Witchcraft, vengeful curses, and forbidden desires collide in Franco's notorious nunsploitation shocker.
THE DEMONS
They are sisters with spirit... divine and deadly.
A group of nun's become possessed by demons and are then tortured in a dungeon of horrors during the Spanish inquisition.
Quick Answer
The Demons is a 1973 French-Portuguese horror film directed by Jesús Franco about a witch’s dying curse and the sinister search for her daughters in a convent haunted by possession and desire.
Programmer's Pick
Jesús Franco doesn’t just stir the pot—he boils it over with heretical nuns, demonic possession, and the gleeful excesses of Euro exploitation. If you’re after a horror film that wears its R rating as proudly as its habits, look no further than this fever dream of curses and carnal chaos.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- Jesús Franco
- Writer
- Jesús Franco
- Release
- 1973
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Country
- France, Portugal
- Language
- French
- Genres
- Horror
- Also Known As
- She-Demons, Les démons du sexe, Las poseídas del Demonio, Le demone, Os Demônios, De Bruiden van Satan, The Demons, Original title: Les démons
Why This Matters
This 1973 horror film directed by Jesús Franco stands out as a co-production between Spain, France, and Portugal, and was predominantly filmed in Portugal, highlighting the cross-European collaborations in genre cinema of the era.
Cast & Crew
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Why Cult
The film kicks off with a witch’s execution and her sulfurous curse, setting a revenge-driven plot in motion.
Expect boundary-pushing scenes of possession, torture, and taboo-breaking sexuality inside the convent’s stone walls.
Jesús Franco crafts an erotic horror experience brimming with nudity, possession, and eroticized violence.
Set during the Spanish Inquisition, the film blends historical paranoia with supernatural menace and religious hysteria.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Witch executed and curses her accusers
Supernatural curse and demonic possession
Possession, hysteria, and violence within the convent
Blackmoor convent during the Spanish Inquisition
Questions from the Vault
When was The Demons released? +
The Demons was released in 1973.
Who directed The Demons? +
The Demons was directed by Jesús Franco.
How long is The Demons? +
The Demons has a runtime of 118 minutes.
What genre is The Demons? +
The Demons is a horror film.
Where can I watch The Demons? +
You can watch The Demons on SassyFlix.
Which daughter inherits the witch’s curse in The Demons? +
Only one of the witch’s daughters raised in the Blackmoor convent is the true heir to her curse, with the film centering on the suspense of which sister holds this dark legacy.
