| Succubus | |
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| Directed by | Sami Haavisto |
| Produced by | Blood Ceremony Films |
| Written by | Sami Haavisto, Jari Mustonen |
| Starring | Markus Salo, Pekka Oinonen, Veera Toivanen, Maarit From, Mika Vattulainen, Kirsi Vahomäki |
| Music by | Mikko Mustonen |
| Distributed by | Pieni Leffakauppa |
| Release date(s) | March 2006 |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Language | Finnish |
| Budget | 3000 € |
| Preceded by | Rites of Blood |
Succubus is a 2006 Finnish horror film by the Finnish independent film studio Blood Ceremony Films. It is the studio's third production and was shot entirely in Helsinki from February 2005 to February 2006. As with Blood Ceremony Films' other films, the film was produced entirely by volunteer hobbyists. None of the people involved gained any wages or other significant profit from the film. The film was released on DVD on August 11, 2006, and is available at Pieni Leffakauppa in Helsinki and Turku.
Plot
- Sometimes it is so hard to let go of death and go on with life... sometimes it is hard for the dead to let go of the living and stay dead...
Henri, a Finnish salesman in his 30s, is grieving over the death of his newly-wed wife Laura. Laura's death is of unknown causes - some suspect a terminal illness, others suspect suicide. Henri's grief starts interfering with his work, so his boss suggests him to go to a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist isn't of much help, so Henri becomes desperate and turns to mediums. One medium offers him a book of the occult to try to contact Laura's spirit. Henri accepts the idea and performs an occult ritual in his apartment. However, as well as Laura's spirit, he raises a succubus, which takes him into her power and drives him murderously insane. After the true causes of Laura's death become clear to Henri, he kills his closest work colleagues and finally kills himself, leading them all into the Succubus's realm in the netherworld.
External links
- Official site (in Finnish)
- Succubus: The Demon at the Internet Movie Database
- Review by FilmiFin (in Finnish)
