The Unholy (1988)

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Ruben Rabasa
Father Dennis

Nicole Fortier
Demon

Peter Frechette
Claude

Ned Beatty
Lt. Stern

Xavier Barquet
Bell Boy

Lari White
Housekeeper

Ben Cross
Father Michael

Hal Holbrook
Archbishop Mosely

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Philip Yordan
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Description: In New Orleans, a series of horrific murders of priests are occurring around the city's Catholic churches. The diocese calls in Father Michael (Cross) to fight the powerful demon, known as Daesidarius, or The Unholy. The Father's faith is tested almost to the breaking point as the demon - disguised as a stunningly beautiful lady - attempts to seduce Father Michael into breaking his vows. Father Michael soon learns how the Unholy works - by murdering the sinner in the act of sinning, then sending that person's soul to Hell. Will this one priest's inner strength be enough to stop this monster - or will he join the ranks of the oth ... (more)

Release date: 22 April 1988

Tags: Horror (2), Occult (1), 1988 (1), Priest (1), Demon (1), Satanism (1), Reaping (1)

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" Directed by: Camilo Vila Produced by: Mathew Hayden Written by: Philip Yordan and Fernando Fonseca Cinematography: Henry Vargas Edited by: Mark Melnick Music by: Roger Bellon Distributed by: Lions Gate Entertainment"

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"OCTOBER 11: I'm not a fan of nudity in movies, but I accept that in very few cases, it actually enhances the movie experience (think Troy with its Greek mythological themes). Most of the time, though, nudity does nothing to help the movie along. In some cases, you can tell the director was just throwing nude actors onto the set and not keeping to any kind of plot. That was my thought when I watched Witchcraft 13 last year and pretty darn close for The Unholy this year. The amount of nudity in th"