's wife
Olivia (Aurora de Alba; FRANKENSTEIN'S BLOODY TERROR). Someone in a
top hat, cape and clown mask kills them and drains the blood out of
the guy. Then two pale faced women kill a morgue attendant and a
figure in a top hat and ghoul mask sets fire to a small figure.
Scotland Yard calls in Radcliffe for advice and he tells them that
someone is creating zombies using voodoo. Then Krishna buys a knife
and walks through a graveyard while some jazzy music plays. After
that, the stationmaster is forced to cut his own throat. Gala says
Elvira has to leave but Krishna says he needs her help. A maid
warns Elvira not to fall in love with Krishna. The maid wants to show
something to Elvira in the basement but all she finds is the maid
with her head chopped off. Ti appears with a bloody scythe but
Krishna shows up and overpowers him. "This is a nightmare!
Inexplicable and frightening!". When Elvira wants to call the
police Krishna is against it and they have sex instead. Meantime the
masked guy makes the zombie women rise and they kill two cops (one is
impaled with a cross). After a lot of talk it seems Krishna is the
unwilling slave of his occult loving revenge seeking disfigured
brother Tantaka and his female zombies. This isn't nearly as
entertaining as some other screenwriter Paul Naschy/ director Leon Klimlovsky combos (like THE
WEREWOLF VS. THE VAMPIRE WOMEN) but it has some fire, nudity and
death by soda can with Naschy suitably demented as the crazed
Tantaka!
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