Messiah of Evil

Messiah of Evil

Year: 1974

IMDb Rating: 6.3/10

Genres: Horror

Directors: Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck

Cast: Joy Bang, Royal Dano, Michael Greer, Marianna Hill, Elisha Cook Jr., Anitra Ford

After losing contact with her artist father, Arletty travels to the west coast. Though she doesn't find him, she meets Thom, an odd wealthy man who's travelling with 2 lovers, Toni and Laura, to meet her father. She reads his diary and realises there's something strange with the residents of this California town.

Messiah of Evil is a 1974 American supernatural horror film written, produced, and directed by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz. It stars Marianna Hill, Michael Greer, Anitra Ford, Royal Dano and Elisha Cook Jr. Its plot follows Arletty Lang, a woman who travels to a remote coastal town in California to find her missing artist father Joseph; upon arrival, she finds herself in the midst of a series of bizarre incidents. Shot in 1971 but not premiered until December 1974, the film released throughout 1975 under several titles, such as Return of the Living Dead , Revenge of the Screaming Dead, Night of the Damned and Dead People. Largely overlooked upon initial release, the film would later develop a cult following and undergoes a critical reappraisal, with praise directed towards its surrealist, dreamlike tone and elliptical plot. Husband-and-wife team Huyck and Katz would go on to direct and write Howard the Duck. The duo had previously co-written American Graffiti and would later go on to write Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

In order to live, they will take you one by one ... and no one will hear you scream!

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