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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Messiah of Evil canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dead People ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Stephen Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countryOfRelease |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coWriter |
Gloria Katz
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Willard Huyck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
initially mixed
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later reappraised positively ⓘ |
| director |
Gloria Katz
NERFINISHED
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Willard Huyck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | International Cine Film Corp. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingBy | Michael Kahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Arletty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | location shooting in California ⓘ |
| genre |
cult film
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horror film ⓘ supernatural horror film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Anitra Ford
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Elisha Cook Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Joy Bang NERFINISHED ⓘ Marianna Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Greer NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Dano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
apocalypse
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isolation ⓘ madness ⓘ occultism ⓘ |
| homeMedia |
released on Blu-ray
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released on DVD ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European art-horror cinema ⓘ |
| musicBy | Phil Ochs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | mysterious seaside community ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cult horror aesthetics
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dreamlike imagery ⓘ small-town terror theme ⓘ surreal atmosphere ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| periodOfProduction | early 1970s ⓘ |
| producer | Jack H. Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
California
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small coastal town ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
painterly production design
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use of bold color and shadow ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.