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‘A continuous experience to Hell!!’
Horror Specific is a 1972 British-Spanish sci-fi horror movie directed by Eugenio Martin (Supernatural; A Candle for the Satan; The Fourth Sufferer), produced by Bernard Gordon and written by Arnaud d’Usseau and Julian Zimet (Psychomania). Like each variations of The Factor, the plot relies on John W. Campbell, Jr.’s 1938 novella Who Goes There? The Spanish title is Pánico en el Transiberiano“Panic on the Trans-Siberian Specific”
The Scotia Worldwide manufacturing stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Telly Savalas (Lisa and the Satan), Alberto de Mendoza and Silvia Tortosa (The Loreley’s Grasp).
In an effort to money in on the early ’80s horror film increase, the movie was re-released within the US by New Century Footage as The Possessor.
Plot:
In 1906, Professor Alexander Saxton (Christopher Lee), an English anthropologist, is returning to Europe by the Trans-Siberian Specific from Manchuria to Moscow. With him is a crate containing the frozen stays of a primitive humanoid creature that he found in a collapse Manchuria. He hopes it’s a lacking hyperlink in human evolution. Physician Wells (Peter Cushing), Saxton’s rival and Royal Society colleague, can be on board however travelling individually.
An extended-haired and bearded monk (Alberto de Mendoza), the religious advisor to a Polish Depend and Countess who’re additionally ready to board the prepare proclaims the contents of the crate to be evil. Saxton furiously dismisses this as superstition.
Saxton’s eagerness to maintain his scientific discover secret arouses the suspicion of Physician Wells, who bribes a porter (Victor Israel) to research the crate. The porter is killed by the ape-like creature inside, which then escapes the crate by choosing the lock…
E-book opinions:
” … will get away with its unlikely story with the quick velocity of the motion and properly humorous passages comparable to Lee and Cushing, accused of being callous monsters, protesting “However we are English!”.” Phil Hardy (editor), The Aurum Movie Encyclopedia: Horror
“Curious horror piece with just a few fascinating touches alongside the best way.” Howard Maxford, The A – Z of Horror Movies, Batsford, 1996
“The creature has the power to erase males’s minds by turning them into clean eyed zombies. It’s nice enjoyable, with Lee and Cushing taking part in the fabric for all its value.” Jamie Russell, E-book of the Useless: The Full Historical past of Zombie Cinema, 2014, (2ndVersion)
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“It’s a tense and fast-paced B-movie that refuses to let up. It doesn’t ask to be taken critically and doesn’t have to be. The monster seems virtually instantly fairly than after the normal 60-minute wait. The druggish on-again off-again soundtrack heightens the concern, and be aware how the themes within the soundtrack return when whistled or carried out by a few of the characters. Mainly it’s one splendidly bizarre scene after the following.” David Elroy Goldweber, Claws & Saucers, Lulu, 2012
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“The artwork path (Ramiro Gomez Guardiana) and cinematography (Alejandro Ulloa) are exemplary, and the movies strikes at an amazing lick […] There are autopsies galore, loads of gory deaths, a really beneficiant ration of droll humour, a late look from Telly Savalas, plenty of reactivated zombie Cossacks and an exhilarating climax which is a ‘cliffhanger’ in probably the most literal sense.” Jonathan Rigby, English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema, Reynolds & Hearn, 2004
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” …Spanish director Eugenio Martin retains it going at a speedy tempo, so the holes within the plot and a few dodgy dubbing should not too noticeable. The odd scary second, and a whole lot of enjoyable…” Andy Boot, Fragments of Worry: An Important Historical past of British Horror Movies, Creation Books, 1996
“Horror Specific is like The Factor (1951) meets Homicide on the Orient Specific meets The Hidden (1987). And, surprisingly, it’s a fairly good yarn too. […] Impressively, Horror Specific is fairly formidable in its pondering, even past the small print of the creature. The film retains throwing in impressed twists, most of them surprising.” John Kenneth Muir, Horror Movies of the Nineteen Seventies, McFarland, 2002
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” …elegant enjoyable with a slight satiric edge.” Mike Mayo, The Horror Present, Seen Ink Press, 2013
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“The performances alone make the movie well worth the worth of a ticket however one shouldn’t overlook the atmospheric pictures of Alejandro Ulloa or José Maria Ramos’ opulent manufacturing design, which expertly disguises the poverty of the units. In actual fact, the funds might solely stretch to 2 prepare carriages mounted on springs, with Ramos quickly redressing whichever of the units was not in use.” John Hamilton, X-Cert: The British Impartial Horror Movie: 1971 – 1983, Hemlock Books, 2014
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“Director ‘Gene Martin’ retains the motion shifting alongside at a frantic tempo and the music by John Cacavas (who later scored The Satanic Rites of Dracula for Hammer) may be very catchy certainly, the spotlight behind a melody that even the creature himself is heard whistling! The unique title Panic on the Trans-Siberian Specific, was a little bit of a mouthful however I personally suppose it was a greater moniker for this eerie, claustrophobic and at occasions downright scary little image…” Tim Greaves, Ten Years of Terror, FAB Press, 2001
“An inferior transforming of The Factor from One other World, which nonetheless manages to maintain curiosity alive regardless of some poor particular results, a flat jokiness and stereotype characters.” Chris Petit, The Time Out Movie Information
“The claustrophobic feeling of being trapped aboard a shifting prepare with a lethal monster is used successfully. The miniature prepare results are typically fairly good…” Gary A. Smith, Uneasy Goals: The Golden Age of British Horror Movies, 1956 – 1976, McFarland, 2000
Full movie – free to observe on-line:
On February 12, 2019, Horror Specific was launched on Blu-ray by Arrow Video. Particular options:
Model new 2K restoration from authentic movie components
Excessive Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
Unique Uncompressed mono audio
Optionally available English subtitles for the deaf and arduous of listening to
Model new audio commentary with Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
Introduction to the movie by movie journalist and Horror Specific super-fan Chris Alexander
Homicide on the Trans-Siberian Specific – an interview with director Eugenio Martin
Notes from the Blacklist – Horror Specific producer Bernard Gordon on working in Hollywood in the course of the McCarthy Period
Telly and Me – an interview with composer John Cacavas
Unique Theatrical Trailer
Reversible sleeve that includes newly commissioned paintings by Graham Humphreys
Absolutely illustrated collector’s booklet with new writing by Adam Scovell
Commenting on the brand new launch and the earlier Severin Movies Blu-ray, John Llewellyn Probert of Home of Mortal Cinema famous:
“The place the Arrow disc wins is within the new extras, and greatest of those is an impressive commentary observe from Kim Newman and Stephen Jones which is participating, enthusiastic, and full of fascinating items of data and style commentary. It’s really glorious stuff and value getting the brand new disc for.”
Alternative dialogue:
“There’s a stink of Hell on this prepare.”
Solid and characters:
Christopher Lee … Professor Sir Alexander Saxton
Peter Cushing … Physician Wells
Alberto de Mendoza … Father Pujardov
Telly Savalas … Captain Kazan
Julio Peña … Inspector Mirov
Silvia Tortosa … Countess Irina Petrovski
Ángel del Pozo … Yevtushenko
Helga Liné … Natasha
Alice Reinheart … Miss Jones
José Jaspe … Conductor Konev
George Rigaud … Depend Marion Petrovski
Víctor Israel … Maletero – the Baggage Man
Religion Swift … American Passenger
Juan Olaguibel … the Creature
Barta Barri … First Telegraphist
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