El aullido del diablo (1988) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1988, El aullido del diablo is a horreur film directed by Paul Naschy, running about 97 minutes.

What it’s about. Hector Doriani (Paul Naschy) is a stage and screen actor who feels himself living in the shadow of his dead twin brother, Alex Doriani, once a famous star of horror movies. Alex’s young son, Adrian, now lives with Hector in an isolated mansion in the countryside. To keep alive the memory of his father, the boy imagines himself visited by the spirit of the dead man, incarnated in a series of classic horror characters from the past. Eric, Alex’s former butler, now also works for Hector. His main role is to locate and bring to the mansion a series of women who are paid large sums of money by Hector to take part in various sadistic sex games. To complicate matters even further, the games always seem to end with the women getting slaughtered in various gruesome ways by a black gloved, masked killer. Also on hand is horror diva Caroline Munro, as Hector’s housekeeper and cook, who is being pursued by a local priest with whom she once had a much-regretted affair.

Who’s in it. El aullido del diablo stars Paul Naschy as Hector Doriani / Alex Doriani / Frankenstein's Monster / Mr. Hyde / Phantom of the Opera / Waldemar Daninsky the Werewolf / Quasimodo / The Devil, Caroline Munro as Carmen, Howard Vernon as Eric and Fernando Hilbeck as Father Damián, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.3/10, El aullido del diablo has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch El aullido del diablo page.

If you liked it. Fans of El aullido del diablo tend to enjoy Psychose, Le Silence des agneaux, Shining and Alien, le huitième passager.