Horror

The Brotherhood of Satan

- A demon-spirit of madness and murder holds a California town in the grip of terror.

A family is trapped in a desert town by a cult of senior-citizens who recruit the town's children to worship Satan.

Release Date : 1971-08-06

Language :SpanishEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : LQ/JAFFour Star ExcelsiorColumbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Come in Children

Cast

Character Name : Doc Duncan

Original Name : Strother Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : L.Q. Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ben

Original Name : Charles Bateman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nicky

Original Name : Ahna Capri

Gender : Female

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Charles Robinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : K.T.

Original Name : Geri Reischl

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tobey

Original Name : Alvy Moore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Phyllis

Original Name : Judith McConnell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dame Alice

Original Name : Helene Winston

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mildred Meadows

Original Name : Joyce Easton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Billie Joe

Original Name : Debi Storm

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stuart

Original Name : Jeff Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mike

Original Name : Robert Ward

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child

Original Name : Jonathan Erickson Eisley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child

Original Name : Alyson Moore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child

Original Name : Kevin McEveety

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child

Original Name : Sheila McEveety

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child

Original Name : Brian McEveety

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child

Original Name : Cindy Holden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child

Original Name : Debbie Judith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child

Original Name : Scott Aguilar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child

Original Name : Grant McGregor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child

Original Name : Robyn Grei

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child

Original Name : Linda Tiffany

Gender : Male

Character Name : Witch

Original Name : John Barclay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Witch

Original Name : Anthony Jochim

Gender : Male

Character Name : Witch

Original Name : Patrick Sullivan Burke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Witch

Original Name : Donald Journeaux

Gender : Male

Character Name : Witch

Original Name : Ysabel MacCloskey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Witch

Original Name : Elsie Moore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Witch

Original Name : Cicely Walper

Gender : Female

Character Name : Witch

Original Name : Lenore Shanewise

Gender : Male

Character Name : Witch

Original Name : Phyllis Coghlan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Witch

Original Name : Margaret Wheeler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Witch

Original Name : Gertrude Graner

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**Slow-paced arty flick about satanism in a remote desert town**_ A family gets stuck in a desert town where the people seem to have gone mad. No wonder, a satanic cult has set up shop there. Charles Bateman & Ahna Capri play the couple, LQ Jones the sheriff, Strother Martin the doctor and Charles Robinson the priest. “The Brotherhood of Satan” (1971) combines elements of “Carnival of Souls” (1962) and "The Masque of the Red Death” (1964) for satanic horror in a desert town. It has the stamp of an early 70s’ art film and was the precursor to flicks like “Race with the Devil” (1975) and “The Devil’s Rain” (1975). It’s not as good as the former, but better than the latter. The main problem is the tedious pacing with pointless scenes, like the unnecessarily long driving sequence with no conversation near the beginning. Scenes such as this should’ve been scrapped for an effective 74-minute movie, like “Gargoyles” (1972). Cinema started to flirt with satanism in the early 60s with Roger Corman's "The Masque of the Red Death" and England's "Devils of Darkness," which were shot in 1963 and 1964 respectively. You can trace it back further if you consider "The City of the Dead," aka "Horror Hotel," which was made in 1959. The overt satanism is surprising for films shot way back then. Like "The Brotherhood of Satan," none of those movies painted satanism in a positive light, but LaVey capitalized on this new interest and sprung his "church" of satan in 1966. Hammer's "The Devil Rides Out" (a.k.a. "The Devil's Bride") and "Rosemary's Baby" went into production the next year. The other day I saw a recent movie that ludicrously turned the tables by making the satanic witches the protagonists and the twisted serial killers Evangelical believers. Yup, Christians are the real evil out there (rolling my eyes). The film runs 1 hour, 32 minutes, and was shot in New Mexico & Southern Cal. GRADE: C