George Hacker (Christopher Connelly) is an American archeologist in Egypt (where part of this was actually filmed) with his wife (Martha Taylor) and daughter in a creepy EXORCIST/OMEN inspired opening. After acquiring a cursed medallion, he's temporarily blinded by blue light and returns to New York City, where his daughter (Brigitta Boccoli) becomes possessed by an evil spirit. Sand, cobras and scorpions show up in the apartment, characters are transported back to Egypt and, in the only gory part, stuffed birds come to life to peck apart the face of some guy named (insert lame ROSEMARY'S BABY reference here) Adrian Mercato. Some of the camerawork and music is good, but the typically awful dubbing, bad acting and choppy editing detract from the overall effect. Fulci fans will also probably be severely disappointed by the curious lack of blood/gore/violence.
(I have a hunch he was going through that I-want-to-be-respected-as-a-filmmaker phase).
Score: 3 out of 10
(I have a hunch he was going through that I-want-to-be-respected-as-a-filmmaker phase).
Score: 3 out of 10