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CURSE OF THE DEVIL

Damn the Exorcist! The Devil won't let go!

1973 · 1h 24m · R · Horror · IMDB TMDB

A man whose ancestors executed a witch is turned into a werewolf by modern-day descendants of the executed witch.

Details & Specs

Release
1973
Runtime
1h 24m
Country
Spain, Mexico
Language
Spanish
Genres
Horror
Also Known As
The Black Harvest of Countess Dracula, The Return of Walpurgis, Original title: El retorno de Walpurgis

Synopsis

The great inquisitor Ireneus Daninsky has Countess Bathory burned alive and her female followers hanged. Before perishing in the flames the countess puts a curse on Daninsky and his descendants. Four centuries later, Waldemar Daninsky accidentally shoots a gypsy while hunting a wolf. The angry gypsies, who knew of the curse, summon up the Satan and the beautiful Ilona is chosen to seduce the young lord. During a night of love, Ilona bites Waldemar who turns into a werewolf killing his preys on full moon nights. His murders are first attributed to a mad killer escaped from the asylum. Waldemar, who suspects the killer is none other than himself, falls in love with Kinga, the daughter of a professor from Budapest. When Maria, Kinga's jealous younger sister, manages to seduce Waldemar and sleep with him, she is killed by the young man, once again turned into a werewolf.

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