The Brotherhood of Satan (1971)
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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 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 locals to find the perpetrators and uncovers a diabolical plot concocted by a coven of elderly devil-worshippers who plan to use the children's bodies as receptacles for their own souls, enabling them to live again in younger bodies. To this end, they use their supernatural abilities to slay any meddling adults by turning the kids' toys into deadly war machines. Creepy opening and closing sequences and a bravado performance from Strother Martin (as the king-daddy Warlock) are the film's strongest assets. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bernard McEveety
- Written By
- William Welch, L.Q. Jones
- Genres
- Classics, Drama, Horror
- In Theaters
- Aug 6, 1971 Wide
- On DVD
- Aug 13, 2002
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Nonsensical, creepy satanic supernatural thriller.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Just about what you'd expect from a movie with this title.
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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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Cast
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Strother Martin
as Don Duncan
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L.Q. Jones
as Sheriff
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Charles Bateman
as Ben
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Ahna Capri
as Nicky
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Charles Robinson
as Priest
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Alvy Moore
as Tobey
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John Barclay
as Witch
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Phyllis Coghlan
as Witch
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Joyce Easton
as Mildred Meadows
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Gertrude Graner
as Witch
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Anthony Jochim
as Witch
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Geri Reischl
as Kiti
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Debi Storm
as Billie Joe
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Helene Winston
as Dame Alice
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Robert Ward
as Mike
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Cicely Walper
as Witch
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Margaret Wheeler
as Witch
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Jeff Williams
as Stuart