The title is vital, since the bulk of the action consists of a well-dressed man magically producing a series of items to furnish a bare room, culminating in his summoning up a charming lady to share his meal. Hearing the guards approaching, the man reverses the process, ending with a bare room when the two men enter.
Carillo and his wife Selma are devoted to each other. As a sculptor, Carillo has achieved the qualities of honor and love until the Devil seeks to overturn these accomplishments by sending his imps Lust, Drink and Self Pity to the artist's home. Carillo succumbs to lust and sells his honor to the Devil.
The Devil decides to go and visit Kurfürstendamm, where all his clients seem to come from. He settles at "Pension Elvira", where everybody cheats and deceives him. He comes to the conclusion, that Hell is a much better place.
Der Film verwischt die Grenzen zwischen Horror und dessen Dokumentation. Er beleuchtet tatsächliche bekannte Ereignisse von Hexerei und Okkultismus aus der Geschichte ebenso wie die Mythen um Satan und dessen Anbetung in Spielszenen bis hin zum Zeitpunkt seiner Entstehung (1922). Bis heute gilt "Hexen" als ein erschreckender Beitrag zur frühen Filmgeschichte und als Meisterwerk aus den Anfängen des (Horror-)Kinos.
Geoffrey is desperately in love with Mavis, who lives at his boardinghouse and is also pursuing a writing career. Unable to marry her because of his poverty, in his anger he curses God for abandoning him. Soon Geoffrey meets Prince Lucio de Rimanez, a wealthy, urbane gentleman who informs Geoffrey that he has inherited a fortune, but that he must place himself in the Prince's hands in order to enjoy the fruits of his inheritance. What Geoffrey doesn't know is that Prince Lucio is actually Satan.
At Satan & Co., Inc., the devil is upset because too many people are going up to Heaven rather than down to Hades. He gives his assistant, Mr. Burns, the task of getting more people to his domain. In front of a nightclub, Mr. Burns invites a crowd of people to come inside to The Devil's Cabaret to be entertained. After they enjoy songs and dancing, the people go willingly to Hades.
Ethel, is a young Christian woman who is introduce Lillie-Mae Scott, a reverend's daughter, to a wild party girl named Bessie. Bessie is interested in drinking, men, and dancing and tries to lead Lillie-Mae astray. Lillie-Mae sells her soul to the devil in exchange for beauty. Bessie's life is ruined by partying and she becomes a flower selling tramp. Lillie-Mae turns back to the Lord is rebaptized in a river and then wakes up from a dream. She now has religion.
A man agrees to sell his youth to a strange character.
Playboy uses satanic powers to score with the babes.
Sylvester's carnivorous pursuit of Tweety Bird continues, winding up the cat's spirit in Hell, where he meets a satanic bulldog.
Vicky loves Ricardo but Ricardo loves Barbara. So, Vicky goes to a gypsy witch who convinces her she must make a pact with Satan in order to cast an effective love spell on Ricardo. After Vicky gives her body and soul to the Dark One, she engages with Ricardo in a passionate night of lovemaking that is cut short by Satan, who, sensing that Ricardo has not completely fallen under the spell, orders Vicky to kill him. Following Ricardo's death, his brother Carlos is haunted by nightmares of the dead sibling, who appears and takes possession of Carlos in order to get his revenge on Vicky.
On her eighteenth birthday, a woman is granted by Satan the power to make all of her sexual desires reality.
A strange Satanic cult gets together for group sex orgies.
Satan lets Jezebel return to earth to deliver the soul of a blonde virgin named Rachel by taking over her body. However, Jezebel gets more than she bargained for.
Satan saves Joseph Ashley from death on the condition that he become his disciple (and, as it turns out, a hairy murderous beast).
A young, down-on-his-luck resident of hell is given a chance to redeem himself by signing up a down-on-his-luck retail accountant to sell his soul to Lucifer.
A man called “The Devil” makes a living in cock-fights. He falls for a girl who's about to enter the monastery.
Regan MacNeill, zwölfjährige Tochter der berühmten Filmschauspielerin Chris MacNeill, leidet seit kurzem unter hysterischen, von heftigen Krämpfen begleiteten Wutausbrüchen. Als die versammelte, hochdotierte Ärzteschar Hilflosigkeit demonstriert und die Anfälle eskalieren, sucht Mutter MacNeill die Hilfe katholischer Geistlicher. Zwei herbeieilende Jesuitenpater diagnostizieren teuflische Besessenheit und verschreiben dem Teenager einen klassischen Exorzismus. Der alte Kampf zwischen Gut und Böse entbricht.
12 year-old Gul becomes possessed by Satan after experimenting with a Ouija board. A troubled psychiatrist and an experienced exorcist become the girl’s only hope for salvation.