Queens of Evil

Queens of Evil (Italian: Le regine) is a 1970 fantasy horror film directed by Tonino Cervi and starring Haydée Politoff, Silvia Monti, Ida Galli and Ray Lovelock.

Queens of Evil
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tonino Cervi
Written by	Tonino Cervi Benedetto Benedetti Antonio Triose Raoul Katz
Produced by	Raoul Katz Alessandro Jacovoni
Starring	Haydée Politoff Silvia Monti Ida Galli Ray Lovelock
Cinematography	Sergio D'Offizi
Edited by	Mario Morra
Music by	Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Distributed by	Regionale (Italy)
Release date	December 1970 (1970-12) (Italy)
Running time	90 minutes[1]
Countries	Italy France
Language	Italian

Plot

A young carefree hippie named David is involved in an altercation with a motorist after stopping to fix his flat tire, which results in the motorist's death. David avoids the police and rides deep into the forest, spending the night in a woodshed. The next morning, he encounters three mysterious sisters who entice and draw him into their world.

Cast

• Haydée Politoff as Liv
• Silvia Monti as Samantha
• Ida Galli as Bibiana
• Ray Lovelock as David
• Gianni Santuccio as the Devil
• Guido Alberti as Priest

Release

Mondo Macabro released Queens of Evil on Blu-ray on March 9, 2021.^[2]

Reception

Rue Morgue magazine spoke positively of the film, praising its "hazy dreamlike quality" and noting it possesses "an obvious giallo flavor," while drawing comparisons to Lucio Fulci's A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971) as "a film similarly entranced/repulsed by hippie culture and sexual transgression."^[3]