With its uneasy atmosphere, its dark breakthroughs and its collection of disturbing characters, Messiah of Evil abolishes the boundary between reality and waking nightmare. In the wake of Carnival of Souls (Herk Harvey, 1962) and Let's Scare Jessica to Death (John D. Hancock, 1971), this poetic and morbid work from 1973 produced on a paltry budget by the couple Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz (the screenwriters of American Graffiti and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) ranks among the great rarities of horror cinema.
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Available for pre-order on Blu-Ray from the indie publisher Le chat qui fume, Messiah of Evil is available in English version DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 with French subtitles, in 2.35 image format. In additions, an interview with director Willard Huyck (37 minutes), What the Blood Moon Brings: Messiah of Evil, an American Nightmare (57'), American Gothic and Female Hysteria (22'). Indicative price: 25 euros.
