The sweet and fragile Lucina Martin (an appealing portrayal by gorgeous brunette Carla Borelli) gets sent to a psychiatric hospital after suffering from a nervous breakdown. Unbeknownst to Lucina, said hospital proves to be a front for a group of devil worshippers who plan on making her their next sacrifice.
While Do-It-Your indie filmmaker William Girdler's debut feature isn't a classic by any stretch of the imagination, it nonetheless still doesn't count as a complete stinker either. Okay, this movie does suffer from plodding pacing, a meandering narrative, and one of the silliest Satans you'll ever see in a low-budget 70's fright flick, but director/co-writer Girdler nonetheless manages to craft a few decent moments of reasonably spooky atmosphere, stages the murder set pieces with a modicum of flair, and brings a certain endearingly clunky sincerity to the goofy proceedings that's impossible to dislike. The acting from the non-star cast is decidedly hit or miss: Nick Jolley makes for a singularly insipid and unprepossessing hero, Charles Kissinger handles his juicy dual role as both a sinister shrink and a mysterious nurse with tremendous theatrical aplomb, Louis Brandy injects plenty of fire-breathing brio to his supporting part as the huffy Lt. Tom Walsh, and Sherry Steiner fails to convince as an ostentatiously blind woman. Girdler's funky-throbbing score hits the right-on groovy spot. An okay time-waster.
While Do-It-Your indie filmmaker William Girdler's debut feature isn't a classic by any stretch of the imagination, it nonetheless still doesn't count as a complete stinker either. Okay, this movie does suffer from plodding pacing, a meandering narrative, and one of the silliest Satans you'll ever see in a low-budget 70's fright flick, but director/co-writer Girdler nonetheless manages to craft a few decent moments of reasonably spooky atmosphere, stages the murder set pieces with a modicum of flair, and brings a certain endearingly clunky sincerity to the goofy proceedings that's impossible to dislike. The acting from the non-star cast is decidedly hit or miss: Nick Jolley makes for a singularly insipid and unprepossessing hero, Charles Kissinger handles his juicy dual role as both a sinister shrink and a mysterious nurse with tremendous theatrical aplomb, Louis Brandy injects plenty of fire-breathing brio to his supporting part as the huffy Lt. Tom Walsh, and Sherry Steiner fails to convince as an ostentatiously blind woman. Girdler's funky-throbbing score hits the right-on groovy spot. An okay time-waster.