Horror Rises from the Tomb
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In 1454 France, the evil warlock Alaric de Marnac (Naschy) and his assistant Mabille (Helga Line) are brutally executed for practicing witchcraft and cannibalism. The two curse the descendants of their executioners (one of which is de Marnac's own brother). In the present day, Alaric's descendent Hugo (Naschy) and his friends attend a seance where the warlock takes control of the medium and tells the group that his head and body are buried on the grounds of Hugo's ancestral estate. The friends decide to go there to find the body (and possibly treasure). Once at the estate, Maurice (Alcazar) and Hugo find a chest that they cannot open.
Later that night, a villager (Luis Ciges) pries open the chest to find Alaric's intact head. Alaric hypnotizes the man into becoming his servant. With the villager's help, Alaric soon hypnotizes Paula (Cristina Suriani) and Maurice as well. The three mindless slaves reunite Alaric's head with his body and sacrifice their friend Sylvia (Betsabe Ruiz) to resurrect Mabille.
Hugo and Elviria (Cohen) manage to fight off both slaves and zombies with the help of a talisman, but Maurice tricks Hugo and kills him. When he tries to grab Elvira, the talisman breaks Alaric's hold on him. Alaric uses Paula and Mabille to distract Maurice while Alaric hypnotizes Elvira, leading to a final battle in which Elvira is the only survivor. She uses the talisman to split Alaric's head from his body and then burns them.
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Paula is hypnotized
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The hypnotized Paula seduces Maurice to turn him into Alaric's slave.
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Under Alaric's control, Maurice knocks out Sylvia.
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Transformed into mindless slaves, Paula and Maurice take Sylvia to be sacrificed.
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Under mind control, Maurice kills a villager, while the mesmerized Paula looks on without reacting.
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In a trance, Paula awaits the awakening of her masters.
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Paula becomes a mindless servant
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Alaric orders Paula to approach, and she obeys.
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Mabille wishes to feed on the blood of the mesmerized Paula.
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Fully under Alaric's spell, Paula gives herself over to the vampires.
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Elvira is hypnotized
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Mesmerized, Elvira offers herself to Alaric.
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Later, Alaric begins to hypnotize Elvira again
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Alaric prepares to feed on Elvira's blood.