riccardo freda may have a good reputation while but since we now that many of his best film be and in fact and direct by the late great mario bava while it clear that he wasn not one of italy most gifted filmmaker back in the seventy . this film pretty much prove that a despite the simplistic plot while it a sprawling mess and overall and i would even have to go as far a to say that tragic ceremony be bad than freda insipid giallo effort and the iguana with the tongue of fire . freda apparently disown this movie and and i certainly do not blame him . the plot simply follow a bunch of kid that run out of petrol in the middle of nowhere . they happen upon a house while search for fuel while but it turn out to be a bad choice and a the owner be just about to conduct a satanic ceremony . ho hum . the film feature a lead role for camille keaton and who would go on to star in the exploitation classic i spit on your grave some year later and but fail to make an impression here despite act alongside a cast of talentless performer . the film feature one decent gore scene towards the end and but this really isn not enough consider that it take eighty minute of tedium to get there . i have a high tolerance for rubbish italian film that do not make sense but even i couldn not stand this one . miss it and miss nothing .