Sabbath: The Mask of Satan (1989)
Season 1, Episode 4
8/10
Great atmosphere and sets.
10 September 2019
Being that I love older horror, I have been doing my best to get my hands on as much of it as I can. The Demons series is interesting and always seems to be crazy. Good music and suspense in many of them. As of now, I think this one is my favorite of the series due to the atmosphere and sets. Demons 3 -The Ogre is also one I need to re-watch because the music was really awesome in that one..

Anyway, in this film, the ice caves with colored lights and the snowy abandoned town areas and church are all very beautiful. It also has lots of beautiful women and good, subtle music. The audio is in Italian and of course the characters are mostly just overacting.

I first watched this one on youtube with super low quality video and English subtitles. I thought it was good but knew it was a keeper when I couldn't get the dreamy feel and atmosphere out of my head. I started looking for a VHS copy and I finally got one for a nice price and watched it again today.

I understand some of the reviewers calling it slow because there is very little blood or gore compared to the other films in the Demons series. It also doesn't have much sense to it. It is kind of a nightmare about witches. At times it feel like more of a fantasy film than a horror film. It also kind of reminded me of the fantasy movie "Legend" at times because of the snow scenes and ambient music.

Certainly a movie that fans of old horror should enjoy!
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