The Living Coffin

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The Living Coffin
Directed byFernando Méndez
Story byRamón Obón
Produced by K. Gordon Murray (English version)
Alfredo Ripstein Jr.
César Santos
StarringGastón Santos
María Duval
Pedro de Aguillón
CinematographyVíctor Herrera
Edited by Charles L. Kimball
Music by Gustavo César Carrión
Production
companies
Alameda Films
Young America Productions Inc.
Distributed byAlameda Films
Release date
  • December 3, 1959 (1959-12-03)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

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).

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Plot

Cast

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]

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  2. "The Living Coffin". Bloody Disgusting . 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
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  5. Erickson, Glenn (2007-05-15). "The Living Coffin". DVD Talk . Retrieved 2014-05-08.