Messiah of Evil
1974 · Movie · R · 90 min · ★ 6.3 · 60% critics
A young woman travels to a quiet seaside town to find her missing father, only to discover unsettling locals, strange warnings, and a growing sense that something is deeply wrong. What begins as a search slowly turns into a dreamlike descent into fear and isolation.
Also known as Revenge of the Screaming Dead · Messiah of Evil: The Second Coming · Blood Virgin · Deep Swamp
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Details
- Years
- 1974
- Release date
- 1975-04-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 60/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (169 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like moody, surreal horror that favors dread over constant shocks, especially if Dead & Buried or Chasing Sleep appeal to you; Not for you if you want fast pacing and clear explanations.
Pros: haunting atmosphere; eerie seaside setting; memorable nightmare feel | Cons: very slow pace; uneven acting; unclear story answers
Themes
- small town
- beach
- undead
- curse
- zombie
- beach house
- living dead
- flesh eating
- albino
- walking dead
Cast & crew
Marianna Hill
as Arletty Lang
- MG
Michael Greer
as Thom
Joy Bang
as Toni
Anitra Ford
as Laura
Royal Dano
as Joseph Lang
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Charlie
Charles Dierkop
as Gas Attendant
Bennie Robinson
as Albino Trucker
- MF
Morgan Fisher
as Townsperson
- ET
Emma Truckman
as Townsperson
Directed by Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz