Queens of Evil

Queens of Evil is a 1970 fantasy horror film directed by Tonino Cervi and starring Haydée Politoff, Silvia Monti, Ida Galli and Ray Lovelock.

Plot

A young carefree hippie named David is involved in an altercation with a motorist after stopping to fix his flat tire, which results in the motorist's death. David avoids the police and rides deep into the forest, spending the night in a woodshed. The next morning, he encounters three mysterious sisters who entice and draw him into their world.

Cast

Haydée Politoff as Liv
Silvia Monti as Samantha
Ida Galli as Bibiana
Ray Lovelock as David
Gianni Santuccio as the Devil
Guido Alberti as Priest

Release

Mondo Macabro released Queens of Evil on Blu-ray on March 9, 2021.

Reception

Rue Morgue magazine spoke positively of the film, praising its "hazy dreamlike quality" and noting it possesses "an obvious giallo flavor," while drawing comparisons to Lucio Fulci's A Lizard in a Woman's Skin as "a film similarly entranced/repulsed by hippie culture and sexual transgression."