I don't recall this being brought up before ( if it has, forgive me, I turn 50 in a couple weeks ) but I was just thinking about THING THAT COULDN'T
DIE and made the connection to the Naschy flick. Surely he must have seen this and used it as a spiringboard to launch one of his most successful vehicles, as
the sinilarities are too close.
1 devil worshiper beheaded and parts buried separately
2 100's of years later head is found and mayhem ensues
3 amulet destroys evil at the climax
Of course HORROR ups the ante considerably from the 1958 film, but the basic premise is rather similar.
Now I almost wanna pull out my recording of THING from the glory days of AMC tonight to look for more borrowed bits.
1 devil worshiper beheaded and parts buried separately
2 100's of years later head is found and mayhem ensues
3 amulet destroys evil at the climax
Of course HORROR ups the ante considerably from the 1958 film, but the basic premise is rather similar.
Now I almost wanna pull out my recording of THING from the glory days of AMC tonight to look for more borrowed bits.
