A young woman moves into an apartment in a building which houses a sinister evil.A young woman moves into an apartment in a building which houses a sinister evil.A young woman moves into an apartment in a building which houses a sinister evil.
- Awards
- 4 nominations
- Girl at End
- (as Nana Tucker)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaCristina Raines has said that the film crew actually used the exterior and the interiors of the Brooklyn Heights brownstone for the film. Raines says a lot of strange things happened while they were shooting there, particularly when she was assigned an apartment to use as her dressing room and found out it was being rented by a priest.
- Goofs(at around 4 mins) When Allison is filming a shampoo commercial, she and another model are seen whipping their hair around. The footage was reversed, so the actresses' hair is moving backwards.
- Quotes
Michael Lerman: It's all right. Listen, listen. I know everything now. The Latin you saw in that book was an ancient warning from the angel Gabriel to the angel Uriel.
Alison Parker: Michael, what are you talking about?
Michael Lerman: The angel Uriel was stationed at the entrance to Eden to guard it from the devil. Since that time a long line of guardians... sentinels, have guarded the world against evil. Right now it's Father Halliran upstairs. But tonight YOU become the next sentinel. All the people you saw here, the old man, the lesbians... all of them are reincarnations. Devils. The only way they can stop the new sentinal is to make you commit suicide. That's what they were trying to do.
Alison Parker: [with growing fear and terror] Michael? I don't...
Michael Lerman: You don't understand? I'm dead. I was killed a short while ago by Monsignor Franchino for trying to strangle Father Halliran. I'm damned to enternal Hell for my sins. For having Brenner murder my wife so I can be with you. And for killing Brenner to tie up loose ends. I am one of the legion of the dead!
- Alternate versionsThe 1987 '18' rated UK video on the CIC label was the original cinema version. The later '15' rated release by Universal on the 4-Front label is the heavily edited US TV version. The 2008 Fremantle DVD features the original unedited version.
Don't expect a ton of special effects, but do expect some genuine chills and memorable visuals.
If you like Clive Barker-esque horror, you'll like this movie.
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- Oct 17, 2001
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Hexensabbat
- Filming locations
- 10 Montague Terrace, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA(Alison Parker's brownstone apartment complex)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $3,700,000 (estimated)
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