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Vampiric rites, sapphic seduction, and inheritance intrigue haunt a castle in the shadow of Varga.

THE DEVIL'S PLAYTHING

Pleasures That Fire The Flesh… Horrors That Freeze The Blood… Nothing Is Forbidden To The Plaything Of The Devil

1973 · 1h 55m · X · Drama / Horror / Thriller · IMDB TMDB

Three women head home to collect their inheritance, but they stumble upon a group of witches trying to bring their vampire leader back to life.

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Programmer's Pick

If your idea of a castle getaway involves lesbian orgies, occult chanting, and a baroness with fangs, Joseph W. Sarno’s cult Euro-shocker obliges. Come for the will reading, stay for the body paint, public indecency, and Wanda’s nightly vampire worship. The Devil's Plaything is sexploitation at its most psychotronic, wrapped in gothic gloom and sapphic spectacle.

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Quick Answer

What is The Devil's Plaything about?

The Devil's Plaything is a 1973 Swedish, Swiss, and German drama, horror, and thriller film directed by Joseph W. Sarno about two young women summoned to a castle for an inheritance, only to encounter satanic lesbian rites and a vengeful vampire baroness.

Synopsis

In a central European castle, two young girls are summoned to learn about a will making them heirs to the property, on condition that they stay there for a full year. They are received by the hostess, an austere-looking woman named Wanda, who organizes satanic lesbian rites at night that celebrate, in sex and sapphism, the vampire Varga. Coincidentally, on the same day an anthropologist studying local superstitions and her brother were victims of a road accident and asked for accommodation at the castle.

Wanda turns out to be the descendant of a vampire baroness, Varga, burned alive centuries ago by the villagers for vampirism. Through the lesbian priestess Wanda, Varga seeks revenge by eliminating the families of her torturers.

Descendants of a lesbian vampire who was burned at the stake, arrive at the castle they have inherited and a mysterious caretaker tries, unsuccessfully, to reincarnate the vampire through her descendant.

Details & Specs

Director: Joseph W. Sarno
Writer: Joseph W. Sarno
Release: 1973
Runtime: 1h 55m
Country: Sweden, Switzerland, Germany
Language: German, French, English
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Also Known As: Schloss der schwarzen Hexen, Veil of Blood, Vampire Ecstasy, Plaything of the Devil, Original title: Der Fluch der schwarzen Schwestern

Why Cult

Sapphic Vampire Rites

Nocturnal ceremonies and lesbian orgies set the stage for a vampire baroness's supernatural revenge.

Euro-Cult Eroticism

A heady mix of erotic horror, sexploitation, and psychotronic flourishes, delivered in German, French, and English.

Psychotronic Castle Atmosphere

A remote Central European castle crawling with witches, chanting, and baroque candle-lit depravity.

Joseph Sarno Direction

Legend of sexploitation Joseph W. Sarno pens and directs this X-rated grindhouse gothic.

Themes & Keywords

Independent Film Psychotronic Film Nudity Sex Scene Grindhouse Film Lesbian Sex Lesbian Sadism Lust Vampire Evil Female Masturbation Cult Cunnilingus Nipples Visible Through Clothing Sex Horror

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Devil's Plaything about? +

The Devil's Plaything is about two young women summoned to a castle to collect their inheritance, only to find themselves entangled in satanic lesbian rites and a vampire baroness's quest for revenge.

Who directed The Devil's Plaything? +

The Devil's Plaything was directed by Joseph W. Sarno.

How long is The Devil's Plaything? +

The Devil's Plaything has a runtime of 115 minutes.

What genre is The Devil's Plaything? +

The Devil's Plaything is a drama, horror, and thriller film with strong erotic and sexploitation elements.

Where can I watch The Devil's Plaything? +

You can watch The Devil's Plaything on SassyFlix.