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The Vampire

aka El vampiro

Poster of The Vampire

The Vampire (1957) follows a young woman who returns to her family’s rural hacienda after her parents’ death and discovers the estate under the sinister influence of a pale, aristocratic stranger rumored to be a vampire. As villagers whisper of disappearances and nocturnal visitations, she uncovers a legacy of bloodlines, superstition, and creeping dread that closes in on the household. This Mexican gothic horror blends folkloric atmosphere and classic vampire lore in a shadow-soaked tale of inheritance and terror.

Selected disc options for The Vampire

Extras
Indicator box art
Indicator BD-A,B/US 2024
CasaNegra box art
CasaNegra DVD-1/US/OOP 2006
Mondo Macabro box art
Mondo Macabro DVD-2 PAL/UK/OOP 2002
Audio Commentary by Actor Germán Robles has extra
Audio Commentary by Robert Michael “Bobb” Cotter has extra
Mondo Macabro: “Mexican Horror Movies” (TV Episode, 2002) has extra
Interview with Abraham Castillo Flores has extra
Interview with Claudia and Rosa Salazar Arenas has extra
Interview with Elisa Lozano has extra
Interview with Juan Ramón Obón has extra
Interview with Roberto Coria has extra
Photo Novel of El ataúd del Vampiro (1958) has extra
Actor Abel Salazar’s Boston Globe Obituary (1 Image) has extra
Stills Gallery [CasaNegra] (20 Images) has extra
Stills Gallery [Indicator] has extra
“Fear a la Mexicana! Mexican Horror Cinema, 1953 to 1965” - Written by David Wilt (12 Screens) has extra
Biographies [Mondo Macabro] has extra
Biography: Actor Abel Salazar (10 Screens) has extra
Biography: Actor Germán Robles (6 Screens) has extra
Biography: Actress Ariadne Welter (5 Screens) has extra
Biography: Actress Carmen Montejo (5 Screens) has extra
Theatrical Trailer has extra
US Radio Spot with The Curse of the Doll People (1961) (0:60) has extra
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Notes

  • Indicator’s Blu-ray is included in the “El Vampiro: Two Bloodsucking Tales from Mexico” box set with The Vampire’s Coffin (1958). It includes an 80-page booklet with writing by Jesús Palacios and David Wilt, and archival essays by Eduardo de la Vega Alfaro and Carmen A Serrano.
  • CasaNegra’s “The Vampire Collection - 2-Disc Special Edition” DVD also includes El ataúd del Vampiro (1958); and a Loteria game card.

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