Messiah of Evil · LeviOsa

Loading movie…

Messiah of Evil · LeviOsa

Messiah of Evil key art

Terror you won't want to remember—in a film you won’t be able to forget.

HorrorMystery1h 30m

🍅100%

🍅

100%

Tomatometer

🍿

57%

Popcornmeter

6.3

TMDB

Storyline

A young woman searching for her missing artist father finds herself in the strange seaside town of Point Dune, which seems to be under the influence of a mysterious undead cult.

Trailers

3 videos

Messiah of Evil trailer thumbnail

New Trailer

Radiance Blu-ray Unboxing

Radiance Blu-ray Unboxing

Official Theatrical Trailer

Official Theatrical Trailer

Details

DirectorWillard Huyck

ReleasedApr 23, 1975

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideRUS

Studio

V/M Productions

Cast

Marianna Hill

Marianna Hill

Arletty Lang

Michael Greer

Michael Greer

Thom

Joy Bang

Joy Bang

Toni

Anitra Ford

Anitra Ford

Laura

Royal Dano

Royal Dano

Joseph Lang

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Charlie

Charles Dierkop

Charles Dierkop

Gas Attendant

Bennie Robinson

Bennie Robinson

Albino Trucker

Morgan Fisher

Townsperson

Emma Truckman

Townsperson

Dyanne Asimow

Townsperson

Herb Margolis

Townsperson

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Bloodstream

Reviews

8 reviews · 6 critics · 1 fan

7 fresh · 0 rotten

B

Budd Wilkins

RTSlant MagazineOct 27, 2023

Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz’s eerily brooding Messiah of Evil remains an undervalued gem of American gothic filmmaking.

A

Anton Bitel

RTLittle White LiesOct 18, 2023

co-writers/co-directors Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz confound life and art, reality and dreams, sanity and madness in their surreal vision of conservative America succumbing to – or biting back against – the encroaching counterculture.

S

Sean McGeady

RTRadio TimesFeb 23, 2026

The oblique plot and elliptical editing, necessary to salvage the picture, work in its favour, fostering a nightmare logic that poisons its atmosphere.

M

Marya E. Gates

RTCool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)Oct 11, 2024

Truly, I was so nervous watching this film that I wanted to vomit the whole time. Now that’s what I call cinema

You Might Also Like

The Ring

The Birds

Frenzy

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Jaws

Marnie

The Da Vinci Code

Christine

The Reaping

Inland Empire

Murder, My Sweet

Recommended for you

Grindhouse

Planet Terror

4/20 Massacre

Apostle

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Daddy's Head

Daylight's End

The Children

Dawn of the Dead

Malignant

Play Dead

More trailers on YouTube

Information

Title

Messiah of Evil

Released

Apr 23, 1975

Rated

R

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 30m

Status

Released

Studio

V/M Productions

Jigsaw