LEGEND OF HORROR

Q: What is Legend of Horror about?

Legend of Horror is about an elderly criminal who tells his cellmate stories of his past while preparing for a gory prison escape that leads to his doom.

Stone walls couldn’t hold him... and a shallow grave won’t stop him!

1971 · 1h 15m · R · Horror · IMDB TMDB

An elderly criminal regales his new cellmate with stories of his past while gearing up for a gory escape attempt that will ultimately lead to his doom.

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Quick Answer

What is Legend of Horror about?

Legend of Horror is a 1971 Argentine-American horror film directed by Bill Davies and Enrique Carreras about an elderly criminal who recounts tales of his past while plotting a gruesome prison escape.

Programmer's Pick

If you like your Poe with a side of grindhouse and a dash of mismatched celluloid, Legend of Horror delivers. Where else can you get both Spanish-language gloom and American indie grit in one gothic prison stew?

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

Legend of Horror is a low-budget horror oddity from 1971 that stitches together American-shot footage with a Spanish-language adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart. Directed by Bill Davies and Enrique Carreras, the film stands out for its surreal narrative structure and chintzy gothic atmosphere. The story unfolds as an elderly criminal entertains his cellmate with grim stories from his past, all while orchestrating a bloody escape from prison. Its unconventional mix of languages, production styles, and narrative threads has earned it cult status, especially among fans of patchwork genre experiments and offbeat Poe adaptations.

Details & Specs

Directors: Bill Davies, Enrique Carreras
Writers: Edgar Allan Poe, Ramsay Everleaf, Enrique Torres Tudela, Narciso Ibáñez Serrador
Release: 1971
Runtime: 1h 15m
Country: Argentina, United States of America
Language: Spanish
Genres: Horror
Also Known As: Edgar Allen (sic) Poe's Legend of Horror