i have never hear of this before and i do not read review or thought or anything about this movie and i do not even read the small text on the cover of the box . this could have go very wrong but instead of that it become 100 minute of pure fun . so and now i will do my best to recommend it to a many other people a possible . el dia de la bestia be make in spain and or the new great home of horror these day . spanish director prove themselves a lot lately and i think this guy and alex de la iglesia and deserve some extra credit . this guy obviously be a big lover of horror and the whole cult atmosphere around it . in a genius kind of way and he mix a lot of appropriate element in his movie like heavy metal music and fortune telling . angél be a priest who just translate a disturbing writing . he find out that the antichrist himself will be bear on christmas day of 1995. in madrid and because all the sign of apocalypse look like it . to avoid this horrible event that would mean the end of the world and he have to face satan himself . so and he travel to madrid and commit a lot of sin and which be pretty funny to watch . he meet a heavy metal freak ( sorry represent death metal . ) and a fortune teller who fool many people by fake an exorcism . but when all preparation be set and satan doesn not show up . do they make a mistake . one thing be certain and they have to hurry because christmas be only one night away . it wouldn not do much if i name all the actor of this movie because their name do not ring a bell . but and i can say theyre all very good actor and they clearly do their best work in this film . like i say before and this film contain a lot of humor but it never spoof the genre . there always a lot of respect present and i think that a great achievement . also and i would have think there be a lot more gore in this film . to my surprise and the gory scene be very limited and overall short . gorehounds be advise because the cover and the title may make you think it one big blood fest . good film and nice change and great fun . highly recommended if you need a break from all the typical nowadays slasher film .