France, the middle of the 15th century: wicked sorcerer Alaric de Marnac (Paul Naschy) and his mistress Mabille de Lancré (Helga Liné) are sentenced to death, having been denounced by Alaric's brother Armand (Paul Naschy) and friend Andre Roland (Vic Winner). Before the evil couple are executed, they place a curse on those who damned them, and all of their descendants. Centuries later, Hugo de Marnac (Naschy), his friend Maurice Roland (Winner), and their girlfriends Sylvia (Betsabé Ruiz) and Paula (Cristina Suriani) attend a séance where they successfully raise the spirit of Alaric and learn the whereabouts of his body and severed head. Stupidly, the foursome travel to the location to see if they can find Alaric's remains, but underestimate the dead sorcerer's power.Based on the review in my trusty Aurum Encyclopedia of Horror, I fully expected Horror Rises from the Tomb to be an entertaining, gore-drenched helping of classic 70s Euro-horror, with a smattering of sex on the side; imagine my disappointment when I discovered the film, part of my Mill Creek 50 film 'Pure Terror' box set, to be a splatter-free snooze-fest of epic proportions, worth a rating of no more than 2/10 (for the gorgeous women, none of whom bared any flesh).Surmising that something was amiss, I rummaged through my vast collection of movies and unearthed another copy of the film which soon confirmed my suspicions: the Mill Creek version was severely mutilated, shorn of all nudity or gore. My other copy—uncensored, with all of the blood and sex intact—proved a much more enjoyable affair, as I originally expected it to be. This time there was no shortage of gore—including cheesy be-headings and hearts being torn out—and all of the beautiful babes shed their clothes, meaning that I now rate the film a very reasonable 6/10—a whole 4 points more than the cut version. It's amazing what a difference blood and boobs can make.

The evil sorcerer Alaric de Marnac is executed along with sexy female witch Mabilee de Lancre during prologue set in fifteenth century.Dunderheads in relative present of the seventies hold a séance and awaken his vengeful spirit.Back from the grave the spirit seeks to have its severed head restored to its body and his lady returned to him.Somewhere in the mix are flesheating zombies and hypnotized semi-nude nymphs."Horror Rises from the Tomb" is among my favourite Spanish horror films from early 70's.It has a gruesome decapitation,hearts ripped out from chests,naked women hung upside down from the tree,living corpses and beautiful women with bounteous bare heaving bosoms.There are some obvious pace problems and at times the film meanders like the blind dead through wind-swept graveyards looking for fresh meat.However I am in love with this film and you should too,if you are a fan of Paul Naschy.

In 1454, in France, the sorcerer Alaric de Marnac (Paul Naschy) is decapitated and his mistress Mabille De Lancré (Helga Liné) is tortured to death accused of witchcraft, vampirism and lycanthropy. Before they die, they curse the next generations of their executioners. In the present days (in the 70's), Hugo de Marnac (Paul Naschy) and Sylvia (Betsabé Ruiz) and their friends Maurice Roland (Vic Winner) and his beloved Paula (Cristina Suriani) go to a séance session, where they evoke the spirit of Alaric de Marnac. They decide to travel to the Villas de Sade, a real estate of Hugo's family in the countryside, to seek a monastery with a hidden treasure. They find Alaric's head and the fiend possesses them, bringing Mabille back to life and executing the locals in gore sacrifices. After the death of her father, Elvira (Emma Cohen) recalls that he has the Thor's Hammer amulet hidden in a well; together with Maurice, they try to defeat the demoniac Alaric de Marnac and Mabille.Last weekend I bought a box of horror genre with five DVDs of Paul Naschy per US$ 9.98; despite of having no references, I decided to take the chance. The first DVD with the uncut and restored version "Horror Rises from the Tomb" is a trash B (or C) movie that immediately made me recall Ed Wood. The ridiculous story is disclosed through awful screenplay, direction, performances, cinematography, decoration, special effects and edition and with lots of naked women. The result is simply hilarious and I can guarantee that Ed Wood's style is back. My vote is three.Title (Brazil): Not Available

Evil warlock Alaric De Marnac (the one and only Paul Naschy) gets beheaded for his crimes against humanity in 15th century France. His wicked mistress Mabille De Lancre (ravishing redhead Helga Line) is also tortured and executed. In the modern age Alaric's descendant Hugo (Naschy again), painter Maurice Roland (solid Victor Alcazar), Sylvia (foxy Betsabe Ruiz), and Paula (tasty blonde Cristina Suriani) go to a remote rural town to dig up De Marnac's body. De Marnac and De Lancre return to life so they can wreak more havoc. Director Carlos Aured does an adept job of creating a gloomy tone, maintains an eerie atmosphere throughout, delivers a nice smattering of gratuitous female nudity, and piles on the nasty gore with suitably vicious aplomb. While the film drags quite a bit at the start, it does get progressively sleazier and thus picks up more steam in the third act: we've got creepy zombies, heart eating, hot naked women, and a perfectly grim conclusion. Better still, the fetching female cast is real easy on the eyes; lovely brunette Emma Cohen in particular looks absolutely delectable in her birthday suit. Manuel Merino's sharp cinematography and Carmelo A. Bernaola's groovy, moody, spooky score are both up to par. Well worth watching for Paul Naschy fans.