The Touch of Satan

An elderly woman with a burned face murders a farmer. She stabs him and accidentally sets the barn on fire, forcing her to stumble back toward her family. The act hints at a hidden history of violence that haunts the family.

The older couple and their young daughter argue about what to do with the murderer in their midst. They exchange uneasy references to past killings, suggesting the elderly woman has harmed others before. The family feuds reveal a fragile, tense dynamic in the wake of the crime.

The scene shifts to Jodie, a young man traveling aimlessly across America in search of purpose. He contemplates whether to follow in his father's footsteps as a lawyer or chart his own path. The journey frames the film as a coming-of-age exploration.

Jodie stops at a small pond for lunch and meets Melissa, the teen from the previous scene. Their banter is flirty and light, and Melissa persuades him to come visit her family on their walnut farm. This invitation unsettles her parents but sparks a new connection.

Jodie and Melissa grow closer as days pass on the walnut farm. Melissa's parents react with worry, sensing something eerie beneath the surface. The couple's bond intensifies even as unsettling clues begin to surface.

Hints emerge that Melissa is a 127-year-old witch and the birth sister of the elderly woman. Jodie wrestles with disbelief as strange powers and eerie omens appear around them. The revelation reframes the idyll at the farm as something uncanny.

The elderly woman murders a deputy policeman right in front of Jodie. The act validates Melissa's warnings about danger lurking in the family. Jodie's sense of safety collapses as fear takes hold.

Melissa confesses she is a cursed witch possessed by Satan. She explains the centuries of burden carried by her and her family name. Jodie struggles to reconcile the revelation with his feelings for her.

In a dream sequence, Melissa reveals her sister was burned as a witch by a mob in the 19th century. The memory reveals the roots of the curse and the power she sought to save her sister. The scene roots the supernatural conflict in historical violence.

Melissa explains that her distress drove her to offer her soul to Satan to gain power to save her sister. Satan accepts the bargain and grants eternal life and youth to Melissa, but the price is a terrible curse. The origin of the curse now explains the present danger.

The old woman tries to kill Jodie, but Melissa uses her powers to stop the attack. The elder sister dies in a fire she started, sealing a tragic turn of events. The moment intensifies the fight between love, power, and fate.

Jodie and Melissa have sex, a symbolic attempt to release Melissa from Satan. Immediately after, Melissa ages suddenly to her 'actual' age, shocking Jodie and resetting the balance of their relationship. The moment reveals the cost of breaking the curse's hold.

To restore Melissa's youth and save her life, Jodie chooses to sell his soul to Satan. The contract binds him to a new, dark fate and ties their destinies together. The moment reframes their romance as a pact with malevolent forces.

The film closes with the grim realization that Melissa and Jodie are both bound to Satan. Melissa's attempt to escape her curse has dragged Jodie into the same evil contract. The final note leaves their future shrouded in ongoing darkness.