The House of Exorcism
dir. Mario Bava · 1975
Plot
Tourist Lisa Reiner faints on the street and is taken to hospital. She shows disturbing signs of demonic possession, so a priest, Father Michael, is brought in to perform an exorcism. However, he first tries to investigate how she became possessed by the devil in the first place. Despite the fact that her personality has now completely blended together with the demonic entity within her, she none the less tells him about the horrific experiences she lived through in the mansion of a twisted Spanish aristocratic family with a dark secret and the devil she met there.
Why watch
Lisa Reiner awakens in a hospital, her mind a battleground between her own identity and a demonic force. As Father Michael delves into her past, the dark secrets of a twisted aristocratic family emerge, revealing a haunting legacy of trauma and possession. Watching this film is like traversing a labyrinth of psychological horror, where every corner turned reveals deeper layers of fear and despair.