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The Brotherhood of Satan

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Widower Ben (Charles Bateman) is taking his young daughter (Geri Reischi) and new girlfriend (Ahna Capri) to visit a relative when they find a grizzly car accident by the highway. They report the incident to the sheriff (L.Q. Jones) in nearby Hillsboro, N.M., and discover the town in the grips of a deadly fear. In the past 72 hours, 26 people have died, and 11 children have gone missing. As Ben investigates, a local priest (Charles Robinson) informs him that a Satan-worshipping cult is to blame.
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Anthony Arrigo Dread Central ...this film does spend too much time spinning its wheels but the clandestine coven meetings and life-sized toy kills are both worth the price of admission... Rated: 2.8/5 Nov 24, 2021 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Satanic panic was all the rage during the early-to-middle 1970s. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 3, 2021 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Nonsensical, creepy satanic supernatural thriller. Rated: C+ Apr 1, 2008 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 10, 2005 Full Review Mark R. Leeper rec.arts.movies.reviews Rated: 1/5 Jan 15, 2005 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Just about what you'd expect from a movie with this title. Rated: 2/5 Nov 24, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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brad p Your enjoyment of this film will depend on how much you like low-budget '70s horror. Even so, this film does spend too much time spinning its wheels but the clandestine coven meetings and life-sized toy kills are both worth the price of admission. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Ben is a recent widower, but hey — he's taking his new girl Nicky on a road trip and making out with her whenever he can. Unfortunately, that trip also has his daughter K.T. (fake Jan Geri Reischl) along for the ride and she's perfectly ready to drip sticky melted snow cone all over her new mommy's face and ruin some side of the road necking. The journey takes them to the town of Hillsboro, where the townspeople have been hiding from a great evil that seems to be killing everyone and making their children go missing. And the murders? Well, toys are involved and people are reduced to madness just by confronting the evil in their midst. Strother Martin is Doc Duncan, who is either the human behind all of this or Satan himself and man, he's great in this movie. Everyone is. It's a low budget drive-in film, sure, but it's also astoundingly sure of itself and a film that presents itself with great intelligence. It has one hell of an exploitation title but also has so many disquieting moments that will stay with you long after you finish watching. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member An excellent and wonderful movie I love this movie if you want to watch a horror movie from the 70s watch this one it starts off a little slow but gets really scary Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Surprisingly bold for its time. It's a cool, effective movie about occultism in a small town. Martin is just awesome in it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/24/19 Full Review Audience Member A family travelling across California run across a small town in crisis. People are dying, children are disappearing, and nobody has been able to enter or leave town. It does not bode well for them that they have been able to enter town, especially since they are travelling with their young daughter. Character actor extraordinaire L.Q. Jones formed a production partnership with comic actor Alvy Moore in the mid-60's and they specialized in low budget genre fare. This is the 3rd film they produced and it's where the quality really jumps. One of the strongest virtues is that Jones acts in this one, playing the town's sheriff, and he gets his buddy Strother Martin to co-star as the town doctor. I really like this film. It makes up for it's low budget with a genuinely creepy atmosphere. The small town Satanism theme generates some unnerving dreamlike sequences. While Jones is great here ... Martin is the real standout. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Es bastante mala y aburrida, el guión no está muy bien escrito, pero bueno, al final por lo menos los niños fueron transformados. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Widower Ben (Charles Bateman) is taking his young daughter (Geri Reischi) and new girlfriend (Ahna Capri) to visit a relative when they find a grizzly car accident by the highway. They report the incident to the sheriff (L.Q. Jones) in nearby Hillsboro, N.M., and discover the town in the grips of a deadly fear. In the past 72 hours, 26 people have died, and 11 children have gone missing. As Ben investigates, a local priest (Charles Robinson) informs him that a Satan-worshipping cult is to blame.
Director
Bernard McEveety
Producer
L.Q. Jones, Alvy Moore
Screenwriter
L.Q. Jones, William Welch
Production Co
Columbia Pictures, LQJaf, Four Star Excelsior
Rating
PG
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 20, 2012
Runtime
1h 32m
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