A married couple is abducted by a sadistic cult for a twisted weekend of sex and degradation.

LUST WEEKEND

1967 · 01:08:00 · NR · Drama / Horror · IMDB TMDB

David and Jane, a happily married couple, are abducted by a secret sex cult led by Persephone who subjects them to the most horrific sexual torture they have ever imagined.

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What is Lust Weekend about?

Lust Weekend is a 1967 American drama-horror film directed by Henri Pachard about a married couple kidnapped by a sadistic sex cult led by Persephone, who subjects them to degrading rituals with tragic results.

Key Facts

Director: Henri Pachard
Release: 1967
Runtime: 1h 8m
Language: English
Genres: Drama, Horror

The SassyFlix Take

Henri Pachard’s Lust Weekend doesn’t tiptoe around its sexploitation credentials: couples therapy gets a whip-crack overhaul when Persephone, aka The Whiplady, drags David and Janie into her cult’s sadistic rituals. It’s a bleak, low-budget plunge into 1960s indie depravity, where moral corruption isn’t just a theme—it’s the whole point.

From the Vault

From the era when cults and kink went hand-in-hand on the midnight circuit.

Why Cult

Sadistic Cult Leader

Persephone, known as The Whiplady, commands her secret club with a taste for the most extreme transgressions.

Sexploitation Shock

With explicit themes of sex, flagellation, and moral corruption, this film is pure 1960s sexploitation—unfiltered and unapologetic.

Independent '60s Cinema

Produced outside the studio system, Lust Weekend delivers raw, taboo-busting drama and horror in just 68 minutes.

About This Film

David and Janie, a normal, happily married young couple, are singled out and kidnaped by a sex cult led by Persephone, "The Whiplady," the secret club's most sadistic member, to participate in the group's perverted sex rites. David and Janie are at first horrified, but soon Persephone degrades them so that they slavishly respond to the unexpected desires she has awakened in them. Completely disoriented, the two choose suicide as an escape from the degradation forced upon them by the group. This double suicide reinforces Persephone's belief in moral corruptibility, and the cult walks away from the death scene, already planning for their next victims.

Film Details

Director Henri Pachard

Themes & Keywords

Independent Film Sex Kidnapping Suicide Cult Flagellation Sexploitation Moral Corruption Sadistic Cult Leader Kidnapped Couple

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lust Weekend about? +

Lust Weekend follows a married couple who are kidnapped by a sex cult led by Persephone and forced into degrading rituals, leading to their tragic demise.

When was Lust Weekend released? +

Lust Weekend was released in 1967.

Who directed Lust Weekend? +

Henri Pachard directed Lust Weekend.

How long is Lust Weekend? +

Lust Weekend has a runtime of 68 minutes.

What genre is Lust Weekend? +

Lust Weekend is a drama and horror film.

Where can I watch Lust Weekend? +

Lust Weekend is available to stream on SassyFlix.