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Demon Is on the Island (1983)

Directed by Francis Leroi

Horror | Mystery

Overview

An epidemic of appliance madness unrelated to discount sales strikes an island off the coast of France: the islanders are being murderously attacked by ovens and refrigerators acquired in the same department store. Enter the young Dr. Gabrielle Martin (Anny Duperey), who arrives here to escape her own personal tragedy and instead lands in the middle of the kitchen mania. She tracks down the cause of the rapidly spreading epidemic to another doctor on the island — quite as insane as any of the kitchen appliances (if the comparison could be made) — and finds that the villainous doctor and the appliances have a most unusual link. Graphic scenes of mutilation by an oven, as one example, leave nothing much to the imagination in this film, but the interpretations of actors Anny Duperey and Jean-Claude Brialy as the good and evil doctors are excellent.

Length 102 minutes

Actors

Anny Duperey | Jean-Claude Brialy | Pierre Santini | Gabriel Cattand | Janine Magnan | Caroline Sihol | Cerise | Catherine Alcover | Juliette Brac | Bruno Bruneau | Michel Caron | Évelyne Dandry | Jean-Louis Foulquier | Agnès Gattegno | Jacques Marbeuf | Anne Gautier | Adeline Guilhen | Monsieur Guilhen | Sarah Hazlegrove

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
11/06/2021ComputerBroadcastOther5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Sixth movie in the TRR marathon (I skipped 2 thru 5). Holy crap I guessed this one correctly!!

Hint: “Cursed objects” horror from a French director mostly known for sex films

This is like a French MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE… but worse. So imagine that. It does have its moments plus a creepy kid and maybe a Satan. Would be at home on VinSyn.

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