Suzy had strange vibes upon her arrival at the School, but she didn't have any concrete evidence to support her claims. There was a "strange feel" as she was greeted by a strange headmistress and instructioness while there were lots of whispers and gossiping in the same room. There was also a strange male servant who was mute and hunched over and a cleaver wielding Russian maid.

Suzy is befriended by several of the female students but they mysteriously disappear. During a dance rehearsal, she faints after being forced to perform a gruelling routine of which she was physically and mentallally unprepared. She is taken to a different room of the Academy and put on a restrictive diet. She later finds out that she is drugged every night after eating her dinner and her new roommate Sara disappears. Sara had tried to wake Suzy when she heard weird noises coming from down the hall. She left to investigate on her own, fell onto a pile of barbed wire and bled to death. Suzy is suspicious when she is told that Sara quit the Academy. Her suspicions lead her to visit with Sara's doctor, who then refers her to an expert on witches and witchcraft. Suzy learns that the School was founded in 1890 by a witch named Alana Marcus and the School flourished over the years even after her death. Suzy rethinks all the strange events that have happened since her arrival and decides she will not eat her dinner that night. She empties the contents of her tray into the sink. She waits quietly and listens and hears the same footsteps she hears every night. She follows the steps which lead her into the office of the Academy's headmistress. Inside, she discovers a secret door which leads into a hallway. At the end of the hallway, she sees and hears a group of women, including Miss Tanner and Mme. Blanc. They are performing a ritual to get rid of her! They demand that spirits make her sick, kill her, and make her vanish! The coven of witches has been performing witchcraftm using dance students as sacrifice in order to gain immense wealth and power at the Academy. Suzy runs back through the doors but encounters a demon like figure which she fights with and conquers successfully. With the coven of witches chasing her, she flees the doors of the Academy. Once outside, she is safe.

SUSPIRIA is written and directed by Italian filmmaker Dario Argento. And many consider this to be his masterpiece. This 88 minute film is available on video, laserdisc and DVD. The laserdisc version is presented in widescreen format. A limited edition DVD collection contains 2 DVDs plus a CD soundtrack by the synth-rock band Goblin. The loud deafening sounds of the Goblin score are a trademark for Argento's work. The first DVD is the actual movie. Extras include two trailers, a TV spot, radio spots, Daemonic music video, a stills gallery, posters, and talent bios. The second DVD contains a 52-minute documentary (Suspiria's 25th anniversary) with retrospective interviews with writer/director Dario Argento, co-writer Daria Nicolodi, actresses Jessica Harper (Suzy Banyon) and Stefania Casini (Sara), actor Udo Kier, and director of photography Luciano Tovoli as well as with several members of the Goblin band. Also included with the collector's edition is a 32-page booklet, with an intro. to Dario Argento films, liner notes, an interview with Jessica Harper, film stills, and nine 5x7 lobby card reproductions.