Messiah of Evil (1975)

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Terror you won't want to remember—in a film you won’t be able to forget.

A young woman searching for her missing artist father finds herself in the strange seaside town of Point Dune, which seems to be under the influence of a mysterious undead cult.

• Released: 1975-04-23
• Genres: Horror, Mystery
• Runtime: 1h 30m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 175 votes

Directed by Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz.

Top cast

• Marianna Hill as Arletty Lang
• Michael Greer as Thom
• Joy Bang as Toni
• Anitra Ford as Laura
• Royal Dano as Joseph Lang
• Elisha Cook Jr. as Charlie
• Charles Dierkop as Gas Attendant
• Bennie Robinson as Albino Trucker
• Morgan Fisher as Townsperson
• Emma Truckman as Townsperson

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Messiah of Evil

• United States: stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Fandor, MGM Plus, Shudder, Night Flight Plus, Shudder Amazon Channel, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, IndieFlix, Eternal Family, Shudder Apple TV channel, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Bloodstream, Chilling, ARROW; watch free on JustWatch TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, FlixHouse, Darkroom, Fawesome, Bloodstream, Pluto TV, Cineverse, Midnight Pulp, Mometu, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Bloodstream; watch free on JustWatch TV, Bloodstream, Tubi TV
• India: stream on Bloodstream; watch free on JustWatch TV, Bloodstream
• Canada: stream on Shudder Amazon Channel, Fandor, Shudder, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Bloodstream, ARROW; watch free on JustWatch TV, Hoopla, Bloodstream, Tubi TV, Midnight Pulp; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Bloodstream; watch free on JustWatch TV, Bloodstream, Tubi TV

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