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Bizarro is dedicated to unearthing the boldest, most original visions in Spanish cinema—films that are as daring, provocative, and offbeat as they are artistically distinctive. Whether restoring lost cult treasures or bringing overlooked gems to new audiences, Bizarro offers a curated selection for cinephiles craving the unexpected. In Spanish, “Bizarro” means both strange and brave, a name that reflects our commitment to cinema at its most unconventional. Proudly partnering with OCN Distribution, we invite viewers to discover the fearless and extraordinary from Spain’s cinematic underground—restored and celebrated for a new generation.
Beneath the relentless sun of a picturesque Spanish village, two sisters preside over a boarding house where religious and sexual repression, masked by fanatical morality, hide a chilling secret. Young, uninhibited foreign tourists arrive—displaying a nakedness and freedom at odds with the village’s rigid rules—and their presence ignites a slow-burning tension. When Laura Barkley (Judy Geeson) comes to the village searching for her missing sister, she is drawn into a web of suspicion and mounting dread. As guests begin to disappear, the sisters’ twisted sense of virtue unravels, exposing the darkness festering behind the village’s tranquil facade.
From horror-maestro Eugenio Martín (Horror Express), A Candle for the Devil (aka It Happened at Nightmare Inn, 1973) is a fascinating, feverish blend of Giallo-esque suspense and razor-sharp social critique, targeting the suffocating moral codes and authoritarian shadows cast by Franco’s Spain. Acclaimed by genre devotees as “an underseen gem” and “a must for any Euro-horror collection,” this cult favorite finally blazes onto 4K UHD—uncut and more stunning than ever, restored from the original camera negative for the very first time, and packed with a wealth of brand new and archival extras.
directed by: Eugenio Martin
starring: Judy Geeson, Aurora Bautista, Esperanza Roy, Víctor Barrera, Lone Fleming
1973 / 89 min / 1.85:1 / Spanish, English DTS-HD MA 1.0
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Overall rating: 4.787097 / 5 from 155 reviews.
A Candle for the Devil, a 1973 Spanish horror film directed by Eugenio Martín, is a restored 4K UHD release featuring a blend of Giallo-esque suspense and social critique. The film, now available uncut and more stunning than ever, targets the suffocating moral codes of Franco's Spain. It includes a wealth of new and archival extras, and is presented in both its original Spanish language soundtrack with newly translated subtitles and the English dub track.
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"Really enjoyed this Spanish horror film, and it looks better than I've ever seen it. Thankfully it's fully intact as well as there are shorter edits out there. Great performances by Aurora Batista and Esperanza Roy, and the interviews on the disc were good additions."
"An honestly great debut for OCN's newest label. I think I vaguely remember seeing a bootleg of this when I was a teen but it could have been one of the countless Spanish horror films I watched back then. ACftD is a great movie of suspenseful paranoia that really locked in about halfway through my initial watch. All three of our main actresses did a great job here in selling their characters and the climax of the film was perfectly in line with what I thought it was leading too. Definitely worth a pick up if your big on Franco-era Spanish horror."
"Entertaining sleazy slowburn thriller about 2 sisters who kills of their guests when they don’t fit their religious lifestyle! Descent picture and sound ! For fans of euro sleaze horror"
"A great 4k debut of this little known film . The 4K transfer shows off the Spanish land scape perfectly. A fantastic restoration"
"LOVE this film!!! Spanish obscure mentality!!! Amazing edition with amazing extras."
"A grim Spanish horror gem with a sinister small town setting. Slow burning, creepy and unsettling, with a dark atmosphere and strong psychological edge. Worthy upgrade from previous UK BD."
"A Candle for the Devil HAS atmosphere through the screen. Its just great, loved the film and happy to have this one in my collection. Slipcover is wonderful as always!"
"Great film"
"Slow burn, atmospheric Spanish gothic horror. Absolutely my cup of tea. Excited for this new line."
"A Candle for the Devil is one of the Spanish films that most intelligently attacked the then languishing Franco's regime by embracing the horror genre; a credit to the inventiveness of its main director, Eugenio Martín, and the screenwriter Antonio Fos (as well as, of course, the rest of the team, fully inspired). This upgrade to 4K from the negatives for the first time in the world looks simply stunning. I never thought I could see this sordid tale of decay, as embodied by Aurora Bautista and Esperanza Roy, with such level of detail, which is rounded by a good stack of extras. By the way, this movie was also known as: It Happened at Nightmare Inn."
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