The Brainiac

Dawn over 1960s Mexico City. A comet fractures the sky. A charred skull pulses in a stone crypt. A baron’s curse awakens in atomic light, crawling through modern streets with a thirst for blood and brains. Like a rubber-suited Tod Browning nightmare dipped in pulp.

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Chano Urueta directed The Brainiac in 1962. See Chano Urueta's full filmography, where to start with Chano Urueta, or where to go after you've seen everything by Chano Urueta.

The Brainiac was released in 1962 (ES original-language production), with a runtime of 77 minutes.