Succubus (film)

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Succubus
Film poster
Directed by	Sami Haavisto
Produced by	Blood Ceremony Films
Written by	Sami Haavisto, Jari Mustonen
Starring	Markus Salo, Pekka Oinonen, Veera Toivanen, Maarit From, Mika Vattulainen, Kirsi Vahomäki
Music by	Mikko Mustonen
Distributed by	Pieni Leffakauppa
Release date(s)	March 2006
Running time	85 minutes
Language	Finnish
Budget	3000 €
Preceded by	Rites of Blood

Succubus is a 2006 Finnish horror film by the Finnish independent film studio Blood Ceremony Films. It is the studio's third production and was shot entirely in Helsinki from February 2005 to February 2006. As with Blood Ceremony Films' other films, the film was produced entirely by volunteer hobbyists. None of the people involved gained any wages or other significant profit from the film.

The film was released on DVD on August 11, 2006, and is available at Pieni Leffakauppa in Helsinki and Turku.

[edit] Plot

Sometimes it is so hard to let go of death and go on with life... sometimes it is hard for the dead to let go of the living and stay dead...

Henri, a Finnish salesman in his 30s, is grieving over the death of his newly-wed wife Laura. Laura's death is of unknown causes - some suspect a terminal illness, others suspect suicide. Henri's grief starts interfering with his work, so his boss suggests him to go to a psychiatrist.

The psychiatrist isn't of much help, so Henri becomes desperate and turns to mediums. One medium offers him a book of the occult to try to contact Laura's spirit. Henri accepts the idea and performs an occult ritual in his apartment. However, as well as Laura's spirit, he raises a succubus, which takes him into her power and drives him murderously insane.

After the true causes of Laura's death become clear to Henri, he kills his closest work colleagues and finally kills himself, leading them all into the Succubus's realm in the netherworld.

[edit] External links

• Official site (in Finnish)
• Review by FilmiFin (in Finnish)