The Vampire's Coffin (1958)

Very best movie i ever watch

Simply A Masterpiece

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Graverobbers stumble upon the tomb of a vampire, who turns them into zombies to do his bidding, which is to stalk and capture beautiful women.Dear Abel Salazar, you are an amazing actor with a great face. I wish you had been better-known to American horror audiences. Films like this, and especially "The Brainiac", have either been forgotten or became cult classics far too late.When people speak of foreign horror, they often talk of Italian, or sometimes Japanese. These days Korean horror has become more fashionable, and the latest wave (as of 2015) is New Zealand. But who is out there blowing the trumpet for Mexico?

Vampire's Grave is the second of two films concerning the character that German Robles played in the first film. The film is from Mexico and apparently it has a certain cult status that has thoroughly escaped me.This is the kind of film that Universal Pictures used to do so well and I suspect had it been done there where they mastered the art of Gothic horror, it would rate a lot better from me. German Robles is no Bela Lugosi, he's not Christopher Lee either.This vampire is dead and buried in his grave with stake plunged through his heart when some scientist decides to steal the body for experimentation. Pull out the stake and you've got troubles as Robles remembers all the people who did him in in the previous life and film. He's out for a little payback. Universal did these so much better.

"The Vampire's Coffin" is a good sequel to "The Vampire". German Robles again reprises his role as Count Lavud as do the actors playing the Doctor and Martha. This film had the same Gothic settings plus a bit more suspense than the first film. The acting again is well done as is direction, music and the dubbing. The only problem as with the first film is that the wires flapping the fake bat are very noticeable. The film's scene in which a robber removes the stake from the Vampire is taken directly from "House of Frankenstein" and is well done here. The scenes in the wax museum are very good and it is here that the Aunt from the first film is killed. Overall, another fine job from south of the border.

I have to be honest, I was very disappointed with "El Ataùd del Vampiro". Not even the great Germàn Robles; who is an excellent actor in movies and theater (I've seen him in his brilliant performance in "The Woman In Black"); but sadly, he can't save this movie by himself.The movie lacks the greatness of the "El Vampiro" in all aspects. The atmosphere is no longer creepy, the acting is quite silly and naive. The performances are cartoonish; of course, except for Robles.The effects are truly horrendous although I understand the minimal budget at the time for Mexican classic Horror.Overall, this is an over the top Vampire flick that displays what was going on with Mexican Horror classic cinema: Kitschy dialogs, cheesy settings and situations, and a cartoonish atmosphere that is nowhere as creepy as the original.The grave robbers plot was quite interesting but it lost credibility when they found the Vampire. Robles characterization wasn't that good.Still, the best thing is the cinematography; specially when Mr. Robles comes in fully disguise.Give this movie a try ONLY if you liked the original "El Vampiro" which is a creepy and beautifully done Horror movie. Among the best ones from the time. This sequel will let you expecting more but sadly, you won't get more than just the typical Horror/Comedy from Mèxico.