Sunday, September 30, 2012

Satanic Sundays! Six Films Truly Spawned From The Devil’s Lair



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Growing up everyone said that television was the devil’s tool. And what a tool it was. There was some groovy shows in the 70’s that brought the occult and the horror to sets all over American. There were also some great 70’s horror and occult TV movies that celebrated and warned of the evils of a supernatural presence. So for Satanic Sunday I have chosen six films that came to TV land in those unglorious days of the 70’s.








crowhaven farm1. Crowhaven Farm (1970)
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Directed by Walter Grauman and starring Hope Lange, Paul Burke, Lloyd Bochner and  John Carradine.
A young couple inherits a farm. Hoping that the rural location might help to patch up their strained marriage, they move into it, only to be confronted by the supernatural forces that inhabit it.'








2. The Possessed (1977)

the possessedDirected by Jerry Thorpe and starring James Farentino, Harrison Ford, Claudette Nevins and Eugene Roche.
A former priest, now an exorcist, battles the satanic forces that are threatening the students at a girls school.













3. The House That Would Not Die (1970)
the house that would not die
Directed by John Llewellyn  Moxey and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Egan, Michael Anderson Jr. and Kitty Winn.
A tale of witchcraft, black magic and a haunted house in the Amish country.













4. Black Noon (1971)

black_noonDirected by Bernard L. Kowalski and starring Roy Thinnes, Yvette Mimieux, Ray Milland and Gloria Grahame.
A traveling preacher & his wife are terrorized by a devil cult.














large_dvd_ritualofevil5. Ritual Of Evil (1970)

Directed by Robert Day and starring Louis Jourdan, Anne Baxter, Diana Hyland and John McMartin.
A psychiatrist investigates the death of one of his patients, a young heiress.















6. Look What’s Happened To Rosemary’s Baby (1976)

look-whats-happenedDirected by Sam O’Steen and starring Stephen McHattie, Patty Duke, Broderick Crawford and Ruth Gordon.
Having been adopted by the madam of a southwestern brothel, a now adult Adrian must cope with the fact that he's Satan's kid, and not living up to his expectations.






images (1)[5]So check out these six retro flicks on this most special of Satanic Sundays. Today is the first unholy day following the Harvest Moon. It is truly a happenin’ time to check out some devilishly delightful films. Even those that were made for television can conjure some evil amusement.

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