1975
Director- Juan Bosch
Cast- Paul Naschy, Maria Perschy, Maria Kosti, Mercedes Molina (as Grace Mills)
From Spain
Not to be confused the with the Jess Franco movie of the same name, which came out around the same time. Given
that this movie came out a few years after the Exorcist, it would be tempting to label it as an Exorcist rip off, but the only thing the
movies have in common is a climactic battle between a priest and a possessed
victim.
Starring
Spanish horror legend Paul Naschy, this is a murder mystery involving a young
girl who has been dabbling with a Satanic cult. Like other Italian and Spanish
horror films of this time, the movie is more fun than a lot of American
films. It gets to the point quicker ups the sensationalism.
Paul
Naschy is (as always) good as well as Mercedes Molina as the possessed
girl. The possession doesn’t become
obvious until near the end of the film, which is too bad because the make-up
(especially the milky, marbled eyes) was pretty good.
Compared
to most of the other exorcism movies out there, this one isn’t very scary. The
possession almost takes backseat to the murder storyline. So why watch it?
Because it has Paul Naschy! You should always take the chance to watch Paul at
work, especially when he is out of his trademark wolfman make-up.
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