I was just about ready to write this one off entirely, it certainly doesn't take much time to get to a near endless parade of ugly and drab hardcore sex and stays in that area for too long. I have watched a lot of these sort of films recently and the lesser ones really do tend to blur into each other. But whilst some of the scenes toward the end do not quite redeem the initial tedium, they do offer a few outrageous exploitation thrills that will never be mistaken for fine cinema, but provided something close to what I want out of an obscure 70s horror porno called with the word Satan in the title.
The recurring flashing image of Satan them self is surprisingly effective, clearly a crude mask but it's convincingly gruesome looking and one of the better literal depictions I've seen. A later sex scene, the first one of the film to actually be mildly titillating is then subverted by the memorable image of a vaginal pencil insertion which eventually turns the unfortunate witch lady doing it into a skeleton. A bizarre and cheap effect, but that's OK with me, it provided a decent laugh. As did the evil cults cack handed attempts to escape the police, which seemed to be taken out of a no budget goofball comedy from an earlier decade rather than any horror film. So no, this isn't a conventionally great film by any means but you'd be a fool to expect one. However, it did offer a handful of weird and fun little moments that stuck out in my mind, which might make it worth a look for fellow undemanding sleaze horror fans.
The recurring flashing image of Satan them self is surprisingly effective, clearly a crude mask but it's convincingly gruesome looking and one of the better literal depictions I've seen. A later sex scene, the first one of the film to actually be mildly titillating is then subverted by the memorable image of a vaginal pencil insertion which eventually turns the unfortunate witch lady doing it into a skeleton. A bizarre and cheap effect, but that's OK with me, it provided a decent laugh. As did the evil cults cack handed attempts to escape the police, which seemed to be taken out of a no budget goofball comedy from an earlier decade rather than any horror film. So no, this isn't a conventionally great film by any means but you'd be a fool to expect one. However, it did offer a handful of weird and fun little moments that stuck out in my mind, which might make it worth a look for fellow undemanding sleaze horror fans.