L'Altro Inferno (1980)

After several gruesome incidents, a priest is sent to investigate an abbey suspected to be haunted by a demon. It is there that he finds something worse then demons.

It's a Bruno Mattei movie. YAY! Say what you will about the guy, even though his movies are sub par, they sure as hell are entertaining. He's that bag of white cheddar popcorn you have for the first time and you think it's pretty good enough that if offered, you wouldn't mind a handful. The Other Hell is that introductory bag of popcorn. This movie has good pacing and an interesting story. Mattei was working with Claudio Fragasso, who was the young buck back in the day. Claudio is known for his entry in the Zombi series as well as his contributions to Italy cinema. The acting is awesome as well. All around talent from Carlo De Mejo, Franca Stoppi who is big in cult cinema. You even got some decent work from Franco Garafalo (Frankie Garfield!) who's a fan favorite.

I have to be honest with you, this isn't really highbrow material. You might be saying this isn't nunsploitation either. There's no nudity or lesbianism in it. A lot of the story is a couple movies spliced together. Hell, the soundtrack is borrowed from another movie. In fact, Mattei and Fragasso where doing two movies at the time. So you got a bit of a rushed feel to this movie. Some...eh...let's be honest. All the f/x on this movie was cheap and easy. I mean, you had flickering lights as an effect. How cheap can you get after that?

Media Blasters put out a great DVD of this movie. The audio is great. There is some pops and hums, but to me, that adds to the experience. The visuals are clean and neat. Even though the extras are meager, they are worth it. The disc gives you a trailer and interviews with Mattei and Carlo De Mejo who was an actor of the set. Both were educating and entertaining. So if you want to get into nunsploitation and you're looking for a starter kit for your collection, this movie would be a fun one to get.

Three stars.