The Brainiac
The Brainiac

The Brainiac

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1962
1h 17m
5.5(52 votes)
Horror
Science Fiction

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In 1661 Mexico, Baron Vitelius is executed for witchcraft. 300 years later, during a comet's return, he resurfaces as a brain-eating monster seeking revenge on the Inquisitors' descendants.

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