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THE WALDEMAR
INHERITENCE
A HERENCIA WALDEMAR is the
Spanish title. The big news is that this is going to be the next
Paul Naschy film. Naschy starts work on the project on May 28. It
doesn't appear to be a Waldemar Daninsky film, however; rather based
on or inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Naschy's character is
Jervas. The shoot is scheduled for 17 weeks, a considerable length
of time for a horror film, and is being produced by ORIGEN P.C and
LAS CRUZADAS ENTERTAINMENT, who were involved with the mammath
productions of KINGDOM OF HEAVEN and CAPTAIN ALATRISTE. Filming will
take place in Cantabria and Madrid.
This looks to be a significant film in the Paul Naschy filmography,
perhaps his most prestigious ever!
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EMPUSA NEARS
RELEASE Paul
Naschy's EMPUSA is in the final stages of post-production and should
be ready in September!
Check our EMPUSA
blog for more information on this film.
Coming in September
A new Waldemar Daninsky Graphic Comic:
LA BESTIA Y LA ESPADA MAGICA
(The Beast and the Magic
Sword)
Above
are two panels from the forthcoming Waldemar Daninsky Graphic Comic,
LA BESTIA Y LA ESPADA MAGICA, from writer Paul Naschy and artist Javier Trujillo.
This is the follow-up to the successful EL RETORNO DEL HOMBRE LOBO
comic that was also the collaboration of Naschy and Trujillo. Naschy
has slightly changed the story by having Kian, the Japanese samurai
that Daninsky meets in Japan, be its first person narrator. "I
have focused the story this way," said Naschy, "because I
believe it confers more drama and mystery." Expect a September
release in Spain.
DVDs of BLUE EYES
OF THE BROKEN DOLL and HUMAN BEASTS available now! 
In
stunning quality, mastered in high definition from the original
negative. Click on covers to order from Amazon.com. Leon Klimovsky's
non-Naschy films, THE DRACULA SAGA, has also streeted with these
titles. 
Carlos Aured 1937-2008 Spanish
director Carlos Aured, who directed Paul Naschy in four classic
euro-horror films, including HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB and THE
MUMMY'S REVENGE, died on Sunday from a heart attack. A shaken Paul
Naschy, remembers their work together and Aured the man: "Thank
you, Carlos, from all those who knew you, and rest in peace."
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PAUL NASCHY AND CHRISTOPHER LEE
TOGETHER IN A FILM?
The big news of the year is that
Christopher Lee may join Paul Naschy in Naschy's forthcoming in MI
PERRO AQUILES, which would give Lee the opportunity to play Don
Quixote and appear alongside the Spanish film legend for the first
time. I don't know if contracts have been signed yet, but the film
appears to be "a go" later this year, from a script by Naschy. Stay
tuned for more information!
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TWO NASCHY DVDs FORTHCOMING IN SPAIN
Naschy's LA NOCHE DEL EJECUTOR
(1993), which was his last directorial effort prior to this year's
EMPUSA, and Javier Aguirre's EL ASESINO ESTA ENTRE LOS TRECE (1973),
a curious Spanish giallo, with Patty Shepard, Simon Andreu, Jack
Taylor and Naschy (in a smaller role than usual), will be out soon
as DVDs in Spain. No English language or subtitle options,
unfortunately.
NASCHY AT
Expocomic Here
are more photos from the presentation of the Waldemar Daninsky comic
at FNAC in Valencia. Thank you, Ruben and Elena, picture below
with Naschy! (Ruben
has a blog of interest to Naschy fans: http://unfandepaulnaschy.blogcindario.com
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THE WALDEMAR DANINSKY COMIC WINS!
The Waldemar Daninsky comic has won
the EXPO Comic Award for Best Spanish Comic of 2007. Congratulations
to artist Javier Trujillo and Paul Naschy on this notable
achievement. See below for the results:
EXPOComic2007
NASCHY AT FNAC Spanish
Naschy fan Vicente Dasi Lopez took photos of Paul's appearance at
Fnac, in Valencia, where the Waldemar Daninsky comic book was
presented. Below are three photos from the event. That's Vicente
with Paul in the third photo. Muchas gracias, Vicente!
 Below
is a great shot of the Waldemar Daninsky resin model sculpted by Javier
Orrego a few years ago and in Vicente's collection.
BCI/DEIMOS' HORROR
RISES FROM THE TOMB TO STREET IN NOVEMBER!
 From
an HD master of the best vault elements available, Naschy's classic
HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB will get a release November 13. As you
can tell by the screen captures below, this widescreen presentation
will astound with its clarity and color. Aside from the usual tasty
supplements that come with these Naschy Deimos releases, HORROR
RISES FROM THE TOMB will also contain an audio commentary by star
Paul Naschy and director Carlos Aured, the first Naschy commentary
to appear on a US DVD release.
AMAZON.COM
has a 30% off sale, with the DVD going for $13.99! CLICK
HERE TO ORDER
ESTEPONA, NASCHY
COMIC AND JAPANESE NASCHY BOOK The
Mark of Naschy has received word that the next Estepona film
festival (that's the horror/fantasy festival created by Paul Naschy)
will honor Christopher Lee and Stuart Gordon. Lee will receive
the Golden Unicorn Award for his career in fantastique, while Gordon
will be getting the Waldemar Daninsky Award for his notable genre
work. Meanwhile,
the Waldemar Daninsky comic book that we have been previewing here
will be finally published in October, in time for the film festivals
at Estepona and Sitges. Naschy
will be heading to Barcelona to appear in the TV series PRIMAL FEAR.
No word yet on the extent of his involvement. And.... Japan
will publish a major book on the films of Paul Naschy. The work of Yoshikazu
Ito and Daniel Aguilar, the book will contain illustrations, photos,
poster artwork, etc, and promises to be a comprehensive review of
the life and career of the Spanish horror legend.
PHOTOS FROM
EMPUSA
Poster art by Javier Trujillo
 According
to a press release from the production company, Artistic, P.C.,
Carlos Aured has bowed out of directing the new Naschy film. The
replacement director is none other than Naschy himself, who started
his new assignment already two weeks ago. Five more weeks of
filming remain. The last film helmed by Naschy was LA NOCHE DE
EJECUTOR in 1992. Naschy has directed some of his best work,
including EL RETORNO DEL HOMBRE LOBO (THE NIGHT OF THE WEREWOLF), EL
HUERTO DEL FRANCES, EL CAMINANTE and EL AULLIDO DEL DIABLO (HOWL OF
THE DEVIL), so the film is assuredly in good hands. The
cast includes Naschy, Saturnino Garcia, Antonio Mayans, Laura de Pedro, Paco Racionero, Cristina Carrión, Maria Jesus Solina, Marco
Sanz, and Alfonso Dorbe. EMPUSA
is a supernatural story of seamen, fishermen,
ships, and a seagull who happens to be a vampire/witch woman.
"I sincerely believe that this is the best script I have
written in my career," states Naschy. Filming started on April 16. The picture
is being shot in the coastal towns of Benidorm, Valencia and Alicante. THE
MARK OF NASCHY will be offering the latest information on this
thrilling project--and, hopefully in the near future, photos too! More
information about this film is available online from a
Mike Hodges article at Fangoria's website. PHOTOS
FROM THE PRODUCTION:
THE VAMPYRE EMERGES
THE VAMPYRE, a
short film directed by Alejandro Ballesteros and Antonio Curado,
based upon the classic John Polidori work, and starring Paul Naschy,
will have its premiere on Friday 22th, at the University of Castilla
la Mancha, in Toledo, 19:00, Cobertizo San Pedro Martir. A DVD
of the short film, with a "Making of" featurette, story
boards, photos, promotion material is currently being prepared.
English subtitles will be included. More information as we receive
it.
More from
WALDEMAR
DANINSKY
GRAPHIC COMIC Here
are four more pages from the upcoming comic drawn by Javier
Trujillo. The project should be finished soon, with eventual sales
to other parts of the world outside of Spain. Next in line: a
graphic novel version of Naschy's werewolf epic, THE BEAST AND THE
MAGIC SWORD!
The Alaric de
Marnac Award
The
prestigious Sitges Film Festival will be giving out the "Alaric
de Marnac Award" to the best short film presented at its
competition.
Here's the bust, sculpted by José Orrego:
Congratulations
to Paul Naschy on this great honor for him and his memorable
character!
THE WALDEMAR
DANINSKY
GRAPHIC COMIC!!! Here's
the Cover:
 Forthcoming
from Spain will be a series of Waldemar Daninsky Comic Books, drawn
by Javier Trujillo, with the participation of Paul Naschy. Above are
two sample pages from the first book, which is an adaptation of
Naschy's NIGHT OF THE WEREWOLF, and a preview of the cover. Two more sample pages are available
for viewing on our Naschy
message board.
Sitges' "Paul
Naschy Award"
The legendary
Sitges Film Festival, dedicated toward fantastic cinema, will have a
Paul Naschy Award given to the best new film director represented at
the festival. The award will be a likeness of Alaric de Marnac, the
famous Naschy character seen in HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB and PANIC
BEATS.
Steel Box Edition
of MUCHA SANGRE
Germany
will be releasing a special "Steel Box" edition of
MUCHA SANGRE, with 50 minute interview with Naschy (in German).
Muchas Gracias,
Senior Lobo
Book Available Now!
This labor of love from
Thorsten Benzel is a true Naschy fan's delight. The world's first
book about memorabilia from the movies of Paul Naschy. 300
Pages featuring more than 600 pictures of rare and rarely seen
posters, lobbycards, admats etc. from all over the world.
more than 140
poster from all over the world
nearly 400 stills and Lobbycards
more than 100 admats, pressbooks, etc
complete english picture index
Ordering info and sample
pages at hombre-lobo.de
Paul Naschy as Lord
Ruthven in
John Polidori's The Vampire Paul
Naschy will be interpreting the role of Lord Ruthven, the original
vampire lord, in Antonio Curado and Alejandro Ballesteros' short
film, "The Vampire". A blog devoted to the film is online here.
 Meanwhile
a major interview with Naschy is online at SciFi.es
It's in a PDF file and in Spanish, but worth viewing even
if you don't understand the language.
Midnight Marquee Press has
reprinted Paul Naschy's excellent autobiography, MEMOIRS OF A WOLFMAN. The first
printing is out-of-print and almost impossible to get through
various channels. Contact Midnight
Marquee Press to order!
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