Directed by: Jacinto Molina

Country: Spain, 1976
Color / 1.85:1 widescreen
Language: English or Spanish audio with optional English subtitles
Running Time: 91 minutes
Other titles: Inquisición
Region: All

In 16th century France, Inquisitor and magistrate Bernard de Fossey (Paul Naschy) travels to the plague-ridden region of Peyriac in search of witches and devil worshipers. Local beauty Catherine (Daniela Giordano) quickly catches his eye, tormenting him with impure thoughts, although her affections lie with her handsome fiancé Jean. Meanwhile, embittered one-eyed manservant Rénover (Antonio Iranzo) presents Bernard with his first group of torture victims when he accuses several sexy young things who spurned his advances of being witches responsible for the plague.

One by one beautiful women are tortured on the rack then burned at the stake. No-one seems able to halt the Inquisition's reign of terror or the baseless accusations that cause so many innocent deaths. When Jean dies in mysterious circumstances, Catherine allies herself with Satan to get revenge on her enemies - foremost among them, De Fossey himself.

This was horror star Paul Naschy's directorial debut and one of his very best films. He plays three roles - Inquisitor De Fossey, the Devil, and the Grim Reaper. The film is a brutal and unrelenting portrait of a past when superstition and terror ruled the minds of men.

Special Features:

• HD transfer from film negative
• Introduction by Paul Naschy (8 minutes)
• Interview with star Daniela Giordano (14 minutes)
• Audio commentary with Rod Barnett and Troy Guinn of NaschyCast
• Blood and Sand - Eurotika! TV documentary on Spanish horror (24 mins)

Cast:

Paul Naschy (Jacinto Molina Alvarez), Daniela Giordano, Mónica Randall, Ricardo Merino, Tony Isbert, Julia Saly, Antonio Drango, Juan Luis Galiardo, Eduardo Calvo, Tota Alba, Maria Salerno, Eva León, Loretta Tovar, Jenny O’Neill, Isabel Luque, Belen Cristino, Antonio Casas.