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Messiah of Evil

Movie1975·90 min

Messiah of Evil

Directed by Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz

A horror mystery film directed by Willard Huyck.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 35%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.3/10

176 ratings

About Messiah of Evil

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.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Contemplative
Story Tags: fate destiny, isolation loneliness, supernatural, small town, island, ocean maritime, parent child, everyman, mystery disappearance, slow burn reveal, folk horror, zombie

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Details

Director: Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz
Language: English

Cast

Marianna Hill, Michael Greer, Joy Bang

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Where to Watch Messiah of Evil

Checked Sep 6, 2026

9 streaming · 2 rent/buy

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How Messiah of Evil Ranks

All movies

Top 35%

1970s movies

Top 48%

Horror movies

Top 34%

1970s Horror movies

Top 44%

★Willard Huyck films#1 of 3

Willard Huyck's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

Messiah of Evil Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkintenselayeredseriouspersonalhaunting

unsettling

contemplative

What it's about

mystery disappearanceslow-burn revealfate destinyisolation lonelinesseverymanparent childsupernaturalfolk horrorzombiesmall townislandocean maritime

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

unsettlinguneasy