Horror Rises from the Tomb (1973)

The curse of a decapitated warlock haunts his family centuries later in the ripe Euro horror pastiche Horror Rises from the Tomb (1973). Written by and starring Jacinto Molina (the real name of Spanish horror icon Paul Naschy), the film describes the torture and beheading of Alaric de Marnac (Paul Naschy), a knight and warlock who has been doing the dark arts alongside his wife Mabille de Lancre (Helga Line) in Medieval France. Since witchcraft was really frowned upon back in the day, the pair get chopped up buried, but not before Alaric curses his killers. When the man’s descendants arrive at his mansion hundreds of years later convinced that he and his wife were buried alongside some massive treasure, they track down Alaric's grave. Led by a dude named Hugo (also Paul Naschy), they find a treasure chest, only it's not full of gold, it's just Alaric's head which somehow has the ability to hypnotize anyone who stares at it. Soon enough the head is raising an army of zombies and bringing his wife back to life as he subjects the young people who brought him back to life to an evening of Hellish, flesh-tearing surprises. Regularly cited as a landmark in Spanish horror, director Carlos Aured’s film is also distinguishable for its sexy cast. María José Cantudo gets nude-o when she gets her throat slit but still flashes tit as a sword wielding dude pulls her shirt down. Emma Cohen's can entice Alaric as he hypnotizes her while she's topless in bed, though Betsabe Ruiz really added to the sleaze when he did the same thing to her, but made sure her pants were off, too! We'd sure like to raid her tomb! While Cristina Suriani sure was hot letting Mabille cop a feel, it was Helga Line who really had Mr. Skin begging to put a baby in her womb. Helga went full frontal as the nude witch seducing a young man trying to mind his own business in bed. Witchcraft might not be our thing, but with perky tits, a tight body and a well-groomed bush, we'd cross any line for a woman that fine! Those Horror Rises from the Tomb scenes are sure to get a rise out of you!