Action, fantasy, horror, mystery, science fiction, thriller 1972 add to watchlist. This mummies of guanajuato was also shot in the 1990s. To get there, you just have to wait at any bus station in the centre of guanajuato, or you could go to the one infront of mercado. This was followed up a year later with a sequel, the theft of the mummies of guanajuato. The film won the best feature award at the international horror and scifi film festival in phoenix. The mummies of guanajuato 1970 pitted the wellknown mexican professional wrestler santo and several others against reanimated mummies author ray bradbury visited the catacombs of guanajuato with his friend grant beach and wrote. And finally it gave the idea to set up a museum for these mummies near the cemetery. You dont need to crawl through the narrow passages of egypts great pyramids to meet your favorite mummy. Unlike the ancient egyptian variety, guanajuato s mummies are accidental and far from royal lineage. Translated into english, this means santo against the mummies of guanajuato. The mummies of guanajuato are naturally mummified bodies interred around guanajuato, mexico.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Icarus montgolfier wright in 1963 garnered an academy award nomination for short film. To conjure a morbid and eerie atmospheric opening sequence to his film nosferatu the vampyre 1979. View all hotels near visit to momias of guanjuato,gto. The story originally appeared in bradburys first book, dark carnival, in 1947. Robbery of the mummies of guanajuato 1972 changes the. Robbery of the mummies of guanajuato 1972 old film posters. Wrestle maniacs robbery of the mummies of guanajuato mexicoguatemala 1972 directed by tito novaro westminster films dvd region 0 so here i am again, scraping the bottom of the barrel to bring you a look at this fun, logic defying flick, robbery of the mummies of guanajuato and, wow, what can i tell you about this one. Contrary to popular belief, the 108 mummies in the museum are not from soil graves but were removed from the aboveground crypts. Ive visited famous cemeteries all over the world, including. The mummies of guanajuato are a number of naturally mummified bodies interred during a. This sale is for robbery of the mummies of guanajuato 1972 with english subtitles on dvd. The mummies of guanajuato inside the museum, cemetery, and.
The kings of budget rock are starring in their own featurelength film. About 30 years after the outbreak, the city cemetery was filling up so quickly that room was starting to become a serious issue, and in an attempt to fix the problem, guanajuato enacted a tax that demanded families pay up in order to keep their deceased relative buried. The mummies of guanajuato, mexico have a sad, but interesting history that dates back to a cholera outbreak 1833. The mummies of guanajuato inside the museum, cemetery. All of these mummies were disinterred between 1865 and 1958, when the law required relatives to pay a tax in order to keep the bodies in the cemetery. The city had decided to commence exhuming bodies from santa paula municipal pantheon cemetery niches and crypts if the families had. Eventually, 111 mummies were unearthed and put on display for tourists. Sunday drive with the mummies from jim granato on vimeo. All of them have been conserved through a natural dehydration. Although it would be cool to see the museum, i feel bad for the families who had to go through such a horrible experience. These made this a cool book, but what i really wanted was some facts about the mummies in the pictures.
The mummies of guanajuato, mexico have a sad history that. Unlike the ancient egyptian variety, guanajuatos mummies are accidental and far from royal. Warning some of the images you are about to see are disturbing. The mummies of guanajuato become famous the local population was fascinated with these mummies of guanajuato and began sneaking into the warehouse to peek at them. He was honored in 1977 with a world fantasy award for life achievement, and in 1977 with the balrog award for best poet. The mummies were discovered in a cemetery located in guanajuato, which has made the city one of the biggest tourist attractions in mexico. The count cagliostro and scientist raymond discovered a component that is only found in the mines of guanajuato, this serves to create a formula to help them in their plans to conquer the world. Robbery of the mummies of guanajuato poster 1 goldposter. The musical 1993 the touch of satan 1971 the doll of satan 1969. The bodies appear to have been disinterred between 1865 and 1958. With blue demon, mil mascaras, santo, elsa cardenas. Sep 02, 2014 the mummies of guanajuato, mexico have a sad, but interesting history that dates back to a cholera outbreak 1833. The interest around the guanajuato mummies only grew from there, and by the early 1900s, they had already become a tourist attraction.
Word spread and tourists began to arrive paying a few pesos to the local. There are regions and places that due to their characteristics of extreme dryness, cold, alkalinity, isolation from the elements or from microorganisms, cause the cadaver to mummify instead of decaying completely, as normally occurs in almost any part. Aug, 2016 the mummies were discovered in a cemetery in guanajuato, making the city one of the biggest tourist attractions in mexico. The mummies of guanajuato ray bradbury snippet view 1978. The mummies from guanajuato are located in the guanajuato mummy museum. Robbery of the mummies of guanajuato 1972 film, and by the early 70s, movies starring wrestlers became a very popular sub genre in the troubled mexican film industry, as the mystique and charm of the wellknown athletes. This museum has quite a number of naturally mummified bodies which were buried during the cholera outbreak around guanajuato, mexico in 1833. The mummies of guanajuato by ray bradbury goodreads. People started flocking to these mummies out of curiosity. If youve ever seen any of these mexican luchador movies of the 1960s and. From 1865 to 1958, the town of guanajuato, mexico, required. The mummies displayed in the museum were residents of guanajuato who lived roughly from 1850 to 1950.
The mummies have previously never left mexico but have been sampled at area fairs inside the country since 2005. Best movies like the castle of mummies of guanajuato. Sources of legends since its discovery, the guanajuato mummies were of course a natural source for a horror film, and by the early 70s, movies starring wrestlers became a very popular sub genre in. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. When i was a little kid, i always pestered my mother about visiting guanajuato check out the best things to do and see in guanajuato here. For the first time this fall, a unique set of mummies from guanajuato, mexico, will visit the united states. For well over a century, the contorted features of ancient mummies have led to speculation of untold pain and horrible deaths. This is an except from one of the most famous lucha movies. Robbery of the mummies of guanajuato 1972 all horror. Theres a funeral or at least a burial scene in practically everything ive written. During that time, a local tax was imposed requiring relatives to pay a fee to keep their relatives interred. Naturally desiccated bodies in guanajuato, mexico, include screamers. The mummies of guanajuato is a 1978 book which reprints ray bradburys novelette, the next in line, illustrated with photographs, by archie lieberman, of the actual mummies discovered in guanajuato which inspired the story.
The guanajuato museum of mummies has some interesting info on its website about the process. The mummy of the legendary wrestler satan awakes 100 years after his death, as satan was also a powerful sorcerer who vowed to take revenge over the city of guanajuato before dying. You could see a lot of mummies ranging from baby to elder. Word spread and tourists began to arrive paying a few pesos to the local caretakers to allow them to see the mummies. The city of guanajuato, which currently owns the mummies, is promoting a forprofit venture to display the mummies in museums and exhibit halls around the world and will profit most from the exhibits. Just know that by simply conforming alongside scores of film buffs, industry experts and several notable assholes, you may be the first in your town to. In the case of the guanajuato mummies, the subjects only had to wait a few hundred years, and were not so much discovered as evicted. The mummies in guanajuato were discovered in the late 1800s after the government instituted a perpetual burial tax on the. Santo in the mystery of the black pearl main details. Oct 06, 2017 the interest around the guanajuato mummies only grew from there, and by the early 1900s, they had already become a tourist attraction.
The collection of mummies gained notoriety and became a widespread attraction after featuring in the 1970 mexican horror flick santo vs. The mummy of the legendary wrestler satan awakes 100 years after his death, as. The luchador mil mascaras is a particular favorite of franks, so we hope this conversation sounds as much fun as it was to record. Remigio leroy, whose mummified remains are pictured here in guanajuatos museum of mummies, was the first mummy found in guanajuato in 1865, and the fact of his mummification was discovered quite by accident. Jun 08, 2017 the mummies of guanajuato are naturally mummified bodies interred around guanajuato, mexico. Aug 26, 20 in the case of the guanajuato mummies, the subjects only had to wait a few hundred years, and were not so much discovered as evicted. Santo in the mummies of guanajuato the grindhouse cinema. During that time, a local tax was imposed requiring relatives. Index to science fiction anthologies and collections. Robbery of the mummies of guanajuato 1972 with english. Jan 01, 1978 the first half of the book is a ray bradbury story about some folks from the us who visit the guanajuato mummies and the 2nd half is pictures of various mummies. Like most of these movies, the mummies of guanajuato is a clearly low. Robbery of the mummies of guanajuato 1972 streaming ita. If youd like to receive a bunch of terribly exciting and infrequent updates about the mummies movie, sign up for the mailing list below.
It focuses on the lives of back country people and their culture while detailing certain sightings of the monster. The haunting and horrifying mummies of guanajuato, mexico. Tour of accidental mummies of guanajuato aarp viva. Oct 10, 2007 this mummies of guanajuato was also shot in the 1990s. Movies similar to the castle of mummies of guanajuato. Frank schildiner becomes dereks tag team partner in this episode of monster kid radio as they both tackle the 1972s robbery of the mummies of guanajuato dir. Sources of legends since its discovery, the guanajuato mummies were of course a natural source for a horror film, and by the early 70s, movies. The mummies of guanajuato and again when werner herzog used some of the mummies faces in an opening for his 1979 horror film nosferatu the vampyre. The cemetery adjoining the mummy museum has both underground and aboveground burial sites. The first half of the book is a ray bradbury story about some folks from the us who visit the guanajuato mummies and the 2nd half is pictures of various mummies. The mummies of guanajuato, mexico puerto vallarta news. Oct 30, 2018 the mummies of guanajuato become famous the local population was fascinated with these mummies of guanajuato and began sneaking into the warehouse to peek at them.
Count cagliostro and a scientist bring the mummies of. In 2008, the film ray bradburys chrysalis was produced by roger lay jr. When the big three eventually do all get together for the climactic battle with the mummies of the films title, the movie finally catches fire, so to speak. In addition to his writing achievements, bradbury was the idea consultant. Me posed beside a monument in a guanajuato cemetery. Movies like robbery of the mummies of guanajuato 1972 the ouija experiment 2.
One of the surprising things about the collection is the variety of ages of the mummies. A documentarystyle drama based on true accounts of the fouke monster in arkansas. The mummies of guanajuato 1970 pitted the wellknown mexican professional wrestler santo and several others against reanimated mummies. The examples quoted above are from the examination of egyptian mummies more than 120 years ago. These dvds will play on any dvd player anywhere in the world region free. The mummies of guanajuato 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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