Marie Forså, a Swedish actress, made her mark in the 1970s with her roles in cult films like The Devil's Plaything (1973) and Bibi (1974). In The Devil's Plaything, she navigates the dark undercurrents of exploitation cinema, embodying a character that reflects the era's provocative storytelling. Forså's performances are emblematic of the bold narratives that defined the genre, making her a notable figure in the realm of grindhouse and erotic thrillers.
The Devil's Plaything
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.
