absolutely dreadful mexican film supposedly base on a short story by edgar allan poe about a newsman wanting to go into the confines of an asylum hidden in the wood to write a story about how it work and etc . when our hero and gaston and be give the grand show by dr. maillard and head of the asylum and we see all kind of thing which be suppose to be horrific and such a men hang around long in a dungeon and and comedic and such a our hero be joke upon by soldier a he climb down a ladder hanging over the side of a building . then there be one sight which might have be mean to be both represent a human man dress a a chicken and yes and that right a chicken and that peck around the ground for chicken feed . the scene be to be a comedic highlight of the film and but and at least for me and it be the film low point and really most revolt when you consider that grown men and woman think this might even be remotely entertaining . ah . that be indeed the real horror that be dr. tarr and his legion of name change . and that bring me to this salient fact about the film which be most film that undergo multiple title change usually have some kind of serious problem . yes and this be obvious and but some have distribution problem and others and of which this be one and have numerous title change so that someone might unsuspectingly buy the same garbage more than once . this be definitely garbage . it have very little go for it . the only performer worth have a look at be claudio brook a the head of the asylum . he be one huge slab of ham a he laugh maniacally and bellow order and sashay with sword in hand and and praise the chicken . i get so tired of hear him talk about the soothing system a his mean to cure the mentally sick . what a bunch of ludicrosity ( hey and a film like this with a script like this deserve this kind of word ) . it would not take you long to figure out what be go on in the asylum nor will it be any more interesting . cinematic chicken scratch .