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Release, runtime and language
1988 · 84 mins · English
Directed by
David Schmoeller
Starring
Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Ian Abercrombie, Vernon Dobtcheff, Jeremy West, Tim Van Patten, Ted Rusoff

In the 17th century, Italian monks imprison a demon that had possessed one of their own deep within the monastery’s catacombs. Four centuries later, teacher Elizabeth Magrino arrives to study the site, unaware that her presence, along with the current monks, awakens the sealed evil, unleashing a malevolent force.

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