The mysterious deaths of nuns is investigated by the Catholic Church sending a new breed of priest in Father Valerio(Carlo De Mejo), hoping to find a killer in the convent. Valerio believes that the idea of a supernatural evil force lurking in the convent ran by Mother Vincenza(Franca Stoppi)is pure rubbish, instead seeking a demented psychopath amongst them, committing murders. What Valerio doesn't realize is that Vincenza is in league with Satan, having cavorted with the lord of darkness, hiding their female spawn in the attic of the convent. The nuns under Vincenza's watch have been driven to fear, with many of them overcome by demonic possession..any opposing threats, such as the elder Father Inardo(Andrea Aureli)who tries to use the rites of exorcism in cleansing the nunnery of it's evil, are destroyed. Vincenza will do whatever it takes to keep anyone from taking her daughter away. In other words, Valerio has a spiritual and physical battle on his hands.
Bruno Mattei mentioned in an interview for the DVD release of "The Other Hell" that this flick was remastered from an obscure 16 mm print, having been a flop during it's initial release and abandoned. I guess, even though it's such a bizarre demonic horror nunsploit that often lacks in coherency opting to blindside the viewer with unhinged behavior and gory violence, that we should be somewhat thankful that this film can be seen at all. I can sure say it wasn't boring. Franca Stoppi sure lets it all hang out as the evil Mother Superior, wielding a knife at the end ready to viciously stab anyone that got in her way. There's this witches' den with a burning cauldron, coffins containing murdered nuns, a slab for "wicked nuns who committed sinful atrocities" where we actually see one dead corpse get her innards plucked, laboratory tubes and flasks bubbling with liquid, etc. There's this cool tunnel leading to the den containing rows of skulls, kind of a "cryptic" form of art. We actually see a possessed nun tormented by blood-oozing stigmatic attack. The priest, Father Inardo is set on fire in his attempts to exorcise the nunnery. We see Franco Garofalo's grounds-keeper/animal wrangler/cook Boris' hand covered in maggots and bitten by a dog..he's later attacked in the throat by an unleashed dog. We see an actual rooster beheaded for later din-din. Vincenza and Satan's spawn lives in a small room where dolls and mannequins hang from the neck. We see a previous Mother Superior actually attempting to boil Vincenza's infant daughter in a pot on a stove(..and for goofy effect, which might have many chuckling with glee, Vincenza's infant, clearly a doll, telepathically murders the Mother Superior). Plenty of audacious moments on display certainly to entertain those craving the twisted delights Mattei and writer Claudio Fragasso churn out in doses. I guess this is probably Mattei's best film..quite an outrageous concoction of surreal and horrific images. I think it, if anything, will entertain those that are not offended by the blasphemous material. The Goblin score, used from Buio Omega, somehow actually works in this film.
Bruno Mattei mentioned in an interview for the DVD release of "The Other Hell" that this flick was remastered from an obscure 16 mm print, having been a flop during it's initial release and abandoned. I guess, even though it's such a bizarre demonic horror nunsploit that often lacks in coherency opting to blindside the viewer with unhinged behavior and gory violence, that we should be somewhat thankful that this film can be seen at all. I can sure say it wasn't boring. Franca Stoppi sure lets it all hang out as the evil Mother Superior, wielding a knife at the end ready to viciously stab anyone that got in her way. There's this witches' den with a burning cauldron, coffins containing murdered nuns, a slab for "wicked nuns who committed sinful atrocities" where we actually see one dead corpse get her innards plucked, laboratory tubes and flasks bubbling with liquid, etc. There's this cool tunnel leading to the den containing rows of skulls, kind of a "cryptic" form of art. We actually see a possessed nun tormented by blood-oozing stigmatic attack. The priest, Father Inardo is set on fire in his attempts to exorcise the nunnery. We see Franco Garofalo's grounds-keeper/animal wrangler/cook Boris' hand covered in maggots and bitten by a dog..he's later attacked in the throat by an unleashed dog. We see an actual rooster beheaded for later din-din. Vincenza and Satan's spawn lives in a small room where dolls and mannequins hang from the neck. We see a previous Mother Superior actually attempting to boil Vincenza's infant daughter in a pot on a stove(..and for goofy effect, which might have many chuckling with glee, Vincenza's infant, clearly a doll, telepathically murders the Mother Superior). Plenty of audacious moments on display certainly to entertain those craving the twisted delights Mattei and writer Claudio Fragasso churn out in doses. I guess this is probably Mattei's best film..quite an outrageous concoction of surreal and horrific images. I think it, if anything, will entertain those that are not offended by the blasphemous material. The Goblin score, used from Buio Omega, somehow actually works in this film.