Jess Franco directs and stars in this shocking thriller of a depraved religious fanatic. A Catholic priest, defrocked for the severity of his beliefs, writes for a dirty French magazine. His editor praises his stories for their vivid cruelty, which the author claims is based on "real-life experience." When the priest witnesses a series of staged Black Masses- complete with phony human sacrifices - he becomes convinced that the participants are possessed by spiritual evil and he dedicates himself to cutting the sprit of Satan from their hearts with "the Sword of he Lord". He hunts the unsuspecting victims one by one."cleansing" their souls of the Devil's dark influence.

This title has been unavailable in the UK since 1994. The import on offer here is completely uncut and uncensored.