This is also known as "Demoniac" and :The Sadist Of Notre Dame" but let's be honest. It isn't a good film by any name. The Blu-ray from Redemption and Kino is fine as far as looks go, but it ends there.
Jess Franco directed this and also stars as Mathis Vogel, a former priest who takes it upon himself to cleanse the world of evil and sin. He sees a staged black mass and believes that those who were involved are really demon worshippers.
He takes several women to his apartment and chains them up. He tortures them and kills them to "purify" their souls. This has been done many times in European films, but Jess Franco goes the extra mile and pollutes the film with tons of un-needed sex. It does nothing but slow down the plot.
Also included on this disc is the shortened version entitled "Demoniac" which basically relies on horror. It's the better version of the two in my opinion.
The good points of the movie is having a then 21 year old Lina Romay dressed in bondage gear and being tortured at the conclusion of the film. I truely believe that Lina was born for these types of films.
The selling and advertising of this film made it sound much better than it could ever hope to be. Al I can say is, watch at your own risk, but if the thought of lovely Lina in bondage appeals to you, then skip to the final 20 minutes.
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