There's some very disturbing imagery that pops up in this decidedly strange Hollywood horror flick of the 70s including most notably an old man getting an UN CHIEN ANDALOU-esque eyeball slicing and then having his nose hacked off for good measure. It also has a really heavyweight cast that you wouldn't think would show up in something like this including Martin Balsam, Burgess Meredith, Eli Wallach, Christopher Walken, Ava Gardner etc. I guess only in the 70s would you get talent like that in a movie that also features a bunch of real-life sideshow freaks and a freakily made-up John Carradine. The plot itself, dealing with demons and guardians of hell, seems like something you might appreciate more, and find more scary, if you were more of the religious-type but the weirdness factor makes this one an interesting oddity to check out.
Director Michael Winner, who previously made the original DEATH WISH, would go on to make a couple more DEATH WISH flicks with the great Bronson so he's top-notch in my book.
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