Vacation of Terror

1989 [SPANISH]

Horror / Mystery / Thriller

4
IMDb Rating 5.2/10 10 771 771

evil doll

Plot summary

After inheriting a new summer home from a deceased relative, Fernando brings his family along for a vacation. They quickly discover strange happenings on the property, but when young daughter Gaby falls into a well and returns with an old doll, things take a turn for the horrific.

Director

René Cardona III Photo
René Cardona III

Top cast

Roberto Schlosser Photo
Roberto Schlosser as Doctor 1
Nuria Bages Photo
Nuria Bages as Lorena
Regina De Seeman Photo
Regina De Seeman as Mujer 1
Gianella Hassel Kus Photo
Gianella Hassel Kus as Gaby
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
743.52 MB
1280*690
Spanish 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 21 min
Seeds 1
1.35 GB
1920*1036
Spanish 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 21 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by emilywallace-49758 4 / 10

Longest 80 Minutes of My Life

Vacaciones de terror believes it's the Mexican answer to Amityville Horror and Poltergeist, but it ends up feeling more like a mash up of Superstition and Cathy's Curse. Occasionally, the film musters up a tiny bit of atmosphere and there are a few images that conjure up more dread than they should, but for an 80 minute film, it feels endless.It all deals with a family (husband, wife, two boys, one little girl, and the husband's teenage niece who lives with them for some unknown reason) inheriting a vacation home from his dead aunt. Little do they know this was the sight of a witch execution years ago and her spirit still lingers and has possessed a creepy doll their youngest daughter takes to and, pretty soon, eggs are smashing, the walls are dripping with blood, and knives start flying out of the drawers and attacking people.It all seems like a solid recipe for fun (albeit a bit "been there, done that" fun), but nothing really happens until the last 20 minutes so we're stuck listening to the shrill shrieks of the two little boys in the film who feel like they must scream every line to hit the back of a theater somewhere. The thrills are strictly of the PG rated variety besides one attack via flying knives that recalls Piper Laurie's death in Carrie. It's too light weight to ever really scare or thrill and it's not quite cheesy or poorly made enough to be taken as a piece of camp.
Reviewed by insomniac_rod 5 / 10

Seriously, the scariest thing is that damn evil doll!

I have to be honest with your fellow IMDb reviewers. I'm Mexican. I watched this movie when I was very young. I got really scared with the evil doll moving her eyes and the sound it made.I'm very interested in knowing why many European horror lovers think it's such a creepy film. In my opinion, trying to be objective, I believe it works more as a black comedy (almost spoof) rather than a serious Horror movie.Sure, the whole demonic entity makes presence through cheesy f/x and more. But the acting and direction is very, very bad. Honestly, Pedrito Fernández delivers a putrid performance and his raunchy dialogs made me feel uncomfortable.For nostalgia's sake, this is a memorable horror effort. For taking it seriously, I would consider it to be extremely cheesy although it put on some effort.The "Evil Dead" and "The Entity" references were cool though.
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