Guardian of the Abyss is the tenth episode in the 'Hammer House of Horror' TV series. This is the episode about devil worship. It centres on two antique dealers who fight over a mysterious artifact that has the power to summon an ancient demon called Choronzon. Needless to say, one of the men represents a satanic cult that wants the antique for a ceremony in which they intend to sacrifice a young woman as part of a ritual which will bring the evil entity into the world.
This episode was directed by Don Sharp, who helmed some Hammer feature films as well as the very fun horror movie Psychomania (1973). With this film, he is tasked with putting together a story clearly influenced by the work of the British novelist Dennis Wheatley whose work had previously been adapted for the screen by Hammer in the cases of The Devil Rides Out (1968) and To the Devil a Daughter (1976). Obviously he was working with a lesser budget here and unfortunately this episode is a rather mediocre entry in the series which was sadly beginning to noticeably dip in quality by this point.
This episode was directed by Don Sharp, who helmed some Hammer feature films as well as the very fun horror movie Psychomania (1973). With this film, he is tasked with putting together a story clearly influenced by the work of the British novelist Dennis Wheatley whose work had previously been adapted for the screen by Hammer in the cases of The Devil Rides Out (1968) and To the Devil a Daughter (1976). Obviously he was working with a lesser budget here and unfortunately this episode is a rather mediocre entry in the series which was sadly beginning to noticeably dip in quality by this point.