Directed by Amando de Ossorio, who gave us the enjoyable The Loreley's Grasp and Tombs of the Blind Dead (and its less effective sequels), Demon Witch Child is clearly inspired by The Exorcist.
The plot sees the police arresting an old devil-worshipping gypsy hag who they suspect is involved with the abduction of a baby boy; rather than reveal the whereabouts of the child, the old crone throws herself out of a window, falling to her death, her spirit possessing the body of Susan (Marián Salgado), the young daughter of a local politician.
Before you can say Captain Howdy, Susan is swearing like a trooper, scuttling around the floor, levitating above her bed, and doing a 180 degree twist with her entire torso (a laughably bad visual effect). She even transforms into the old witch to perform the sacrifice of the missing baby.
It's not a very well made movie, but it is definitely good for a few laughs: Susan's father has a monumental comb over; the ex-girlfriend of Father Juan (Julián Mateos) blames his decision to become a priest for her turning to prostitution; a bunch of girls in a church sing a song with the lyrics 'Na na na na na na'; Susan crawls down a wall head-first and somehow her skirt defies gravity; and Susan (in witch form) castrates a man (off-screen) and sends his severed junk to his lover.
5.5/10, rounded up to 6 for not going down the cheesy happy ending route.
The plot sees the police arresting an old devil-worshipping gypsy hag who they suspect is involved with the abduction of a baby boy; rather than reveal the whereabouts of the child, the old crone throws herself out of a window, falling to her death, her spirit possessing the body of Susan (Marián Salgado), the young daughter of a local politician.
Before you can say Captain Howdy, Susan is swearing like a trooper, scuttling around the floor, levitating above her bed, and doing a 180 degree twist with her entire torso (a laughably bad visual effect). She even transforms into the old witch to perform the sacrifice of the missing baby.
It's not a very well made movie, but it is definitely good for a few laughs: Susan's father has a monumental comb over; the ex-girlfriend of Father Juan (Julián Mateos) blames his decision to become a priest for her turning to prostitution; a bunch of girls in a church sing a song with the lyrics 'Na na na na na na'; Susan crawls down a wall head-first and somehow her skirt defies gravity; and Susan (in witch form) castrates a man (off-screen) and sends his severed junk to his lover.
5.5/10, rounded up to 6 for not going down the cheesy happy ending route.