La Chiesa 1989 R, 110 min. Genre: Foreign / Horror aka: The Church Demons 3
Director: Michele Soavi Cast: Tomas Arana, Asia Argento, Hugh Quarshie, Barbara Cupisti, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Antonella Vitale, Roberto Corbiletto, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Lars Jorgenson, Olivia Cupisti
Devil worshippers in a small town were massacred in 12th-century Italy. A church was built over the gravesites by an alchemist who devised an elaborate scheme to seal off the church in the event the Satanists arose from the now-sealed crypt. The builder was buried alive in the church at the end of construction. Now the church is being restored, and–you guessed it–the demons are unleashed. Will the world be saved by the alchemist's defenses? Excellent photography.
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Opera 1987 R, 90 min. Genre: Foreign / Horror aka: Terror at the Opera
Director: Dario Argento Cast: Cristina Marsillach, Ian Charleson, Urbano Barberini, Daria Nicolodi, Coralina Cataldi Tassoni, Antonella Vitale, William McNamara, Barbara Cupisti, Francesca Cassola, Maurizio Garrone
Director Argento comes through with lots of gore again, this time with loud rock music in the background. In fact, the gore may be more than his usual, if that is possible–some is downright revolting. A young opera singer, Betty (Cristina Marsillach) takes over the lead in a Verdi opera after the previous lead was run over by a car, and now a psychopath pursues her.
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| 1. La Chiesa (1989) aka: The Church aka: Demons 3
2. Opera (1987) aka: Terror at the Opera
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