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| - | '''Paul Naschy''' (born '''Jacinto Molina''', [[September 6]], [[1934]], [[Madrid]] – [[November 30]], [[2009]], [[Madrid]]) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] movie [[actor]], [[screenwriter]], and director working primarily in [[horror film]]s. His portrayal of numerous classic horror figures—the [[Werewolf fiction|wolfman]], a [[hunchback]], Count [[Dracula]], a [[mummy]]—have earned him recognition as a Spanish [[Lon Chaney, Sr.|Lon Chaney]]. [[King Juan Carlos I]] presented Naschy with Spain's Gold Medal Award for Fine Arts in 2001 in honor of his work. | ||
| - | ==Naschy's Most Famous Characters== | + | A '''mummy''' is a corpse whose [[skin]] and [[organs]] have been preserved by either intentional or [[incidental]] exposure to [[chemical]]s, extreme coldness, very low [[humidity]], or lack of air when bodies are submerged in [[bog]]s. Presently, the oldest discovered (naturally) mummified human corpse was a decapitated head dated as 6,000 years old and was found in 1936. |
| - | The [[werewolf]] '''Waldemar Daninsky''' is without a doubt Paul Naschy's most famous horror character, since he played him in 12 different films. In fact, Naschy holds the record for playing a Wolf Man the most number of times, easily beating out even the great [[Lon Chaney Jr.]] (who played a Wolf Man only seven times during his career). | + | |
| - | His only other recurring character was the villainous medieval warlock '''Alaric de Marnac''' (who appears in Naschy's ''Horror Rises From the Tomb'' (1972) and returns again in ''Panic Beats'' (1982). Naschy claims he based this character on a real-life medieval nobleman named [[Gilles de Rais]], a bizarre serial killer on whose life story Naschy also based the lead character in his film ''The Marshall From Hell'' (1974).) | + | ==In popular culture== |
| - | ==The "HOMBRE LOBO" series (featuring the Waldemar Daninsky character)== | + | Mummies are commonly featured in [[Horror (genre)|horror]] genres as [[undead]] creatures. One of the earliest examples of this is ''[[The Mummy!|The Mummy!: Or a Tale of the Twenty-Second Century]]'', an 1827 novel written by [[Jane C. Loudon]]. This early science-fiction work concerns an Egyptian mummy named Cheops, who is brought back in to life in the 22nd century. |
| - | Naschy's twelve "Hombre Lobo" movies do not seem to be connected to each other plotwise, nor can the films be placed into any sort of chronological order. Their only common thread seems to be that they all revolve around the character of a werewolf named Waldemar Daninsky. In no two films, however, does the character have the same origin; each film seems to start the story off anew, as if the screenwriter was unaware of the earlier entries in the canon. This becomes more peculiar when one takes into account that Paul Naschy was heavily involved in the writing of the screenplays. | + | During the 20th century, [[horror film]]s and other mass media popularized the notion of a [[curse]] associated with mummies (''see [[Curse of the pharaohs]]''). One of the earliest appearances was ''[[The Jewel of Seven Stars]]'', a [[horror novel]] by [[Bram Stoker]] first published in 1903 that concerned an archaeologist's plot to revive an ancient Egyptian mummy. This book later served as the basis for the 1971 film ''[[Blood from the Mummy's Tomb]]''. |
| - | The fourth film ("La Noche de Walpurgis") starts off with some gravediggers accidentally reviving the Wolf Man in his crypt, thereby appearing to be a sequel, but a sequel to which previous film? A later film entitled "The Return of Walpurgis" may in fact be a prequel to the earlier "Walpurgis" movie. Flashbacks in "Fury of the Wolf Man" (1970) showing the origin of Daninsky's lycanthropy seem to refer to plot elements in the later 1975 film "Curse of the Beast", in that both films involve an arctic-type expedition. | + | Films representing such a belief include the 1932 movie ''[[The Mummy (1932 film)|The Mummy]]'' starring [[Boris Karloff]] as [[Imhotep (character)|Imhotep]]; four subsequent 1940s' [[Universal Studios]] mummy films which featured a mummy named [[Kharis]], who also was the title mummy in ''[[The Mummy (1959 film)|The Mummy]]'', a 1959 Hammer remake of ''[[The Mummy's Hand]]'' and ''[[The Mummy's Tomb]]''; and [[The Mummy (1999 movie)|a remake of the original film]] that was released in 1999 (and later spawned two direct sequels and prequels and a spinoff movie). The belief in cursed mummies probably stems in part from the supposed curse on the tomb of [[Tutankhamun]]. In 1979, the [[American Broadcasting Company]] aired a TV holiday show, ''[[The Halloween That Almost Wasn't]]'', in which a mummy from Egypt (Robert Fitch) arrived at [[Count Dracula]]'s castle without speaking. |
| - | The fact that these films have also been retitled by the various film distributors many times over the years only adds to the confusion. Only 11 of the films actually exist today: all traces of the 1968 "Nights of the Wolf Man" apparently vanished before the film was ever released, and it remains a mystery to this day whether or not the film ever really existed at all! Despite the numerous plot inconsistencies and convoluted flashbacks, however, Naschy's Wolf Man series as a whole is still considered his most famous work by most of his many fans. | + | The 1922 discovery of [[Tutankhamun]]'s tomb by archaeologist [[Howard Carter (archaeologist)|Howard Carter]] brought mummies into the mainstream. [[Slapstick]] comedy trio the [[Three Stooges]] humorously exploited the discovery in the short film ''[[We Want Our Mummy]]'', in which they explored the tomb of the [[midget]] King Rutentuten (and his Queen, Hotsy Totsy). A decade later, they played crooked used [[chariot]] salesmen in ''[[Mummy's Dummies]]'', in which they ultimately assisted a different King Rootentootin ([[Vernon Dent]]) with a toothache. |
| - | In order of production, the "Hombre Lobo" films are as follows: | + | Robot mummies were featured in a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story, ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'', in the 1970s, while the [[Hammer Horror]] film series had also included what had become a stock genre character. A new Hollywood series of films featuring an immortal undead High Priest began with ''[[The Mummy (1999 film)|The Mummy]]'' in 1999. The film was a box-office success and was followed by two sequels- [[The Mummy Returns]] in 2001 and [[The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]] in 2008. |
| - | *'''1.''' ''[[La Marca del Hombre Lobo]]''/ "Mark of the Wolf Man" (1968) (aka "Frankenstein's Bloody Terror")(originally filmed in 3-D) | + | ==See also== |
| - | *'''2.''' ''[[Las Noches del Hombre Lobo]]''/ "Nights of the Wolf Man" (1968) (this is apparently a lost film today, but Naschy insists that it was made; some film historians think perhaps that it was never completed.) | + | *[[Animal mummy]] |
| - | *'''3.''' ''[[Los Monstruos del Terror]]''/ "The Monsters of Terror" (1969) (aka "Dracula Vs Frankenstein", aka "Assignment Terror") | + | *[[Embalming]] |
| - | *'''4.''' ''[[La Noche de Walpurgis]]''/ "Walpurgis Night" ([[1970 in film|1970]]) (aka "The Werewolf Vs The Vampire Woman", aka "Blood Moon", aka "The Werewolf's Shadow") (this was Naschy's most famous (and highest-grossing) horror film) | + | *[[Fossil]] |
| - | *'''5.''' ''[[La Furia del Hombre Lobo]]''/ "Fury of the Wolf Man" (1970) (some U.S. videos are heavily edited) | + | *[[Incorruptibility]] |
| - | *'''6.''' ''[[Dr. Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo]]''/ "Dr. Jekyll and the Wolf Man" (1970) | + | *[[List of mummies]] |
| - | *'''7.''' ''[[El Retorno de Walpurgis]]''/ "The Return of Walpurgis" ([[1972 in film|1972]]) (aka "Curse of the Devil") | + | *[[List of DNA tested mummies]] |
| - | *'''8.''' ''[[La Maldicion de la Bestia]]''/ "Curse of the Beast" ([[1975 in film|1975]]) (aka "Night of the Howling Beast", aka "The Werewolf and the Yeti", aka "Hall of the Mountain King") | + | *[[Mummia]] |
| - | *'''9.''' ''[[El Retorno del Hombre Lobo]]''/ "Return of the Wolf Man" ([[1980 in film|1980]]) (aka "The Craving") One of Naschy's favorite horror films | + | |
| - | *'''10.''' ''[[La Bestia y la Espada Magica]]''/ "The Beast and the Magic Sword" ([[1983 in film|1983]]) | + | |
| - | *'''11.''' ''[[Licántropo]]''/ "Lycantropus: The Moonlight Murders" ([[1996 in film|1996]]) (aka "The Full Moon Killer") | + | |
| - | *'''12.''' ''[[Tomb of the Werewolf]]'' ([[2003 in film|2003]]) (this film was made in the United States) | + | |
| - | Other Paul Naschy Werewolf films not involving the Waldemar Daninsky character: | ||
| - | *''[[Buenas Noches, Señor Monstruo]]''/ "Good Night, Mr. Monster" ([[1982 in film|1982]]) Naschy played a werewolf in this children's musical comedy | ||
| - | *''[[El Aullido del Diablo]]''/ "Howl of the Devil" ([[1987 in film|1987]]) co-starring Caroline Munro & Howard Vernon, directed by Paul Naschy (Naschy played a man who dresses up as a werewolf and other monsters in this film) | ||
| - | *''[[Um Lobisomem na Amazônia]]''/ "A Werewolf in Amazonia" ([[2005 in film|2005]]) aka "Amazonia Misteriosa" (Naschy played a mad doctor who transforms into a werewolf in this remake of H. G. Wells' "Island of Dr. Moreau") | ||
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| - | ==Paul Naschy's Other Horror Films== | ||
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| - | Paul Naschy starred in other horror films that did not feature werewolves, as well as a number of crime dramas, action films, etc. Below is a list of his other horror & science fiction movies, in chronological order of production. This information was taken from Naschy's own autobiography and the information is much more accurate than that found on imdb.com and other such websites.... | ||
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| - | *''[[Jack el Destripador de Londres]]'' (Jack The Ripper of London) 1971 | ||
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| - | *''[[El Gran Amor de Conde Dracula]]'' (Count Dracula's Great Love) 1972 | ||
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| - | *''[[El Jorobado de la Morgue]]'' (The Hunchback of the Morgue) 1972 (one of Naschy's all-time greatest horror films) | ||
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| - | *''[[Los Crimenes de Petiot]]'' (Petiot's Crimes) 1972 | ||
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| - | *''[[Hanging Woman|La Orgia de los Muertos]]'' (Orgy of the Dead) 1972 (aka "The Hanging Woman", aka "Return of the Zombies") | ||
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| - | *''[[El Espanto Surge de la Tumba]]'' (Horror Rises From the Tomb) 1972 (perhaps Naschy's all-time best horror movie; this film introduced the medieval character of Alaric de Marnac, who returned later in Naschy's 1982 sequel "Latidos De Panicos") | ||
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| - | *''[[La Rebelion de las Muertas]]'' (Rebellion of the Dead)([[1972 in film|1972]]) (aka "Vengeance of the Zombies") | ||
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| - | *''[[Los Ojos Azules de la Muneca Rota]]'' (Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll) 1973 (aka "House of Psychotic Women") | ||
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| - | *''[[La Venganza de la Momia]]'' (The Mummy's Revenge) ([[1973 in film|1973]]) | ||
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| - | *''[[Las Ratas no Duermen de Noche]]'' (Rats Don't Sleep At Night) 1973 (aka "Crimson") | ||
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| - | *''[[Una Libelula Para Cada Muerto]]'' (A Dragonfly For Each Corpse) 1973 | ||
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| - | *''[[El Asesino Esta Entre Los Trece]]'' (The Killer Is One of The Thirteen) 1974 | ||
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| - | *''[[El Mariscal del Infierno]]'' (The Marshal From Hell) 1974 (aka "The Devil's Possessed") (story was based on the real-life medieval witch-hunting activities of Gilles de Rais, who was Naschy's inspiration for his character Alaric de Marnac) | ||
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| - | *''[[Todos los Gritos del Silencio]]'' (All the Screams of Silence) 1974 | ||
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| - | *''[[Exorcismo]]'' (Exorcism) 1974 | ||
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| - | *''[[La Cruz del Diablo]]'' (The Devil's Cross) 1975 (Naschy wrote the original screenplay for this movie, but hated the way the film turned out due to outside interference & later wanted his name removed from the credits) | ||
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| - | *''[[La Diosa Salvaje]]'' (The Savage Goddess) 1975 (aka "Kilma, Queen of the Jungle") | ||
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| - | *''[[Inquisicion]]'' (Inquisition) 1976 | ||
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| - | *''[[Secuestro]]'' (Kidnapped) 1976 | ||
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| - | *''[[El Ultimo Deseo]]'' (The Last Desire) 1977 (aka "The People Who Own the Dark" or "Blind Planet") | ||
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| - | *''[[El Carnaval de las Bestias]]'' (Carnival of the Beasts) 1980 (aka "Human Beasts") | ||
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| - | *''[[Godfrey Morgan |Misterio en la Isla de los Monstruos ]]'' ("Mystery on Monster Island") 1981 (based on a Jules Verne story) (Cameo role) | ||
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| - | *''[[Latidos de Panicos]]'' (Panic Beats) 1982 (featured the return of Naschy's medieval character Alaric de Marnac) | ||
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| - | *''[[El Ultimo Kamikaze]]'' (The Last Kamikaze) 1984 | ||
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| - | *''[[El Aullido del Diablo]]'' (Howl of the Devil) 1987 | ||
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| - | *''[[Mucha Sangre]]'' (Lots of Blood) 2000 | ||
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| - | *''[[Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood]]'' 2003 (this film was made in the United States) | ||
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| - | *''[[Rojo Sangre]]'' (Red Blood) 2004 (Naschy plays an over-the-hill horror film actor in this one) | ||
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| - | *''[[Rottweiler (film)|Rottweiler]]'' ([[2004 in film|2004]]) | ||
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| - | * Spanish comic-book ''Iberia Inc.'' by [[Carlos Pacheco]] and [[Rafael Marín]] menctioned a fictional movie, ''Casta de Heroes'' (directed by [[Jesús Franco]]) about Spanish superheroes of the past where Paul Naschy played "the Ogre", a character inspired in lycantropic villain Lince Dorado. Unsatisfied with this portrayal of himself, Lince Dorado arranged for the original to be lost, and no copy of the film is supposed to remain. | ||
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A mummy is a corpse whose skin and organs have been preserved by either intentional or incidental exposure to chemicals, extreme coldness, very low humidity, or lack of air when bodies are submerged in bogs. Presently, the oldest discovered (naturally) mummified human corpse was a decapitated head dated as 6,000 years old and was found in 1936.
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In popular culture
Mummies are commonly featured in horror genres as undead creatures. One of the earliest examples of this is The Mummy!: Or a Tale of the Twenty-Second Century, an 1827 novel written by Jane C. Loudon. This early science-fiction work concerns an Egyptian mummy named Cheops, who is brought back in to life in the 22nd century.
During the 20th century, horror films and other mass media popularized the notion of a curse associated with mummies (see Curse of the pharaohs). One of the earliest appearances was The Jewel of Seven Stars, a horror novel by Bram Stoker first published in 1903 that concerned an archaeologist's plot to revive an ancient Egyptian mummy. This book later served as the basis for the 1971 film Blood from the Mummy's Tomb.
Films representing such a belief include the 1932 movie The Mummy starring Boris Karloff as Imhotep; four subsequent 1940s' Universal Studios mummy films which featured a mummy named Kharis, who also was the title mummy in The Mummy, a 1959 Hammer remake of The Mummy's Hand and The Mummy's Tomb; and a remake of the original film that was released in 1999 (and later spawned two direct sequels and prequels and a spinoff movie). The belief in cursed mummies probably stems in part from the supposed curse on the tomb of Tutankhamun. In 1979, the American Broadcasting Company aired a TV holiday show, The Halloween That Almost Wasn't, in which a mummy from Egypt (Robert Fitch) arrived at Count Dracula's castle without speaking.
The 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by archaeologist Howard Carter brought mummies into the mainstream. Slapstick comedy trio the Three Stooges humorously exploited the discovery in the short film We Want Our Mummy, in which they explored the tomb of the midget King Rutentuten (and his Queen, Hotsy Totsy). A decade later, they played crooked used chariot salesmen in Mummy's Dummies, in which they ultimately assisted a different King Rootentootin (Vernon Dent) with a toothache.
Robot mummies were featured in a Doctor Who story, Pyramids of Mars, in the 1970s, while the Hammer Horror film series had also included what had become a stock genre character. A new Hollywood series of films featuring an immortal undead High Priest began with The Mummy in 1999. The film was a box-office success and was followed by two sequels- The Mummy Returns in 2001 and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008.
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