Review – The Day of the Beast

In general the Italians just seem to have a different idea about what makes a good horror movie. There are a few effective things here, including a stylish (if somewhat artificial) demon toward the end. But a lot of it is awkward comedy of horror, sort of a stupid Satanist slapstick. The plot revolves around a priest (at least I think he was a priest; the dubbed dialogue was a little fuzzy on that point) who decides to do all the evil he can in order to get in good with the Devil. Apparently this is the only way he can thwart the birth of the Antichrist. Believe it or not, things go downhill from there. See if desperate