The Ancines Woods

The Ancines Woods

1970 · 87 min · ES · 4.8 (21 votes)
Dir. Pedro Olea · Starring José Luis López Vázquez, Amparo Soler Leal, Antonio Casas, John Steiner, Nuria Torray, María Fernanda Ladrón de Guevara · Music Antonio Pérez Olea
DramaHorrorHistory

Benito Freire, a pedlar in a small village in northern Spain suffers from epileptic seizures and rumours start to spread that he may be a werewolf and responsible for a series of killings. The local Abbot is called upon to form a team to investigate, in an effort to halt the harrowing murders.

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A chilling descent into rural paranoia. This film feels like a fever dream, where suspicion festers and ancient fears claw their way into the light. The atmosphere is thick with dread and the unsettling beauty of a world steeped in superstition.

goryunsettlingfolk-horrorsuspensefulslow-burnperiod piecefolk horrorgritty realismatmosphericsuperstitionfear of the unknownreligious dogmamob mentality
based on novel or bookserial killerwerewolfpeddlerlycanthropy
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