We begin our eleventh year of the show by having a Satanic
discussion!
Author and podcaster Samm Deighan returns to dig into two specific Paul Naschy films. In both EXORCISM (1975) and INQUISITION (1977) Naschy plays a man of God working to help his flock overcome the influence of The Evil One. In one he is a paragon of virtue and in the other he is definitely not. Both films feature women placed in horrible positions by outside forces that seem to be Satanic in origin. But in each case the question of the how or even if these terrible things are happening is central to story. Are these people possessed by the Devil or is there a more human quality to the awful events depicted?
Samm, Troy and I engage in a freewheeling discussion of
these movies jumping from topic to topic as one point leads to another. The
conversation assumes that you are familiar with both films and spoilers are
certainly in the air. Religion is the main part of our talk but we also look at
the obvious class commentary layered into the scripts. We talk about the movies
that influenced these Naschy classics and how some later movies may have taken
some ideas from them for sleazier effect. We drag in everything from HIGH
PLAINS DRIFTER (1973), MALIBIMBA (1979) and ANGEL HEART (1987) as we look at
different ways of portraying the Dark One onscreen. Of course, as with any such
chat, we end up ranging off the main topic which is how we somehow end up in
nipple territory again! I’m not sure how this happens but I’m going to blame
Samm. Yeah! It’s her fault. I also make time for a short anecdote about subjecting
my unsuspecting beloved to a Jess Franco directed Fu Manchu film. Give her your
sympathy.
We end the show with an email that was sent to naschycast@gmail.com in which we are
asked to make a terrible purchasing choice. It takes us a while to decide! You
can ask similar question or tell us your favorite onscreen Satan at that same
address. Thank you for listening and we’ll be back soon.
