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La Chiesa (The Church) (Cathedral of Demons) (1989)

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Originally intended as the third chapter in producer Dario Argento's Demons trilogy, La Chiesa stands alone as an effective horror film centering on a haunted cathedral with a violent past. The church's history begins in Medieval Italy, when the Knights Templar massacred an entire village of suspected Satanists and built the structure upon the site of the slain peasants' mass grave. Designed by an architect/alchemist (who was buried alive within his creation), the church is filled with elaborate

Feb 19, 2002

Hemdale Home Video

All Critics (9) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (4) | DVD (11)

Even when the film gets slow, it's nearly impossible to turn away and risk missing the next beautifully framed shot.

September 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Juicy Cerebellum | Comment
Juicy Cerebellum

Interesting effort from Soavi who came into his own with Cemetery Man.

October 11, 2004 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

I don't know what YOU generally look for in a horror flick, but unless it's "talking and lots of it" I'd stay far away from this one.

August 16, 2002 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
eFilmCritic.com

Sovai doesn't settle for the easy, opting instead for a more oblique and suggestive, rather than graphic, approach to the material

June 13, 2002 Comment
Q Network Film Desk

There is no denying the dreaminess of Soavi's stream-of-consciousness horror show.

March 15, 2002 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine

Anchor Bay releases The Church as part of their ongoing Dario Argento Collection.

March 15, 2002 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine
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Very much an 80's Italian horror film. A little less gore, perhaps. A little long in the tooth.

August 10, 2011
Beefy
Steve K

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A nice slice of Italian horror from the tail end of its golden years about a Demonic plague which is unleashed from the pit of a Church is modern day Germany. This was meant to be an official sequel to Lamberto Bava's 'Demons 2' but it didn't turn out that way, this one is a bit more restrained and less crazy. After

June 26, 2011
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