Alice Cooper faces his past—and a pack of savage canines—in this lycanthropic music video nightmare.
MONSTER DOG
The fear… the nightmare… the terror… they will never forget it!
Victor Raven, a famous rock star, returns to his childhood home to shoot a music video. Believing his presence is responsible for the return of a monstrous hound that killed folks when he was kid, the locals decide to do something violent about it.
Quick Answer
Monster Dog is a 1988 Spanish-American horror film directed by Claudio Fragasso about a rock star who returns to his childhood home to shoot a music video, only to encounter a deadly pack of wild canines and suspicion of a monstrous hound tied to his past.
Programmer's Pick
Only Alice Cooper could turn a music video shoot into a lycanthropic survival scenario. With hixploitation flair and plenty of rock star attitude, Monster Dog proves that sometimes the canine threat is the least of your image problems.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- Claudio Fragasso
- Writers
- Claudio Fragasso, Rossella Drudi
- Release
- 1988
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Country
- Spain, United States of America, Puerto Rico
- Language
- Spanish
- Genres
- Horror
- Also Known As
- A Matilha da Maldição, Los perros de la muerte, Uma Noite de Horror, Monster dog - Il signore dei cani
Why This Matters
Directed by Claudio Fragasso, this Spanish horror film features rock star Alice Cooper in a rare leading role, blending his musical persona with genre cinema during the 1980s.
Cast & Crew
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Watch the shock-rock icon play a haunted pop star caught between a music video and a monster hunt.
The plot weaves local superstitions about a monstrous hound and a family curse into its horror framework.
The narrative wraps horror around the trappings of a 'pop rock' music video shoot, blurring performance with paranoia.
A Spanish-American fusion with rural paranoia, angry locals, and a stylized sense of menace.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Victor Raven's return home
Pack of wild canines and monstrous hound
Attacks and kills locals and threatens the film crew
Victor's rural childhood home and surrounding area
Questions from the Vault
Who directed Monster Dog? +
Monster Dog was directed by Claudio Fragasso.
How long is Monster Dog? +
Monster Dog has a runtime of 84 minutes.
What genre is Monster Dog? +
Monster Dog is a horror film.
Where can I watch Monster Dog? +
Monster Dog is available to stream on SassyFlix.
Why do the locals suspect Victor Raven's return is responsible for the monster dog attacks? +
The locals believe Victor's presence has brought back the monstrous hound that terrorized the area during his youth, fueling suspicion and hostility toward him.