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Monster Dog

1988 · 84 min

A cheesy, slow-burning horror that feels like a bad dream you can't quite shake, with oddball performances and a werewolf mystery.

Directed by
Claudio Fragasso
Genres
Horror
Starring
Alice Cooper, Victoria Vera, Carlos Santurio
Tagline
The fear… the nightmare… the terror… they will never forget it!
Overview
Victor Raven, a famous rock star, returns to his childhood home to shoot a music video. Believing his presence is responsible for the return of a monstrous hound that killed folks when he was kid, the locals decide to do something violent about it.

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Directed by
Claudio Fragasso
Genres
Horror
Starring
Alice Cooper, Victoria Vera, Carlos Santurio
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • family
  • survival
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Claudio Fragasso
Written by
Rossella Drudi, Claudio Fragasso
Starring
Alice Cooper, Victoria Vera, Carlos Santurio, Pepa Sarsa, Pepita James, Emilio Linder, Ricardo Palacios, Luis Maluenda
Music
Dick Maas, Grupo Dichotomy
Runtime
84 min
Country
Spain, United States of America, Puerto Rico
Languages
Spanish

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