In the wake of such Satanic-themed thrillers as
Rosemary's Baby
,
The Exorcist
and
The Omen
comes
The Sentinel
. When New York fashion model (Cristina Raines) splits with her fiance (Chris Sarandon) and moves into an old brownstone, she soon discovers she has more than she bargained for in the lease. As luck would have it, a mysterious blind priest (John Carradine) who lives upstairs happens to be guarding the doorway to Hell, and she has been chosen as his replacement. Incidentally, when the door is finally opened, out spills an assortment of deformed humans whom director
Michael Winner
hand-picked from hospital wards and circus sideshows.