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1972 (USA)
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Love Slaves Of Satan Tortured To Blood-Dripping Death
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A young woman is brought to an asylum to receive special treatment from a mysterious doctor. Dr. Spector does more than just run the hospital...
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Satanists, insane asylums, and William Girdler
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(in credits order) | Charles Kissinger | ... | Dr. Jason Specter / Martine Williams |
| Nick Jolley | ... | Chris Duncan |
| Carla Borelli | ... | Lucina Martin |
| Louis Bandy | ... | Lt. Tom Walsh |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Lila Boden | ||
| Liz Cherry | ||
| P.J. Childers | ||
| Don Cox | ||
| Don Dunkle | ||
| Joan Edwards | ||
| Claude Fulkerson | ... | Chief Aide |
| Pamela Gatz | ... | The Creature |
| Mimi Honce | ... | The Cripple |
| Ken Jones | ||
| Lynne Kelly | ||
| Nancy Marshall | ||
| Gary Morris | ||
| Beth Pearce | ||
| Jack Peterkin | ... | Dr. Nolan |
| James Carroll Pickett | (as James Pickett) | |
| Harry Roehrig | ... | Deafmute |
| Sherry Steiner | ... | Blind Girl |
 | Karen Stone | ||
| Biggs Tabler | ||
| Carla Rueckert | ... | Hooded Figure (uncredited) |
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| William Girdler | |||
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| William Girdler | ||
| Patrick J. Kelly | ||
Produced by | |||
| J. Patrick Kelly III | .... | producer | |
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| William Girdler | |||
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| William L. Asman | |||
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| Gene Ruggiero | |||
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| Lois Haynie | |||
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| James Carroll Pickett | .... | special makeup effects (as James Pickett) | |
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| Lee Jones | .... | production manager | |
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| Lee Jones | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Stephane Goulet | .... | set designer | |
| Alice Hay | .... | property master | |
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| Richard Albain | .... | special effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Dan Cunningham | .... | gaffer | |
| Don Wrege | .... | grip | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Barbara Girdler | .... | wardrobe | |
Other crew | |||
| Michael Aquino | .... | technical advisor | |
| Don Wrege | .... | clapboard operator | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Studio 1 Productions (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
- Saguenay Films (1976) (Canada) (theatrical)
- United Home Video (1987) (USA) (VHS)
- Something Weird Video (SWV) (2002) (USA) (VHS)
- Something Weird Video (SWV) (2002) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
- Image Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
- Church of Satan technical consulting
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The yellow Porsche driven by Chris Duncan (Nick Jolley) actually belonged to director William Girdler.See more »
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In the 70's there were many films about Satan ("The Exorcist, "The Omen") and many films about insane asylums ("One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest", "The Ninth Configuration"). It's no surprise then that someone would combine them. But it's a testament to the prescient genius of William Girdler--the man, the myth, the legend--that he did so in 1971! Of course, this film is completely inane, but so were all Girdler films, even the ones with big budgets and big stars.
A woman has a nervous breakdown and wakes up in an asylum. She finds it strange (although not nearly as much as she ought to) that all of her fellow patients are dressed in white-hooded robes. Meanwhile, her boyfriend, who looks like "Meathead" from all in the family and is garbed in some of the worst 70's fashions ever witnessed, is trying to rescue her. After being turned away the first time, he comes back with a police detective and discovers that the asylum is abandoned and the doctor he spoke to, Dr. Spector, has been dead 20 years. He's very alarmed, however, when he finds out that the supposedly dead Dr. Spector "was picked up several times for worshiping Satan" (what's the police code on that--a "666"?). Several minor characters are killed for no other reason than to show off some ridiculous-looking special effects (paper bugs, rubber snakes, etc.). As in "Three on a Meathook" there's also a long romantic flashback interlude set to music (because horror fans, of course, are suckers for romantic interludes). Finally though, a guy in a VERY unconvincing Satan mask shows up and we learn that it's not good to offer Satan a non-virgin in a virgin sacrifice (he apparently hates getting beaten to the punch by a guy who looks like "Meathead").
Obviously, this movie is pretty bad, but it almost sneaks into so-bad-it's-good territory. I'd definitely recommend it for fans of satanism, insane asylums, and William Girdler.