A spree of grisly murders is perpetrated in Frankfurt by a group of Satan worshippers. A lonely schoolteacher almost runs over an elderly man and takes him in, unbeknown to her the man has plans for her – plans that involve a permanent future with the Satanic cult.
Direction
Soavi's operatic framing elevates schlock to sacred terror.
Practical Effects
Glorious insect effects that'll crawl under your skin.
Score
Goblin's synth-prog nightmare fuel.
Director
Michele Soavi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Soavi was Argento's protégé and this was his second feature—he'd later direct Cemetery Man.
The 1991 Frankfurt setting deliberately echoes post-Cold War European anxiety about invisible threats.
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