The Demoniacs

The Demoniacs (Les Démoniaques) sees director Jean Rollin eschew his regular subject of vampirism for a brutal nautical tale of ritual horror and supernatural vengeance. A gang of ruthless pirates, known as ‘the wreckers’, rape two survivors of a shipwreck. The women, now mute, are guided by a mysterious clown to a ruined castle, where they receive magical powers with which to exact their revenge on the gang. Starring Joëlle Coeur, John Rico, Willy Braque, and Mireille Dargent, The Demoniacs is one of its director’s most shocking and violent tales of the fantastique. (Powerhouse Films)