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Blacker Than the Night
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Wikipedia article
' Ms Negro que la Noche' (Blacker Than Night) is a 1975 Mexican supernatural horror film, written and directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada.[https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3337187/darker-than-night-trailer/ Mas negro que la noche]
Plot
The film is about four women that move to a creepy house, inherited by one of them from an old aunt; as a condition, they must take care of the aunt's pet, a black cat. One day they find the cat dead. Soon after, Aurora's dead body is found hanging in the library by Ofelia. One night, a half drunken Pilar comes to the house. As she is walking to the steps she sees the ghost of Susana and falls to her death on the floor. Now Ofelia and Marta are the only ones left in the house. Marta tells Ofelia that Aurora had killed the cat along with her and Pilar, and that she knows that she is next. Ofelia tells her to get away from the house and she runs to open the gate for her boyfriend. They find Marta impaled with several knitting needles. As a sobbing Ofelia and her boyfriend are leaving the house, the cat's meowing is heard in house.
Cast
* Claudia Islas - Ofelia
* Susana Dosamantes - Aurora
* Luca Mndez - Marta
* Helena Rojo - Pilar
* Julin Pastor - Pedro
* Alicia Palacios - Sofia
* Pedro Armendriz Jr. - Roberto
* - Tia Susana
Release
The film premiered on December 25, 1975 in Mexico[http://www.cinefania.com/movie.php/48446/ Cinefania Review] and was released in the late 1970s as 'Blacker Than the Night'.[http://www.revistafantastique.com/revista.php?articulo=107---Ms-negro-que-la-noche Revista Fantastique Review]
Remake
In 2014, Henry Bedwell directed a remake of the film, this time with an English release title of 'Darker Than Night'.[https://dreadcentral.com/news/94128/spooky-remake-trailer-is-darker-than-the-night/ Darker than the Night]
Notes
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