The Unholy

The Unholy (1988)

Seduction. Submission. Murder. Tonight... evil goes over the edge.

A priest battles a demon that kills sinners in the act of sinning.

Date of release
1988-04-22
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (67)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Horror
Director
Camilo Vila

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New Orleans

The Unholy is a 1988 American horror film directed by Camilo Vila and starring Ben Cross, Ned Beatty, Hal Holbrook, and Trevor Howard in his final role. The film follows a Roman Catholic priest in New Orleans who finds himself battling a demonic force after being appointed to a new parish.

Production

English actor Ben Cross was cast in the film as the lead of Father Michael; at the time, he was a roommate of Cuban director Camilo Vila, who offered him the role.

Exterior photography was complete in New Orleans, after which the production relocated to Florida, where interiors were filmed.

In crafting the elaborate special effects for the film's conclusion, effects designer Jerry Macaluso was inspired by the Alien queen in the Alien film series. The effects team created a large, thin animatronic creature that stood 10 feet (3.0 m) tall.

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