The Brotherhood of Satan
Director: Bernard McEveety
Actors: Strother Martin, L.Q. Jones, Charles Bateman
PlotIn a remote desert town, a series of mysterious car accidents occurs, involving families traveling through the area. When Ben and his girlfriend Nicky, along with Ben’s young daughter K.T., arrive at the outskirts of this eerie town for a weekend getaway, they discover a police barricade blocking their path due to the bizarre incidents. The local law enforcement and priest are perplexed by the escalating troubles and the disturbing lack of communication with the outside world. As they delve deeper, Ben and his family recognize that the town suffers under a sinister and inexplicable threat targeting children. Although initially dismissive, they come to realize that strange occurrences hint at an ominous and unnatural force at work.
The atmosphere intensifies as an enigmatic cult of elderly townspeople emerges, seemingly orchestrating the sinister events unfolding in the town. Their malevolent intentions focus on a connection between the recent disturbances and dark, supernatural rituals. The cult's influence grows as townspeople are held in a terrifying grip of fear and no one can escape. Tensions escalate as Ben, Nicky, and K.T. find themselves entangled in a nightmarish scenario where ancient evils seek to reclaim power through the innocent souls of trapped children. Confined by strange illusions and sinister plots, those who dare to challenge the cult must confront unyielding terror to escape the town's unsettling grip before it’s too late.
Writers: L.Q. Jones, Sean MacGregor, William Welch
Release Date: 03 Mar 1972
Runtime: 92 min
Rating: PG
Country: United States
Language: English
Home Video Reviews
Despite uneven plot weaving and Martin's folksy portrayal, The Brotherhood of Satan delivers intermittent creepiness and style, bolstered by solid technical merits and engaging Arrow supplements.
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