Black Candles
Seen it?1982 | 84 min | Horror
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans. If you loved 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 24 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
A young woman travels with her partner to England on the unexpected death of her brother. Staying with her sister-in-law, she finds her companion soon drawn into a satanic cult based in the house whose rites seem to centre somewhat on large-scale sexual congress.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$200K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by José Ramón Larraz
- Helga LinéFiona
- Vanessa HidalgoCarol
- Mauro RiberaRobert
- Alfred LucchettiJohn
- Carmen CarriónGeorgina, John's Wife
- Tito ValverdeSteve
- José Luis BarcelóDirector de la compañía
- Julia CaballeroMarta
- Anastasio de la FuenteDrew
- César VaronaMax Gunthard