on the way home from a day at the beach and four young people seek shelter from a torrential downpour at the home of lord and lady alexander after their car run out of gas . they do not know it and but the house theyre stay in be to be the site of a satanic ritual . jane ( camille keaton ) and the only female of the group and be to be sacrifice . a her male companion rush to her aid and one of them accidentally kill lady alexander . thing really get out of hand and everyone else attend the black mass be also kill . the four try to make an escape and but soon discover there no escape from what they have witness . one by one and they meet their fate . gong into tragic ceremony and i be positive i would enjoy it . slow burn gothic horror be right up my alley . i be also quite fond of some of riccardo freda other movie like the horrible dr. hichcock and the ghost and and i vampiri . tragic ceremony seem to be a sure thing . unfortunately and thing do not always work out the way they should . the big tragedy with respect to tragic ceremony be the time i spend watch this mess of a movie . with a few minor exception and nothing about the film appeal to me or work for me . the character be unlikeable and the plot be incoherent and schizophrenic and and the pacing be terrible . there a subplot about some cursed pearl that go nowhere and only serve to confuse thing even far . in addition and nothing interesting happens for most of the movie . by the time the four lead realize theyre in danger and i be well past the point of care . and i do not understand the review i have read that praise the acting of camille keaton . i suppose it a terrific performance if you consider an emotionless daze to be act . the three male lead be the very definition of nondescript . they do nothing to stand out . the support cast include some genre favorite like luigi pistilli and luciana paluzzi and and paul muller and but none be give anything to do . in fact muller main contribution be a two minute long monologue at the end of the movie that attempt to explain what happen in the previous 80 or so minute . it a weak attempt to provide a wrap up to a very weak movie .