Night of the Scorpion

Night of the Scorpion

80 mins | Horror | Jan. 7, 1972

This Spanish-Italian co-production tells the story of a man who feels deep guilt for the death of his wife: he, an alcoholic, is convinced that he accidentally caused her fatal fall in their house while he was drunk. He finds a new wife, but he is unable to cope with his first wife's death. Furthermore, it appears the maid and his sister do not accept the new woman in the household. After a while, suddenly begins bodies turn up ... and the grave of the man's first wife is empty!

Night of the Scorpion

80 mins | Horror | Jan. 7, 1972

Night of the Scorpion
This Spanish-Italian co-production tells the story of a man who feels deep guilt for the death of his wife: he, an alcoholic, is convinced that he accidentally caused her fatal fall in their house while he was drunk. He finds a new wife, but he is unable to cope with his first wife's death. Furthermore, it appears the maid and his sister do not accept the new woman in the household. After a while, suddenly begins bodies turn up ... and the grave of the man's first wife is empty!
IMDb rating 5.0
Producers International Apollo Films, Balcázar Producciones Cinematográficas
Original title La casa de las muertas vivientes
Directors Alfonso Balcázar
Writers Alfonso Balcázar, José Ramón Larraz, Giovanni Simonelli

Cast

Nuria Torray

as Sara

Teresa Gimpera

as Jenny

José Antonio Amor

as Oliver Bromfield

Gioia Desideri

as Helen

Alicia Tomás

as Clara, the waitress

Osvaldo Genazzani

as The Private Detective

Carlo Gentili

as The Doctor