The She Beast
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| Directed by | Michael Reeves |
| Written by | "Michael Byron" (Reeves) |
| Starring | Barbara Steele Ian Ogilvy |
| Release date(s) | 1966 |
| Language | English |
The She Beast (Italian title: La Sorella di Satana; also known as Revenge of the Blood Beast) is a 1966 British-Italian horror film written and directed by Michael Reeves. The film stars Barbara Steele and Ian Ogilvy.
[edit] Plot Synopsis
The film opens in 1960s Romania with the bearded and high-socked Count Von Helsing in a cave reading an account of a murderous witch who lived in the area 300 years before. Then, in a flashback, we see the witch being attacked by villagers who attach her to a dunking-chair by impaling her on a spike, and dunking her. As she dies, she swears to return one day to revenge herself upon the descendants of those who have killed her. The film then cuts back to "present day" Communist Romania where an attractive British couple (Veronica and Phillip) is vacationing. The couple stops at an inn (run by a questionable innkeeper with predelections for voyeurism, pornography, communism, and rape) and meets Von Helsing. The next day, the couple lose control of their car and drive into the lake where the witch was killed 300 years before. When Veronica emerges from the lake, she is transformed into the witch. For the remainder of the film, Phillip and Von Helsing combine forces in an attempt to defeat the witch and restore Veronica. To do this, they must face not only the witch herself, but also the innkeeper and a trio of inept Romanian policemen.
[edit] Trivia
- There are allusions to communism throughout the film. Most of the Romanian characters (with the exception of Von Helsing) spout communist rhetoric. When a sickle is used in a murder late in the film, it falls to the floor on top of a hammer, making a familiar symbol.
- Barbara Steele, the actress who plays Veronica, went on to become an associate producer on the Queer Eye for the Straight Guy television program. [[1]]
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