The Day of the Beast (1995): a Christmas tale? #19

Chilling in Madrid: The Devil's Christmas Eve

This week, Richard and Angeles summon chaos with The Day of the Beast (1995), a Spanish cult classic that blends black comedy, religious satire, and end-of-the-world absurdity like no other.

We break down Álex de la Iglesia’s wild vision scene by scene—from a priest hellbent on sinning his way to the Antichrist to a TV psychic and a metalhead teaming up to stop the apocalypse. It's hilarious, heretical, and surprisingly heartfelt beneath the Satanic surface.

🩸 In this episode:

• Full breakdown of The Day of the Beast (1995)

• The perfect cocktail of horror, comedy, and theological chaos

• How the film critiques media, religion, and late-stage capitalism

• Why Spanish horror hits different

• Viana’s Review Corner – Her reaction to goat sacrifices and headbanging exorcisms

• Spoof Ad:

If you like your horror served with blasphemy, laughter, and a side of goat entrails—this one’s for you.

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