La Endemoniada (1975)
Genre: Horror
Duration: 90 minuten
Alternative titles: Demon Witch Child / El Poder de las Tinieblas / The Possessed
Country:
Spain
Directed by: Amando de Ossorio
Stars: Julián Mateos, Marian Salgado and Fernando Sancho
IMDb score:
5,1 (790)
Releasedate: 3 March 1975
La Endemoniada plot
"Good and evil battle for possession of the innocent!"
In a small Irish town, an ugly old woman is seen as a gypsy and accused of practicing witchcraft and Satanism. She is captured but retaliates by committing suicide and taking possession of the detective's child who captured her. The possessed child takes the form of the old witch and her diabolical means take on grotesque forms: Satanic rituals and massacres in the Name of the Devil ensue.
Actors and actresses
Father Juan
Susan Barnes
Police Chief
Anne Crawford
Mr. Barnes
Gypsy Witch
William Grant
Mother Gautère
Esther
Doctor
Reviews & comments
Richard_Voorhees
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- 2311 messages
- 2135 votes
Amando de Ossorio is best known for his Blind Dead films, but he also made a number of other horror films and this is one of them.
A rather harsh exorcism film for that time, because drinking the blood of a newborn and giving a woman the genitals of her lover are things that the Americans in The Exorcist didn't dare to show it.
Personally, I don't think the films are really comparable. Where Linda Blair was possessed by an ancient evil, Susan (Marián Salgado) became consciously possessed by a satanist witch who wanted revenge.
Marián Salgado is quite entertaining as a possessed girl. The sentences they sometimes gave her were quite rude here and there. I also like that they make her do really evil things, like murder someone through a trick.
The subplot surrounding the priest and his lover comes out a lot less well, which is mainly due to the rather stately acting of Julián Mateos.
In addition, the ending and the actual devil exorcism are quite disappointing.
Not everything about the film is equally strong, but for a Spanish horror film (which are not exactly known for their quality) I think it is still quite good.
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