{"product_id":"messiah-of-evil-le","title":"Messiah of Evil (LE)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMessiah of Evil\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA woman arrives in a sleepy seaside town after receiving unsettling letters from her father, only to discover the town is under the influence of a strange cult that weeps tears of blood and hunger for human flesh. From Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, the writers of \u003cem\u003eAmerican Grafitti\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eHoward the Duck\u003c\/em\u003e, this dreamy and atmospheric film transposes the post-\u003cem\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/em\u003e zombie movie to a surreal small-town American setting, presented through gorgeous Techniscope visuals that echo the stylish European horror of Mario Bava and Hammer. A true cult film, \u003cem\u003eMessiah of Evil\u003c\/em\u003e, which was also released as \u003cem\u003eDead People\u003c\/em\u003e, has overcome distribution challenges to enjoy growing awareness and high acclaim after decades of word-of-mouth enthusiasm among horror cinema fans and critics around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 2023 restoration from a 4K scan of the best-surviving elements of the film from the Academy Film Archive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncompressed mono PCM audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary by critics and horror experts Kim Newman and Stephen Thrower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival interview with co-writer-director Willard Huyck by Mike White from the Projection Booth Podcast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhat the Blood Moon Brings: Messiah of Evil, A New American Nightmare - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003edocumentary feature which explores \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMessiah of Evil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e in the context of American independent cinema of the 70s, as well as examining the film's allegiance to several subgenres of horror film through its underlying themes. Co-directed by Dima Ballin and Kat Ellinger; featuring film scholars Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Maitland McDonagh, Guy Adams, Mikel Koven and David Huckvale \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e(2023)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVisual essay on American Gothic and Female Hysteria by critic Kat Ellinger (2023)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLimited edition 80-page book featuring writing by Bill Ackerman, Joseph Dwyer, Amanda Reyes, Andy Marshall-Roberts and Larissa Glasser\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited edition of 3000 copies, presented in rigid box and full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso available in USA\/Canada from our partners \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mvdshop.com\/collections\/vendors?q=RADIANCE\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/mvdshop.com\/collections\/vendors?q=RADIANCE\"\u003eMVD\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.diabolikdvd.com\/product-category\/browse-by-label\/radiance\/\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.diabolikdvd.com\/product-category\/browse-by-label\/radiance\/\"\u003eDiabolik\u003c\/a\u003e, Grindhouse and others \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear: 1973\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCert: 15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Blu-ray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegion: ABC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRAD028BDLE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEAN: 5060974680542\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease date: 23\/10\/23\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePress:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"rarely is a film as ripe with atmosphere and impending dread than this one... a high point in creativity for the independent American horror film movement of the 1970s\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIan Jane, DVDTalk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"One of the decade's most visually audacious and inventive supernatural tales... certainly a film you'll never forget and well worth discovering, preferably late at night with a big bowl of popcorn.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNathaniel Thompson, Mondo Digital\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This surreal, coastal-set tale of the undead isn’t merely underrated, it’s perhaps the most criminally underseen 70s horror in existence. It’s an unshakably creepy exercise in moody horror.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMichael Gursky, Dread Central\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45692516827310,"sku":"RAD028BDLE","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/MESSIAH-OF-EVIL-2D-WEB.jpg?v=1724842226","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/messiah-of-evil-le","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}