6/10
Cheap Medieval Melodrama
30 October 2006
Warning: Spoilers
Despite the torture sequence featured on the video box this isn't Paul Naschy's answer to MARK OF THE DEVIL. (For that, you'll have to find a copy of INQUISITION.) This is a five-and-dime historical drama with trace elements of horror. Naschy is a nobleman corrupted by his evil mistress and a twisted alchemist when he returns from combat in Normandy. He starts murdering local lasses in demonic rituals so an old friend starts a revolution that leads to Naschy's eventual downfall. This is not too surprising since, despite discussion of his "mighty army," Naschy seems to have only nine or ten soldiers at his disposal. There's some brief dungeon footage, a graphic beheading and one character used as a human pin-cushion. If you want a cheap Medieval saga just a little bloodier than the ones you saw as a kid on Channel 9, THE DEVIL'S POSSESSED may be just what you're looking for.
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