Satan's Slave (1979)

This is not as bad as it seems, but it could have been a lot better. The story is intriguing and could have been made something interesting out of, but as it is, the insufficient acting and script get muddled up in a confused cinematography that puts more effort on effects, sex and bloody gore than on making the story and its characters understandable. The film lacks clarity and gets lost in its efforts to express the inexpressible in a manner not to activate censorship. The only real actor here is Michael Gough, who appeared in many films like this, mostly absurd ones, and always made a more comical impression than what his characters was supposed to be, as if he as an evil inhuman freak rather actually should have been a clown.

There's really no suspense in this glorification of the occult that has a young lady become involved with her devil worshiper distant family members after some sort of spell has her witness her parents being burnt alive after a supposed car accident in front of her uncle's house. Wandering around the grounds of a part of her family she had never met up to this point, she realizes that she has been there before, perhaps in a past life. As seen in a flashback, a totally different girl is shown being whipped, branded and possibly burnt alive. The film also opens with a brutal rape that shows the victim lying dead. Another gory scene has a man stuck frantically in an elevator and then walking off the roof to a (shown) gruesome end. Both disgusted by the themes and lack of a concrete story, I also found the nudity pointless and gratuitous. If that's your cup of tea, dig right in. But if you want a story or even suspenseful frights, don't bother. There are much better occult films out there that won't waste your time. I found this one, even with the presence of Michael Gough as the uncle, a total waste.

A woman becomes trapped in the home of her Satanic worshiping uncle and cousin. Things seem fine to her in the beginning yet a bit odd. Later on she discovers that she really is trapped in the home - unable to leave - and soon learns as to why.This is one of those Euro-trash occult films on Satanic worshipers - but it's pretty good. I find this one above average in Euro-horror. The reviews are split from boring to entertaining - I found this one entertaining. You would have to watch the film (or a clip of it) to know if you would enjoy or might enjoy this one or not.Not to bad of movie - I enjoyed this one.7/10

On her way to a nice, relaxing vacation at her uncle's isolated country mansion, Catherine (Candace Glendenning) is instead tortured and terrorized by her uncle Alexander (Michael Gough) and cousin Stephen (Martin Potter), who -- unbeknownst to her -- are disciples of Satan.Michael Gough is here pre-"Batman", Michael Craze, who plays John, also appeared in other films by director Norman Warren. The cast in general is pretty good.The picture a little shaky on the Mill Creek copy, and the sound is somewhat muffled, but there are plenty of hairy nude women getting sacrificed, if that's your thing. And decent kills, like a head slammed in a door.Apparently, there exists a version with an audio commentary. I know nothing about that, but it would be an improvement. If the sound and picture are cleaned up on there, too, it might actually be a decent film.