Poor lycanthrope Waldemar has learned that the only way he can die is to be pierced through the heart with the same relic that was used to kill Wandessa—but to retrieve the relic would mean having to bring the bitch back to life. To make matters worse, Wandessa must be destroyed before the onset of Walpurgis Night or else her powers will maximize, and her destruction be practically impossible (For those who don't know, Walpurgis Night is the evening of April 30th, when according to the majority of European folklore witches are at their most powerful). Aye dios mio
what's a hombre lobo to do? This film is a contender for one of the greatest Spanish Horror films of its time. Many of the tropes of Spanish Horror start right here, already utilized for maximum enjoyment. There's a groovy score (eat your heart out Hübler and Schwab), lots of groovy gore (more throats ripped open than ever before), and some groovy chicks (Barbara Capell as Genevieve is a lesbo-riot in scantily clad slo-mo). And of course there's the delectably bi-polar Daninsky. If you enjoy this film, the fifth in the Waldemar series, then chances are you're game for all that Spanish Horror has to offer – Werewolf Shadow is one of the gateway drugs to the world of Naschy, his Suspiria if you will. And for you fans of auteur theory: Klimovsky started his work with Naschy here. Considered one of the top Spanish Horror directors, Klimovsky certainly helmed some of Señor Lobo's best.
