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Satanis, The Devil's Mass / Sinthia, The Devil's Doll (Double Feature) (1970)
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A Devilish Double Feature
Because it's more fun to be bad!
"A religion based on man's carnal needs" is how "Satanist Minister" Anton Szandor LaVey describes his Church of Satan in the fascinating documentary, Satanis, The Devil's Mass, an up-close look at LaVey and the satanic shenanigans filmed inside his infamous San Francisco "Black House" back in 1969. From the nude women decorating the altar to the man dressed as a bishop who gets his fanny whipped before climbing into a coffin with a naked gal, we're treated to interviews with LaVey and his flock ("We're maybe more normal than normal people!") as well as various startled neighbors ("He has completely sold himself to the devil!"), all of which is sandwiched between scenes of Black Mass featuring hilarious corny B-movie booga-booga and LaVey wearing silly little devil horns. Regardless of your take on Anton or the devil, Satanis, The Devil's Mass is a wonderfully oddball look at one of America's darkest pop-culture curiosities.
Plus: After murdering her parents and setting the family home on fire, Cynthia Kyle becomes Sinthia, the Devil's Doll when Lucifer forces her to wander through a semi-psychedelic world of dreams and hallucinations in this ultra-bizarre mix of skin, daddy-lust, and art-film exploitation from cult fave Ray Dennis Steckler, directing under the moniker "Sven Christian". And remember, "If you're going to be a sinner, be the best sinner on the block!"
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