31 Days of Halloween, Day 11- Cronos (1992)

Directed By: Guillermo del Toro

MVP’s: Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook, Margarita Isabel, Tamara Shanath, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Mario Ivan Martinez, Gerardo Moscoso

Plot: A dying business tycoon and an antique art dealer both vie for control of a scarab gizmo that belonged to an alchemist. The gizmo is supposed to provide eternal life but it’s habit forming, piercing your flesh and feeding your blood to a monstrous pupae in the gears and just maybe making you a blood junkie yourself. Grand-daughters lock up your grandfathers, it’s Cronos!

Response: Sexually deviant zombie geezer as Blood Christ. Oozing Gothicism. Zombie Grandpa comes home for Christmas.

Halloween Score:

Autumn Vibes: 0/5

Scares & Chills: 2/5

Cultural & Cinematic Importance: 5/5

Monster Action: 2/5

Hint for Tomorrow’s Movie:

A staggering work of gonzo originality from one of cinema's newly discovered great auteurs.