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Satan's Slave
Directed by Norman J. Warren
Released: 1976
Starring: Michael Gough, Candace Glendenning, Martin Potter, and Barbara Kellerman
Running Time: 86 minutes
Catharine Yorke, played by Candace Glendenning, is traveling with her parents to meet some estranged family members. After a terrible accident, Catharine is left orphaned and in the care of her creepy Uncle Alexander (Michael Gough of
Horror Hospital) and her disturbed cousin Stephen (Martin Potter). As mysterious and eerie events begin to occur, Catharine realizes that she is part of a satanic plot to resurrect a dead witch.
Well, this is a sleazy surprise! Satan's Slave has a weak plot and a weaker script but there is plenty of nudity, gore, and sleaziness to keep
just about any Brit-horror fan pleased. Director Norman J. Warren
(Terror,
Inseminoid) handles the pacing quite well and keeps this cheap junker from derailing completely. The author of the screenplay, David McGillivray, also wrote
delightfully painful titles such as
Frightmare and The House Of Whipcord.
What better choice than Michael Gough to portray the seemingly kind but conniving and malevolent uncle? As usual, Gough is great for playing an evil character because
damn it, he looks and talks the part like it's nobody's business. Candace Glendenning is so beautiful that it's easy to forgive her character, which is too doped up half the time to react to her darkening situation. I'm not sure what to make of Martin Potter's acting. His portrayal as Stephen is only interesting when he's up to no good, which is most of his screen time, luckily.
I can't help but gush about Satan's Slave now that I've listed its faults. I was never bored during this little gem full of Satanists, psychic powers, a homicidal maniac, and even some witch burning. The cheesy gore effects and the trite dialogue only manage to warm my heart during the running time of this trash.
Satan's Slave is a guilty pleasure and has all the ingredients to make a bad horror
movie stew and then some. Did I mention the nudity?
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