Deciding to devote her life to God at the New Order Convent, Sarah has forsaken the world and moved to Italy. The New Order is a very strict sect with a perverted dark background. Once accepted by the Mother as a cloister nun, Sarah is told she can never leave the Order as her conditioning begins to help her experience “God” in all ways. Sarah’s conditioning includes much pain and physical alterations to her body. In a dreamlike state Sarah begins to experience visions of Nympha and her family, who once lived in the Convent.

I have seen a lot of movies with Tiffany Shepis in them. This role is a bit different than her usual supporting character resume. Offered a chance to do a more serious, artistic role, Shepis does a fantastic job as American convert, Sarah. There are not many other roles in the film and, really other than Nympha’s Grandfather, Sarah is the only character with any depth in the movie which is why Shepis’ role ultimately makes this movie work.

The special effects team did quite well at working within the budgets of the film and not trying to do too much with the resources they have. There is a bit of gore in the movie as Sarah’s senses are altered that looks good. The practical makeup on Nympha’s mother looked great as well.

Ivan Zuccon did a good job as a director. The location they used for the convent was convincing and helped to set a nightmarish dreamworld vibe to the whole film. My only complaint was that the ending I felt should have extended another 30 seconds to finish out the scene that was being set. The plot of Nympha is pretty straightforward. It is a dark story of how a perverted person corrupted religion to fit his line of thinking and his unspeakable acts in the name of religion.

I have to mention the score to this film. Fans of the old Full Moon Entertainment horror films such as ReAnimator and the Puppetmaster series will be quite familiar with Richard Band. As usual he delivers a good mood setting score that sets the viewer into the film.

The bonus features on Nympha are prett standard stuff. I recommend the Making of Featurette. It kind of gives you a feeling for what Tiffany Shepis must have experienced making a foreign movie and no knowing Italian. The interactions with the Director and Makeup team were sort of awkward and seemed to me like it would make her role as Sarah that much more difficult. The deleted scenes were pretty standard stuff and would have not have added any value to the finished film.

I enjoyed Nympha. The acting was good and director Ivan Zuccon worked very well within his budget. If you need killings and jump scares in your horror this one probably isn’t for you. I enjoyed Nympha quite a bit and recommend this film for horror fans who enjoy spiritual based movies such as The Prophecy or even The Exorcism of Emily Rose.

Bonus Features:
Behind the Scenes Featurette
Deleted Scenes
Photo Gallery
Trailers
Bios

Nympha is available courtesy of MTI Home Video beginning on September 9th.

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