Satan's Mistress
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Satan's Mistress is a horror movie from 1982 about a sexually frustrated housewife
, Lisa (played by actress Lana Wood
), who having been distanced from her husband (Don Galloway
as Carl) begins having nightly tryst
s with an apparition that gradually takes on the form of a tall, dark stranger (played by Kabir Bedi
of Octopussy
) who turns out to be a ghost
from the other side. He is seeking to harvest her soul in league with a demoness known as Belline (played by Elise-Anne). However Belline is deceiving all of them including Lisa's daughter Cissy (Chris Polakof).
The film gives higher credit to Britt Ekland
who had more star power, though Lana Wood is known to many as Tiffany Case
from the James Bond
film Diamonds are Forever
.
The film was released the same year as the similarly themed The Entity
differing in that the sex in Satan's Mistress is consensual.
The film has a cameo by veteran horror actor John Carradine
as Father Stratten.
Housewife
Housewife is a term used to describe a married woman with household responsibilities who is not employed outside the home. Merriam Webster describes a housewife as a married woman who is in charge of her household...
, Lisa (played by actress Lana Wood
Lana Wood
Lana Wood is an American actress and producer. She was born to Russian émigré parents, Nikolai and Maria Zakharenko, and is the younger sister of the late actress Natalie Wood. Her first major role was at age 9 in the John Wayne western The Searchers. She was a regular on the soap opera Peyton Place...
), who having been distanced from her husband (Don Galloway
Don Galloway
Donald "Don" Galloway was an American actor of stage, film and television, a political libertarian and journalist, perhaps best-known for his role as Raymond Burr's protégé, Detective Sergeant Ed Brown, on the long-running crime drama Ironside...
as Carl) begins having nightly tryst
Tryst
Tryst may refer to:*A meeting of two lovers, as in courtship*Tryst , a book by Elswyth Thane*Tryst , a play by Karoline Leach*A nightclub at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel...
s with an apparition that gradually takes on the form of a tall, dark stranger (played by Kabir Bedi
Kabir Bedi
Kabir Bedi is an Indian television and film actor. His career has spanned three continents including India, the United States and many European countries in three mediums: film, television and theatre. He is noted for his role as Emperor Shah Jahan in Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story...
of Octopussy
Octopussy
Octopussy is the thirteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's title is taken from a short story in Ian Fleming's 1966 short story collection Octopussy and The Living Daylights...
) who turns out to be a ghost
Ghost
In traditional belief and fiction, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to...
from the other side. He is seeking to harvest her soul in league with a demoness known as Belline (played by Elise-Anne). However Belline is deceiving all of them including Lisa's daughter Cissy (Chris Polakof).
The film gives higher credit to Britt Ekland
Britt Ekland
Britt-Marie Ekland is a Swedish actress and singer, and a long time resident of the United Kingdom. She is best known for her roles as a Bond girl in The Man with the Golden Gun, and in the British cult horror film The Wicker Man, as well as her marriage to actor Peter Sellers, and her...
who had more star power, though Lana Wood is known to many as Tiffany Case
Tiffany Case
Tiffany Case is a fictional character in the James Bond novel and film Diamonds Are Forever. For the 1971 film she was portrayed by Jill St. John...
from the James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
film Diamonds are Forever
Diamonds Are Forever
Diamonds Are Forever may refer to:In literature;* Diamonds Are Forever , the fourth novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series* Diamonds Are Forever, a 2004 short novel by Ryk E...
.
The film was released the same year as the similarly themed The Entity
The Entity
The Entity is a horror film purportedly based on the paranormal events a woman and her family experienced circa 1976. It stars Barbara Hershey as a woman tormented by an unseen entity...
differing in that the sex in Satan's Mistress is consensual.
The film has a cameo by veteran horror actor John Carradine
John Carradine
John Carradine was an American actor, best known for his roles in horror films and Westerns as well as Shakespearean theater. A member of Cecil B DeMille's stock company and later John Ford's company, he was one of the most prolific character actors in Hollywood history...
as Father Stratten.