10 Monster Movies You Should See Before You Die

Mexico’s first attempts at bringing its most popular wrestlers to the big screen proved so successful that by the 60s the women were getting in on the action, most notably in Rene Cardona’s Doctor Of Doom. If you only see one luchadora movie in your life, make it this tale of a mad doctor who uses an ape with a human brain to kidnap young women for his brain transplant experiments. After he unwisely chooses the sister of Gloria Venus, Mexico’s most famous wrestler, she teams up with her colleague Golden Rubi to take revenge.

Words alone cannot express how much dumb, delirious fun this movie is to watch: as well as the expected bad dubbing and obvious stunt doubles, there’s some hilariously awful makeup and a hammy villain whose motivation appears to have been to give Vincent Price’s Dr Goldfoot a run for his money.

The acting, writing and direction are all on the level of Adam West-era Batman, with a monster that’s supposed to be “half man half beast” but looks more like a wrestler with fur glued to his chest and arms. If it’s camp entertainment you’re looking for, put this movie at the top of your watch list.