The Demoniacs (Les Démoniaques) sees director Jean Rollin eschew his regular subject of vampirism for a brutal nautical tale of ritual horror and supernatural vengeance. A gang of ruthless pirates, known as `the wreckers', rape two survivors of a shipwreck. The women, now mute, are guided by a mysterious clown to a ruined castle, where they receive magical powers with which to exact their revenge on the gang. Starring Joëlle Coeur (Schoolgirl Hitchhikers), John Rico (Blood Orgy of the She-Devils), Willy Braque (Lips of Blood), and Mireille Dargent (The Iron Rose), The Demoniacs is one of its director's most shocking and violent tales of the fantastique.
- Region Code:
- Region A,B,C
- Duration:
- 95 minutes
- Original Language:
- French
- Extras:
- Language(s): French, English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Mono, Commentary: Export cut: Tim Lucas (film expert); Selected scenes commentary with Jean Rollin, Image Gallery, Interviews: Jean-Pierre Bouyxou (Jean Rollin regular collaborator); Willy Braque (actor); Paul Bisciglia (actor), Three presentations of the film: The original theatrical version (100 mins.), the longer explicit export version (109 mins.) and 'Curse of the Living Dead' (86 mins.), the alternative English-language cut; Jean Rollin Introduces 'The Demoniacs' (1998); 'Vengeance and Purity': Critical appreciation by Stephen Thrower (author/musician), Outtakes, Trailers
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