‘Love slaves of Satan tortured to blood-dripping death’
Asylum of Satan is a 1972 horror film about a young woman who is held against her will in a mental asylum by the sinister Doctor Specter and his masculine-looking assistant, Martine…
The movie was written and directed by William Girdler (The Manitou; Day of the Animals; Grizzly; Project: Kill; Sheba, Baby; Abby; The Get-Man; Three on a Meathook) in 1971 and was his film debut.
The Studio 1 Productions movie stars Charles Kissinger, Carla Borelli and Nick Jolley.
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” …an awkward, bizarre debut riddled with bad dialogue, clumsy compositions and cheap special effects.” Brian Albright, Regional Horror Films, 1958 – 1990 book
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“Just when you are about to nod off into sleep, Asylum of Satan does something entertaining, be it poison gas, a snake attack, a severed head, a zombie, or a Satanic rite. Most of the action is the girl trying to escape and her fianceé trying to rescue her. After its 78 minutes have come and gone you are left with a decent example of late 60s/early 70s exploitation cinema.” David Elroy Goldweber, Claws & Saucers book
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Filming locations:
Louisville, Kentucky
Budget:
$50,000 (estimated)
Tech specs:
1h 18m (78 min)
Mono
Film facts:
The film’s working title was The Satan Spectrum.
Michael Aquino, a member of the Anton LaVey’s Church of Satan, served as a technical adviser. A devil-worship costume from Rosemary’s Baby (1968) was used during the finale.
Trailer:
Free online on YouTube [720p]:
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