THE SATANIST (1968) ** ½

A writer goes away with his wife for a little rest and relaxation.  When they accidentally hit their neighbor Shandra with the car, she arises from the crash miraculously unhurt.  She then invites them into her home where she reveals to them that she is a practitioner of the occult.  As they’re about to leave, she gives our clueless hero a book on black magic that makes him have sex-filled dreams.  Then, he and his wife take turns spying on their sexy Satanist neighbor.  In the end, the couple are invited to Shandra’s black mass party where people in robes and weird masks tie up our hero while they have a gangbang with his wife before partaking in an all-out Satanic orgy.

The black and white photography looks great and director Zoltan G. (Terror at Orgy Castle) Spenser finds some interesting angles (like the accident scene) to help separate The Satanist from the other occult-themed nudies of the time.  The outdoor nude scenes and various naked rituals also help to make it memorable.  Not GOOD exactly, but memorable.

The sex scene between our hero and his wife is kind of boring, which I guess is to be expected, but the lesbian oil massage scene ekes out a spark or two.  Then things get weird when Shandra uses her black magic to turn into a man so she can bone her girlfriend.  Too bad many of the shots are held for far too long during the majority of the sex scenes.  They do have a certain allure to them, it’s just that with a little more judicious editing, they could’ve been quite steamy.  Still, there are definitely some good moments here (like when the writer bones a hot blonde next to his sleeping wife) to make The Satanist worth a look for fans of ‘60s nudies.