History Film / Inferno

Rose Elliot, a poetess living in New York, purchases a book from a local antiques dealer. Written by an alchemist known as Varelli, the book explains how the author was comissioned by three evil (and very powerful) witches to construct stately mansions for them, from which they rule over the world with insanity, grief and despair. Realizing that the apartment she now resides in might be the home of Mater Tenebrarum, the Mother of Darkness, Rose writes to her brother Mark, currently studying music in Rome, to warn him of her fears.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The aforementioned cat scene as well as a few others.

* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: Mater Lachrymarum,]] who serves as the main antagonist in [[spoiler: MotherOfTears]] , makes a brief appearance in this film, although played by a different actress.

[[caption-width-right:320:"Very soon now, enerything around you will become dark, and someone will take your hand".]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: James Woods was considered for the lead role, but was already comitted to {{Videodrome}} at the time.

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* EvilIsSexy: The mysterious woman in the music school [[who WordOfGod later confirmed was Mater Lachrymarum.]]

Mark returns to New York, only to discover that Rose has vanished. Taking up residence in her apartment, Mark tries to piece together the whereabouts of his sister, only to discover that her initial fears were horribly correct.

* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: Mater Tenebrarum, whose demise occurs due to an accident earlier in the film.]]

* AdaptationDisplacement: Few fans of {{Suspiria}} are aware that this is supposed to be a sequel (to be fair, the two films have little in common plotwise, other than the overarching mythology, which Suspiria makes almost no reference to). [[MotherOfTears The third film]] remedies this by directly referencing the plots of the previous two. However, fewer still are aware of the Thomas DeQuincey poem on which the mythology is based.

The second film in a loose trilogy (between {{Suspiria}} and the {{Mother Of Tears}})

* AdaptionDisplacement: Few fans of {{Suspiria}} are aware that this is supposed to be a sequel (to be fair, the two films have little in common plotwise, other than the overarching mythology, which Suspiria makes almost no reference to). [[MotherOfTears The third film]] remedies this by directly referencing the plots of the previous two. However, fewer still are aware of the Thomas DeQuincey poem on which the mythology is based.

* TheCruella: Kazanian, although considering [[catsaremean events earlier in the film,]] he may be somewhat justified.

* AlienGeometries: The far out architecture of Rose's apartment (to say nothing of the Tanz Akademie or the Palazzo Varelli) make more sense when you realize they were designed by a medieval alchemist.

Rose Elliot, a poetess living in New York, purchases a book titled "The Three Mothers" from a local antiques dealer. Written by an alchemist known as Varelli, the book explains how the author was comissioned by three evil (and very powerful) witches to construct stately mansions for them, from which they rule over the world with insanity, grief and despair. Realizing that the apartment she now resides in might be the home of Mater Tenebrarum, the Mother of Darkness, Rose writes to her brother Mark, currently studying music in Rome, to warn him of her fears.

* AntiClimaticBoss: [[spoiler: Mater Tenebrarum, whose demise occurs due to an accident earlier in the film.]]
* CatAttack

* HeyItsThatGuy!: Alida Valli as Carol, the caretaker, and Leigh Mc Closkey (of {{Dallas}} fame) as Mark.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: JamesWoods was considered for the lead role, but was already comitted to Videodrome at the time.

* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: Mater Lachrymarum,]] who serves as the main antagonist in [[spoiler: MotherOfTears ]] , makes a brief appearance in this film.

* Anti-ClimacticBoss: [[spoiler: Mater Tenebrarum, whose demise occurs due to an accident earlier in the film.]]
* EnforcedMethodActing: Leigh McCloskey was forced to do his own stunts during the firey climax, as his stunt double had broken a leg.

* Hey,ItsThatGuy!: Alida Valli as Carol, the caretaker, and Leigh McCloskey (of Dallas fame) as Mark.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: James Woods was considered for the lead role, but was already comitted to Videodrome at the time.

Rose Elliot, a poetess living in New York,

* AntiClimacticBoss: [[spoiler: Mater Tenebrarum, whose demise occurs due to an accident earlier in the film.]]

* [={{Anti Climactic Boss}}=]: [[spoiler: Mater Tenebrarum, whose demise occurs due to an accident earlier in the film.]]
* [={{The Hecate Sisters}}=]: The Three Mothers.

* [=Anti-Climactic Boss=]: [[spoiler: Mater Tenebrarum, whose demise occurs due to an accident earlier in the film.]]
* [=The Hecate Sisters=]: The Three Mothers.

A 1980 Italian horror film by DarioArgento, not to be confused with [[Inferno the novel of the same name]].

* [=AntiClimacticBoss=]: [[spoiler: Mater Tenebrarum, whose demise occurs due to an accident earlier in the film.]]
* [=TheHecateSisters=]: The Three Mothers.

A 1980 Italian horror film by DarioArgento, not to be confused with [[Inferno: the novel of the same name]].

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