Uninspired and boring Lamberto Bava directed horror, also co-story, based on the
Soviet horror masterpiece The Viy but also, as obvious (see pic) a re-make of his father
Mario Bava's "Black Sunday".
I found the sets to look very fine, the make-up effects by Sergio Stivaletti did too and
in the main female role as Sabina Debora Caprioglio did well and looked luscious.

A company of alpine skiers goes down a mountain slope when a crack appears and
the whole group of 8 falls down the glacier crevasse. They find a dead buried woman
with a spikey mask on her face. After a small quake, when the most annoying of the
crap actors dies, they also find a buried church. They also find a deserted mountain
village hidden in the alps, well, deserted besides a blind priest (Stanko Molnar).

In 1647 Anibas the evil witch was burned at the stake there, but not before ... yes,
you guessed it. She threw a curse of revenge on the villagers.
Atrocious acting (yes, Michele Soavi we saw you) and directing where Sex Bomb
Debora Caprioglio born 1968, and married to Klaus Kinski at the time of this film,
actually gave a good performance. The Tinto Brass darling of i.a. Paprika.

In the extras there's a catty remark from one of the actresses saying that Caprioglio
enhanced her breasts, which she did not. We guys know she's all natural wonder,
we just do, and she was one of the muses of Tinto Brass, so case closed.

The film in 1.66:1 ratio with an italian or spanish mono audio with english subtitles,
region all. Extras: The Curse of the Mask - Interview with Lamberto Bava (37 minutes)
Sabina The Teenage Witch - Interview with Debora Caprioglio (12 minutes, 2024 and
she looks 30 years old here and not 56, crazy)
Una Americana a Roma - Interview with Mary Sellers (12 minutes, Allesandra in the film)