The Brotherhood of Satan

The Brotherhood of Satan (1971)

  • 0% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 41% of users liked it
    (481 ratings)

Noted character actor L.Q. Jones (who would later direct the cult classic A Boy and His Dog) produced this low-budget horror item about a small Southwestern town torn asunder by the mysterious disappearances of several of its children. Jones plays the town sheriff, who joins forces with some of the… More

PG,
Directed By
Written By
William Welch, L.Q. Jones
Genres
Classics, Drama, Horror
In Theaters
Aug 6, 1971 Wide
On DVD
Aug 13, 2002
Sony Pictures Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Nonsensical, creepy satanic supernatural thriller.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Just about what you'd expect from a movie with this title.

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    I guess if you've seen one "Midwest town overtaken by maniacal senior-citizen Satan worshippers" flick, you've seen 'em all.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Dr Blood  


    It's like "Children of the Corn" but with geriatrics instead of the kids. What a load of nonsense. It's not scary at all. Nothing happens except a lot of talking gibberish. For those of you who care, the old folks use kids in their Satanic rituals to play with… More

  • Eric B


    "The Brotherhood of Satan" starts off really well, like Antonioni gone horror. Lots of silence and lengthy tracking shots about nothing, and the script perversely takes 20-25 minutes before any of the situation begins to make sense. But then the story turns into a fairly… More

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