For me, going back to Macumba Sexual is going back to my Jess
Franco origins, as it was the second Jess Franco film I ever saw, the
first being Mansion of the Living Dead (1982). I came across both Severin
DVDs of these films at a video store in 2007 and took a chance with Mansion
first even though I was expecting it to be terrible (I had heard of Jess
Franco and a not so revered zombie movie by the name of Oasis of
the Zombies (1982)). At the time, I was desperate for something new, and I
was sort of fascinated by the cheap looking blind dead Templar rip-offs on the DVD
cover (Diet Tombs of the Blind Dead?). My expectations were low, but it turned
out to be a funny, sexy, ultra-weird, and surprisingly atmospheric horror movie
with a captivating lead actress, Lina Romay (born Rosa Maria Almirall). I shortly went
back to the store for Macumba Sexual and, despite some frustrations,
have been hooked on Jess Franco ever since (thanks Severin!).
