Secta siniestra

#203 Secta Siniestra (AKA: Bloody Sect) - 1982 (This Film Rates a B- ) A deranged girl is locked in a secret room. One day she escapes and stabs a sleeping man (Frederic) in the eyes with a fire poker. He lives but is obviously blind and struggles to live life. His wife insists on having a child through artificial insemination since he is not able to produce a child himself. Supposedly the doctor has the perfect donor but instead its Satanic semen which is to produce the antichrist. A sinister group takes over the pregnancy care to ensure a successful birth. It's all kind of weird and crazy after that. Sadly, the ending wasn't so satisfying, and you could tell the budget was already at zero. Overall, the gore is plenty but does contain a frog murder. Most of the killings are bloody, fake but decent. Sadly, some of the effects are truly awful such as the rubber bat attack at the 47 min mark. You can see the strings they are hanging from. Or, how about the rolling on the floor cat fight at the 56 min mark. The soundtrack is not stellar, but it builds intensity effectively especially with some of the poorer visual moments. The script has some mistranslations from Spanish to English, but this is kind of minor. There are plenty of T&A. It just misses out on being a really cohesive story line and complete film.

Ignacio F. Iquino's only horror film is as sleazy and gory as they get. It was barely distributed on VHS at all, which is a shame. Former mercenary Frederick falls in love with Helen but is blinded by his furious wife. Hoping to start a new family with Helen, Frederick calls on a fertility doctor to help them have children, unaware that he's a member of a Satanic sect who is going to use Helen to mother the Devil's son. Spanish sadistic re-vision of "Rosemary's Baby" contains plenty of gore and nudity. The eyes are gouged out, the fountain of blood is regurgitated and the unlucky woman is fertilized with the Devil-authored sperm. Wild and transgressive horror film from Spain which reminded me several Lucio Fulci's bloodbaths with its uncompromising gory mayhem. The constant sinister aura of "Secta Siniestra" is almost suffocating. A must-see for fans of Castilian crimson.

Never a dull moment. The movie shoots from scene to scene. Weird actors weird things going on. Normally when the 1980s hit (coming off the 1970s) the movies take a nose dive in my opinion. This movie still reminds me of a 1970s movie. Attractive actresses, murders, pretty good acting. My version was subtitled of course it was not a difficult read at all (I.e. Not too much dialogue to worry about). I tend to only watch a subtitled movie if it's very good as who wants to read a movie. I give it a 9 out of 10 stars. I liked it very much.

"Secta Siniestra" aka "Bloody Sect" is Ignacio F. Iquino's only horror film.Later he made mostly softcore erotic movies and cheap crime dramas.The film is extremely obscure and hard to find on VHS.A former mercenary Frederick once had an accident that mentally and physically scarred his wife Elizabeth,who is locked in his house.One night she gouges Frederick's eye out with some fire-poker making him blind.Liz is transfered to mental hospital and Frederick is happily married to Helen.The couple is unable to have a child,so they decide that Helen should be a subject of artificial insemination.Unfortunately poor woman is impregnated with Satanic sperm and the birth of Antichrist is about to happen...Filled with diabolical sleaze,shocking bursts of gore Fulci style and lovingly macabre atmosphere "Bloody Sect" is an unforgettable experience.8 out of 10.