A henchman of Satan poses as a priest in order to get closer to young virgins he needs for human sacrifice.A henchman of Satan poses as a priest in order to get closer to young virgins he needs for human sacrifice.A henchman of Satan poses as a priest in order to get closer to young virgins he needs for human sacrifice.
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- TriviaMike Raven's wife and family appeared as (unpaid) extras.
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Melchisidech, the Cabalist: [Regarding the Stranger's magic spells] Now, as I see it, he hasn't had time to work in sevens, so it must be in threes.
Parson: Ah, the Blessed Trinity.
Melchisidech, the Cabalist: Trinity, schminity. This is none of your Christian schmatte. This is your kosher Yiddishe magic.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Elvira's Movie Macabre: Disciple of Death (1982)
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Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
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Glorious Corman-lite hokum with, er, horror icon Mike Raven!
'Disciple of Death' (1972) remains in many inexplicable ways a bizarrely entertaining, if somewhat rudimentary period Brit-shocker 'starring' that wan-faced fright-light, Mike Raven, a radio DJ, turned vanilla horror impresario. This mesmerisingly dramatic void whose strident, razor-sharp goatee provides a welcome respite from his lugubrious, and somewhat ephemeral charisma! Vengefully unleashed from hell by a drop of virgin's blood, 'The Stranger' (Mike Raven) proceeds to run devilishly amok in this once sleepy god-fearin' Cornish village!
All that being said, I do secretly admire the stalwart, Dunkirkian effort, Raven expends in his wholly specious attempt to be the consummately creepy B-movie Bogey Man! To be fair, it is, Mr. Raven's theatrically rigid, implausibly grand mannerisms as vile necromancer 'The Stranger' which ultimately makes crude satanic oddity 'Disciple of Death' such a riotously amusing exercise in home-brewed horror hokum! Do watch out for a modest cameo from luscious future Dr. Who & 'The Omega Factor' star, Louise Jameson as an evilly zombified, sinisterly be-shrouded Satan serving succubus! The divinely absurd plot, rustic FX, mirthsome dialogue, and Raven's stupefyingly sulphurous shenanigans elevate 'Disciple of Death' to that of unmissable schlock!
All that being said, I do secretly admire the stalwart, Dunkirkian effort, Raven expends in his wholly specious attempt to be the consummately creepy B-movie Bogey Man! To be fair, it is, Mr. Raven's theatrically rigid, implausibly grand mannerisms as vile necromancer 'The Stranger' which ultimately makes crude satanic oddity 'Disciple of Death' such a riotously amusing exercise in home-brewed horror hokum! Do watch out for a modest cameo from luscious future Dr. Who & 'The Omega Factor' star, Louise Jameson as an evilly zombified, sinisterly be-shrouded Satan serving succubus! The divinely absurd plot, rustic FX, mirthsome dialogue, and Raven's stupefyingly sulphurous shenanigans elevate 'Disciple of Death' to that of unmissable schlock!
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