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Black Candles

1982 · 84 min

A slow, sleazy descent into rural Satanic depravity, more queasy and oppressive than scary, with an exploitation chill that lingers.

Tagline
SEX and the DEVIL... A Wicked Combination.
Overview
A young woman travels with her partner to England on the unexpected death of her brother. Staying with her sister-in-law, she finds her companion soon drawn into a satanic cult based in the house whose rites seem to centre somewhat on large-scale sexual congress.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
José Ramón Larraz
Written by
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Starring
Helga Liné, Vanessa Hidalgo, Mauro Ribera, Alfred Lucchetti, Carmen Carrión, Tito Valverde, José Luis Barceló, Julia Caballero
Music
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Runtime
84 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish, English

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