The Living Coffin

The Living Coffin
The Living Coffin
Directed by	Fernando Méndez
Story by	Ramón Obón
Produced by	K. Gordon Murray (English version); Alfredo Ripstein Jr.; César Santos
Starring	Gastón Santos; María Duval; Pedro de Aguillón
Cinematography	Víctor Herrera
Edited by	Charles L. Kimball
Music by
Production; companies	Alameda Films; Young America Productions Inc.
Distributed by	Alameda Films
Release date	December 3, 1959;
Running time	72 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

The Living Coffin (Spanish: El grito de la muerte/ Scream of Death) is a 1959 Mexican Western horror film focusing on a ranch haunted by evil spirits. It incorporates the story of La Llorona (The Crying Woman).

Plot[]

Cast[]

as Gastón / Cowboy
María Duval as María Elena García
as Coyote Loco
as Felipe
Carolina Barret as Clotilde
Antonio Raxel as Doctor
as Doña María
as Indio

Release[]

The Living Coffin was released on DVD in April 2007.^[1]

Reception[]

Bloody Disgusting rated it 3.5/5 stars and called it "an enjoyable—if somewhat dusty romp—through Mexico’s version of the old west."^[2] Bill Gibron of DVD Verdict wrote, "Though its mixture of horror and horse opera never quite succeeds, The Living Coffin is still an enjoyable example of Mexican madness. It may not give you the shivers, but it won't directly disappoint you either."^[3] Todd Brown of Twitch Film wrote, "The Living Coffin succeeds because it knows exactly what kind of film it is: this is pure b-film pulp."^[4] Glenn Erickson of DVD Talk wrote, "The film may not be scary, but it is occasionally funny."^[5]

References[]

^ Condit, Jon (2007-04-23). "DVD Release List: Cannibals & Corpses". Dread Central. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
^ "The Living Coffin". Bloody Disgusting. 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
^ Gibron, Bill (2007-06-22). "The Living Coffin". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
^ Brown, Todd (2007-04-29). "The Living Coffin Review". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
^ Erickson, Glenn (2007-05-15). "The Living Coffin". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

External links[]

The Living Coffin at IMDb

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[1] Condit, Jon (2007-04-23). "DVD Release List: Cannibals & Corpses". Dread Central. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

[2] "The Living Coffin". Bloody Disgusting. 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

[3] Gibron, Bill (2007-06-22). "The Living Coffin". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

[4] Brown, Todd (2007-04-29). "The Living Coffin Review". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

[5] Erickson, Glenn (2007-05-15). "The Living Coffin". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

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