Messiah Of Evil Blu-Ray

A woman arrives in a sleepy coastal town after receiving disturbing letters from her father, only to discover that the town is under the influence of a strange cult that cries blood and craves human flesh. Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, the writers of American Graffiti, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Howard the Duck, have created this dreamlike and atmospheric film that transports the zombie movie after Night of the Living Dead to a surreal American small-town setting, presented with wonderful Techniscope images reminiscent of Mario Bava's and Hammer's elegant European horror films. Messiah of Evil, also released as Dead People, is a true cult film and has overcome distribution challenges to enjoy growing awareness and high acclaim after decades of word-of-mouth enthusiasm among horror film fans and critics around the world.

SPECIAL FEATURES

New 2023 restoration from a 4K scan of the best surviving elements of the film from the Academy Film Archive

Uncompressed mono PCM audio

Audio commentary by critics and horror experts Kim Newman and Stephen Thrower

Archival interview with screenwriter and director Willard Huyck by Mike White from the Projection Booth Podcast

What the Blood Moon Brings: Messiah of Evil, A New American Nightmare - A documentary film that explores Messiah of Evil in the context of American independent cinema of the 1970s, as well as examining the film's affiliation with several horror subgenres 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 (2023)

Visual essay on American Gothic and female hysteria by critic Kat Ellinger (2023)

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing