Set in London, an antiques dealer (Jack Palance) is in dire straits financially. He belongs to a coven that worships an African god called Choku that requires human sacrifice. When he suddenly comes into a large amount of money, he believes it is because of Choku and he continues to murder women in order to keep Choku's favor. Based on the novel THE INFERNAL IDOL by Henry Seymour and directed by cinematographer Freddie Francis (THE DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS). One of the great cinematographers (his films include ROOM AT THE TOP, SONS AND LOVERS, THE ELEPHANT MAN), as a director Freddie Francis specialized in horror movies. This effort is rather crude and predictable. How such prestigious actors like Trevor Howard and Edith Evans got roped into something like this is curious. Palance is so creepy that he has "I'm a batshit crazy serial killer" written all over his face. That being said, it held my interest, mostly because I was curious how the police would find Palance out. With Diana Dors, Hugh Griffith, Michael Jayston, Suzy Kendall, Kathleen Byron, Martin Potter and Marianne Stone.
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