Paganini Horror

1988
1h 22m

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4.3/10

1.5K

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When a female rock band uses an infamous old piece of sheet music to record their new album in an old mansion, they accidentally open a portal to hell.

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When a female rock band uses an infamous old piece of sheet music to record their new album in an old mansion, they accidentally open a portal to hell.When a female rock band uses an infamous old piece of sheet music to record their new album in an old mansion, they accidentally open a portal to hell.When a female rock band uses an infamous old piece of sheet music to record their new album in an old mansion, they accidentally open a portal to hell.

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IMDb RATING

4.3/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Even though he was hired for one week, Donald Pleasence was able to shoot all his scenes in about 3 days.

Goofs
The legend is that Paganini sold his soul, not for wealth and fame, but for the talent to play the violin, the talent which , of course, brought him wealth and fame.

Quotes
Kate: Paganini wrote this song 200 years ago, for some secret use, some secret sect that held mysterious ceremonies at night. Don't you know about it?
Lavinia: No.
Kate: They say he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for wealth and fame.

Connections
Edited into Blood on Méliès' Moon (2016)

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Featured review

5/10

Totally Nonsensical

This one has been hard to find for years (at least in semi-watchable form), so I'm happy to say I've finally seen it and it's ok. A dubbed Donald Pleasance plays a creepy music peddler or something who gives an all-girl pop band an old piece of sheet music that was apparently composed by a crazed composer who used human heartstrings for strings on his violin. They end up in a secluded country estate owned by Daria Nicolodi to shoot a music video for their newest hit and they end up opening up a portal to hell or something to that extent.

To be honest, this movie was confusing as all hell. I never knew what was going on or what the rules were, but it's a pretty short movie and there are some fun effects and sequences that kept my interest. It's definitely far from the worst horror movie I've ever seen, but it's hard to not see it as a missed opportunity. The ending has a fun twist, too.