SANTO y MANTEQUILLA NAPOLES en LA VENGANZA DE LA LLORONA / Vengeance of the Crying Woman - 1974

Here's round 4 in our epic Mexican Monster Movie Rumble in May!.. This story's all about Santo and his boxing pal, they help a professor and his niece find a clue to a treasure that will be used to help local children. The clue to the treasure is a medallion worn by a mummy known as "The Crying Woman". The mummy soon comes to life and terrorizes the locals to get her medallion back. Meanwhile, our heroic duo have to fight off a band of thugs.

Santo's boxing Cuban co-star, José Mantequilla Nápoles, was the World Welterweight Champion and ranked as one of the greatest fighters of all time in that division and is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame! His record of the most wins in unified championship bouts in boxing history, shared with Muhammad Ali, was unbeaten for 40 years!

The movie begins with a match on TV where Santo is kicking some dude's ass, classic TV set!

Then, the Professor calls for Santo to help him recover a hidden chest of gold that would be returned to help out the local children. On the other side of the city though, the head of a family makes a deal with The Crying Woman's earthly helper...

Santo and José get a lead and take the Professor with them to investigate, it doesn't take long before they locate a coffin. When it's opened, the mummy of the Crying Woman is just hanging out in it. Before the exit the room, the Professor grabs the medallion from around the mummy's neck... Raw Row!!

The Professor takes off from the gang to ponder the medallion, when, a gang of hoods surround him and take the stolen object. Then, out of nowhere, Santo flying drop kicks the dude with the gun right in the mush! A big fight ensues, Santo and José kick their asses.

There's a lot of TV viewing in this one, it used to be a real family affair!

Santo's on the tube fighting against an Asian guy. Check out that awesome still!

In the meantime, the Crying Woman comes looking for her freakin' medallion! What was the stupid Professor thinking?! He's dead now and she's recovered her precious item...

While looking for the treasure, the bad guys show up, so, Santo tosses a gas bomb at them, knocking them out. Love this shot, but phew, man, who let one?!

The kids' mom has been possessed and lures her son into the old haunted mansion next door...

Here's a mystery photo, there's something weird going on... But, what?!

Mom has a table full of toys, and a bike behind him, that she will give him if he will just take his cross off! He takes it off and mom becomes a meany. When mom and the boy have left the room, the daughter shows up after following them into the place. She's looking at the toys when the Crying Woman's helper shows up! While talking to the small girl, she holds up the cross her bro left on the table, making the helper explode!! Really!!!

After lots of fights, our heroes finally find the hidden treasure chest, they carry it to Santo's cool 1965 Pontiac and take it to the people in charge of the deal.

When the guy reads the will confirming the retrieval, well, the Crying Woman turns into a skeleton and goes poof, bringing this story to an end, just like this post!

THE VAMPIRA SHOW - "The Ghost Hostess With The Mostess" (1954-1955)

 We've talked about Zacherley and Ghoulardi and Dr. Morgus, and even Elvira, but it was Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi, aka Maila Nurmi, aka Vampira who was the first ever television horror host!

Welcome to another smokin' hot Saturday Night Special in The Dungeon! 

The picture above, and as much information as you could ever want to know about Vampira is available at the wondrous website Recipes For Rebels!

It's all there, so I'm not even going to try!

 "The Vampira Show" was on channel 7 in Los Angeles in 1954 and 1955!

 The show opened with Vampira walking down this foggy hall that gave the viewers a good look at that seventeen inch waist of hers!

 As the camera gets closer and closer......

 .....And closer.........

Vampira lets out one of the most classic screams of all time!!

  AAAAAAAaaaahhhhhHHHHH!!

I love these shots! She looks so proud of herself, and she should be for all that she accomplished in her life against all odds!

Almost all the tapes of any of "The Vampira Shows" have been destroyed, and we're very lucky to be able to see this brief portion!

Where I come from, we call this "The Look." It's funny, kids can learn it before they're even two.

So do yourself a favor and go and read Vampira's incredibly fascinating, albeit sad story at

"Recipes For Rebels," I swear you will thank me later, and while you're there, make sure and check out the video for "Vampira's Cocktail!"

It's a killer!

EL ASESINO INVISIBLE / Neutron Traps the Invisible Killers - 1965

Here's a weird one, one of its alternate titles is NEUTRON TRAPS THE INVISIBLE KILLERS, well, Neutron (the Man in the BLACK Mask) was played by Wolf Ruvinskis. This movie stars Jorge (His First Acting Role) Rivero as The Man In The GOLD Mask!.. Like, WTF?!

Other stars include Ana Bertha (THE SHIP OF MONSTERS) Lepe, Guillermo (PLANET OF THE FEMALE INVADERS) Murray, Carlos (SANTO CONTRA LOS ZOMBIES) Agostí, Adriana (GIGANTES PLANETARIOS) Roel and Miguel (EL RATA) Arenas.

Neutron visits his scientist pal, who has invented an invisibility machine, they talk about how to prevent others from stealing the machine. Neutron agrees to help out.

But, the scientist's assistant knows all about the machine and builds his own. Suddenly, an invisible killer emerges to frighten the citizens...

We'll take a break and watch some wrasslin' now.

Back to the action!.. The Invisible Killer hops a ride with Neutron in his MG and gets a free ride to our hero's place, then, pummels the Hell out of Neutron in his lab before he escapes!

The Killer commandeers a '56 Chevy and drives to a location to cause more mayhem.

Ana is feeling sexy after doing a dance routine. She decides to take a shower...

And, the Invisible Killer follows her upstairs (crappy stairs!)! After her shower ends, she goes back into her bedroom to find notes written on her mirror. After missing her with a knife, the Killer leaves her place and she calls Neutron.

Our villain is up to his old tricks, he can also turn visible so that he can freak the person out when he becomes visible right in front of them!

But, he becomes visible for Neutron and his cop pal and gets pushed back into an electrical panel, and, he gets his ass fried as should be.

But then, WTF! again!!.. You can see our Invisible Killer in the pupils of this big cat's eyes!

He's an Invisible Killer again, somehow! He tries to escape out the door but Neutron can tell where he is and throws a beaker of liquid that exposes him! So, cop dude fills him full of lead!!

Our tale is finally over as the Invisible Killer is now visible, lying in his own blood! So, tune in again tomorrow when we will try and entertain the troops with another amazing post!!.. Later.