{"product_id":"messiah-of-evil","title":"Messiah of Evil","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMessiah of Evil\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmerican Grafitti\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHoward the Duck\u003c\/em\u003e, this dreamy and atmospheric film transposes the post-\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ezombie 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,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMessiah of Evil\u003c\/em\u003e, which was also released as\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUncompressed mono PCM audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAudio commentary by critics and horror experts Kim Newman and Stephen Thrower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArchival interview with co-writer-director Willard Huyck by Mike White from the Projection Booth Podcast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat the Blood Moon Brings: Messiah of Evil, A New American Nightmare - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edocumentary feature which explores \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMessiah of Evil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(2023)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVisual essay on American Gothic and Female Hysteria by critic Kat Ellinger (2023)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso available in USA\/Canada from our partners \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/mvdshop.com\/collections\/vendors?q=RADIANCE\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/mvdshop.com\/collections\/vendors?q=RADIANCE\"\u003eMVD\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" 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 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYear: 1973\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCert: 15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: Blu-ray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegion: ABC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRAD028BD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEAN: \u003cspan\u003e5060974681143\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShips from: 02\/09\/24\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePress:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIan Jane, DVDTalk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNathaniel Thompson, Mondo Digital\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMichael Gursky, Dread Central\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45692489859246,"sku":"RAD028BD","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/MESSIAHOFEVIL_STD_2D_FRONT.jpg?v=1724841202","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/messiah-of-evil","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}