Welcome to Friday Night Mexican Monster Mash with Tabonga, here at The Dungeon!.. This is the English dubbed version of EL BARON DEL TERROR by the K. Gordon Murray gang. Good old K. (Kenneth) dubbed a number of Mexican flicks so they could be shown on American television in the sixties including CURSE OF THE DOLL PEOPLE, THE LIVING COFFIN, THE CURSE OF THE CRYING WOMAN, THE MAN AND THE MONSTER and THE WITCH'S MIRROR. This is the first of Tabonga's Mad Mexican Monstruo postings for the merry ol' month of May!
Eegah!! put together a fun little soundclip of the bar scene and more,
sooo, push the big red 'GO' button there next to the radio-active bird cage,
NOW, Rufus The Gnat! Here's some music from...
THE BRAINIAC!
The convoluted story goes like this... In the year 1661, Baron Vitelius of Astara is sentenced to be burned alive by the Holy Inquisition for witchcraft and other crimes. As he's dying in the fire, he swears vengeance against the descendants of the Inquisitors present at his trial. 300 years later, the same comet that was passing overhead on the night of the Baron's execution, returns to Earth and brings with it the Baron in the form of a horrible, brain-sucking monster!
So you know, it's 1961 right there! Love that shot.
One time, Eegah!! bought a telescope so's he could check out the heavenly bodies in space... And, it was totally impossible to ever focus it in on
anything! It ended up as a prop in our lil' Dungeon flick, SILVER ANGEL vs THE DEATH ZOMBIES.
When the rubber 'comet' crashes to the ground, man, it's one hilarious, unbelievable, goofy sight because it bounces!
After the Baron sucks this poor unfortunate dude's brain out, he steals his pants! How rude.
Abel Salazar plays the Baron. His career started in 1941 and he was also in EL VAMPIRO and THE BLACK PIT OF DR. M.
This monster has gotta be Mexico's weirdest film creation!
By day, he's a distinguished looking Baron, at night, he's a disgusting looking brain sucker! His 'hands' always bothered me.
Here, the guy's frozen in place by the Baron's hypnotic stare and has to watch as his wife gets her brain sucked out!
Then, he pays these Inquisitor ancestors a little vengeful visit in the middle of the night.
Another victim of the Baron's special brand of destruction!
The Baron even has a stash of moldy brains that he keeps hidden in a wooden box. Here he is, having a little snack!
The coppers finally show up with flame throwers, because, they're not taking
any chances!
And, they do what they gotta do!.. Goodnight, putrid Baron.
Here's an original lobby card showing the monster in the insert, always the most desirable card in a set!
It's Mexican Monster Monday with Tabonga, here at The Dungeon!.. Our feature is only Santo's 9th movie of the 54 he starred in, and, he even time travels in this one! We'll see more of Santo this month, too. 
Sooo, lets get this rocket rollin'.. You can push the big red 'GO' button there on top of Old Smokey, NOW, Ralphie The Tarantula! Here's some sounds from... SANTO vs THE DIABOLICAL HATCHET!
This story even has the origin of Santo, the movie begins in the year is 1603, where, Santo is being laid to rest, to later return to the land of the living to fight evil once again... It's kinda weird to see him dead! 
In present time, our hero is unknowingly being persued by an evil executioner from the past! 
Well, even if you're Santo, and, have a girlfriend, you're obliged to take your mask off every now and again out of courtesy, and, you can kiss a lot better that way too! 
Santo puts 2 + 2 together and figures out that the Encapuchado Negro is in the present to do him harm! 
Dr. Zanoni tests his time travelling machine on Santo... 
Here, you can see Santo leave his body to go back in time! 
Back at the ranch, Hatchet Dude has a secret meeting with Dick, err.. Satan! They plan their next stratego against the elusive man in the silver mask. 
He also has a mentor figure, like in SHAZAM! 
I love to watch Santo in the ring, even if he's down he always comes back, especially when his opponents are cheating or playing too rough! 
Santo's girlfriend is in the audience, so, he knows he's going to get a big kiss in the locker room! 
Hey, let's sneak a little peek of her in her nightie!.. Woob! 
Santo has to literally climb to the top of this creepy old mansion to get inside, where, Hatchet Dude is waiting for him, what else. 
I was looking at this picture and thinking, man, I'd love to have a room like that, it gots atmosphere... And, if it's one thing I am, it's definitely atmospheric! 
Coincidently, in Santo's very next screen adventure, he meets... The Strangler!! Looks like Hatchet Dude got a jump on him!
