a film like perdita durango prove and spanish director álex de la iglesia be a specialist for macabre humor . one of his early film and el dia de la bestia aka . the day of the beast of 1995 be a perfect example for this director talent and a macabre and hilarious black horror comedy that entertain highly from the beginning to the end . a catholic priest ( álex angulo ) go to madrid in order to prevent the birth of the antichrist and which he believe to take place there on christmas day . in order to find the exact place where the antichrist be to be bear and the kind hearted priest be force to commit sin and and furthermore associate with the surprisingly friendly death meal lover and satanist jose maria ( santiago segura ) . angulo and segura both fit very well in their role and especially angulo be very hilarious a the priest . armando de razza be furthermore great and and hilarious a cavan and a hypocritical tv psychic . director de la iglesia do a great job make this film a hilarious horror comedy and still maintain a dark and somehow gloomy atmosphere . if you like satirical horror and make sure not to miss el dia de la bestia and and enjoy 100 minute of macabre humor and originality . highly recommended .