Succubus, Euro-Trash Demonic Vixen

It is absolutely no surprise that Jesus Franco made a Euro-Trash film featuring deviant sex and religious heresy. Naturally, this blog is on it. Filmed in Portugal and West Germany, we will delve into 1968's "Succubus." Perhaps a statement of the coming of age of suppressed carnal desires in a western country steeped in traditional Catholicism. Yeah...maybe. Most of us will see "Succubus" as an orgasmic tribute to the sexual expression of French actress Janine Reynaud.

Exotic dancer, Lorna Green (Reynaud) has been chosen. For what and by who? Well, as the film begins she is performing a provocative and violently erotic skit in which she plays an evil dominatrix devil-vixen. The Prince of Darkness has chosen her to be sexual demon...or a succubus. As the kinky Lorna tries to seduce her producer, Bill (Jack Taylor), she is pulled into a dream-like alternate reality. In this reality she is sent on several jaunts to seduce and to kill.

Lorna in this reality is all seductress and giving in to her will result in death...though it may be worth it. To come in contact with her is to be seduced...and consequently killed. She'll attend orgies and seek deviant sex. Her victims will be an admiral keen on word games and a beautiful blonde nymphomaniac (Nathalie Nort). After seduction, their souls are hers...or the devil's, I guess. Lorna isn't the succubus yet, however, these seduction/murders are a try-out and training. She does well and one wonders if the devil was really needed in order that she may seduce all that come into contact with her.

Will Lorna pass her try-out with the Prince of Darkness? Will anyone in Lorna's path survive her seduction? Does the very provocative exotic-dancer Lorna need any training from the Prince of Darkness, or is this just overkill? This is Jesus Franco at his best, so be warned. Steamy and deviant will carry this plot and the allure of Janine Reynaud dominates this film.