Messiah of Evil

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Messiah of Evil is a 1973 American horror film, co-written and directed by Willard Huyck, known for its surreal, atmospheric take on small-town terror and cult horror aesthetics.

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Messiah of Evil canonical 5
The Antichrist 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
alsoKnownAs Dead People
cinematographyBy Stephen Katz
countryOfOrigin United States
countryOfRelease United States
coWriter Gloria Katz
Willard Huyck
criticalReception initially mixed
later reappraised positively
director Gloria Katz
Willard Huyck
distributor International Cine Film Corp.
editingBy Michael Kahn
featuresCharacter Arletty
filmingTechnique location shooting in California
genre cult film
horror film
supernatural horror film
hasCastMember Anitra Ford
Elisha Cook Jr.
Joy Bang
Marianna Hill
Michael Greer
Royal Dano
hasCultFollowing true
hasTheme apocalypse
isolation
madness
occultism
homeMedia released on Blu-ray
released on DVD
influencedBy European art-horror cinema
musicBy Phil Ochs
narrativeFocus mysterious seaside community
notableFor cult horror aesthetics
dreamlike imagery
small-town terror theme
surreal atmosphere
originalLanguage English
periodOfProduction early 1970s
producer Jack H. Harris
releaseYear 1973
runtimeMinutes 90
settingLocation California
small coastal town
visualStyle painterly production design
use of bold color and shadow

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Willard Huyck notableWork Messiah of Evil
Willard Huyck wroteScreenplayFor Messiah of Evil
Willard Huyck directed Messiah of Evil
Willard Huyck notableWork Messiah of Evil
subject linked to: Huyck
Willard Huyck directedFilm Messiah of Evil
subject linked to: Huyck
Bruno Nicolai workedOn The Antichrist
linked to: Messiah of Evil