soulexpress In a remote part of Greece, treasure hunters set off an explosion in a cave that rouses a huge invisible dinosaur, which had lain dormant for eons. Now it's awake, angry, and thinks nothing of using its claws to slash to death any person who crosses its path. The only warning its victims have is an eerie screech the monster emits (hence the title). It sounds like the set-up for a really stupid film, but SOUND OF HORROR confounded my expectations by not being all that bad. It's no classic, but given its obviously small budget and its very limited sets and costuming, the film could have been a whole lot worse.The set-up takes entirely too long (about a half-hour), to a point at which I repeatedly muttered, "Get on with it already." However, once the dinosaur got loose and began its rampage, I became genuinely curious as to how these people would defend themselves against an unseen enemy. They came up with some pretty creative ways, one of which involved emptying huge sacks of flour outside their house. Once the dinosaur made a footprint, the men threw hatchets at it, resulting in a shot of the weapons hanging in mid- air once they had hit their target.While the characters were as one-dimensional as you might expect, the actors who played them worked admirably with what little the script had given them. The dubbing was also reasonably well done, and I liked the plot twist at the end.When all is said and done, SOUND OF HORROR is the best invisible- dinosaur film I've ever seen.

MartinHafer I cannot think of a single reason to watch "Sound of Horror". It is terrible but not terrible enough to be of any use to a bad movie buff. And, when I try to think of anything good about it, I am stumped. To make it worse, the print which is available through Alpha Video is absolutely terrible--though I cannot imagine anyone in their right mind wanting to restore the film! "Sound of Horror" is a cheap Spanish horror film. And, like most horror films of the day, it's been sloppily dubbed into English. Because it is so cheap, they cannot afford nice costumes or sets, so they have come up with an amazing gimmick to hide the cheapness of the film. Instead of creating some ridiculous monster out of rubber, pipe cleaners and toilet paper roles (or the like), they avoid the problem altogether by having the monster be invisible! This is awfully funny but dumb. So, instead of seeing the creature, you hear horrible screaming every time this monster attacks a group of treasure hunters. Now that I describe it, this does sound a bit interesting. Trust me, however...they manage to keep it from being the least bit entertaining! Talky, dull and never the least bit good.

action-express If you are a fan of vintage, cult horror movies like I am then you will absolutely love this movie. I cannot believe that it has no cult following! I can't even find a movie poster for it. Although it is a low budget, dubbed, Spanish movie it has a great story with very good acting and the effects are as cool as can be. Overall it is made in the typical fashion of horror movies of this period but has some real surprises along the way. The acting and dubbing is far superior than most. The sets are good. The camera work is average or a little above. But the story is very good and interesting with many scenes that I do not want to give away. The black and white make it moody and pretty scary. There are some rather gory effects especially for the time. The monster is invisible for the most part yet you can really imagine it from some cool footprints and the blood curdling noise that it makes. You really worry for the people in this movie. It also has one of the most surprise endings that I have ever seen in a movie of this era. Another reason that I can't understand why this movie is not out there is that it is Ingrid Pitt's first movie role. She is lovely as ever but looks a lot different than her 1970's roles.This movie is a must for vintage horror fans.

unbrokenmetal Professor Andre and a bunch of friends are searching a cave for a treasure from the days of Ancient Greece. What they find is much older than even that: a prehistoric monster, invisible (!) but stalking them day and night, uttering a horrible scream (see movie title). Everybody in this movie is heroic (although one coward type is what you'd expect for the genre), so the rest is almost a competition who can sacrifice himself first for the escape of the others.Even if it began a bit silly - I mean, the actors stand 5 meters away from the dynamite explosion and don't bother to take cover - it got better and better! The invisible enemy is quite effective, and the movie is old-fashioned in a positive sense, more like a horror classic from the 1930s than the 1960s. Good cast including the one and only Soledad Miranda, Ingrid Pitt of Hammer fame, plus experienced character actors such as Jose Bodalo ("Django") and Antonio Casas ("A Gun For Ringo").