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Messiah of Evil

1975 · 90 min · Director: Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz ★ IMDb 6.3 · 8,453 ratings

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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.

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Messiah of Evil (1975) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Disturbing 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Anxiety
25%Disturbing
20%Tension
  1. Anxiety30%
  2. Disturbing25%
  3. Tension20%
  4. Fear15%
  5. Confusion10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Disturbing, Tension. Genres: Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Disturbing and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Disturbing
  • Tension
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Disturbing
Tension
Fear
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 18 %, then dips around 33 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingTensionFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Fear63 %52 %57 %55 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity57 %38 %53 %45 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity65 %62 %53 %50 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Disturbing63 %60 %50 %46 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity48 %39 %35 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity43 %29 %29 %18 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Disturbing55 %44 %44 %32 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Tension65 %51 %61 %53 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension68 %55 %66 %59 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Disturbing68 %63 %64 %56 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Disturbing66 %61 %60 %50 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity63 %55 %55 %42 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
72.5 %≈ 65′Fear85 %82 %75 %75 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Disturbing86 %85 %75 %70 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Disturbing85 %80 %75 %68 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Tension81 %65 %78 %70 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Tension83 %64 %76 %73 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Sadness85 %73 %68 %70 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

MH
Marianna Hill

MH
Marianna Hill

Arletty Lang

MG
Michael Greer

MG
Michael Greer

Thom

JB
Joy Bang

AF
Anitra Ford

AF
Anitra Ford

Laura

RD
Royal Dano

Royal Dano

Joseph Lang

Elisha Cook Jr.

CD
Charles Dierkop

CD
Charles Dierkop

Gas Attendant

BR
Bennie Robinson

MF
Morgan Fisher

ET
Emma Truckman

DA
Dyanne Asimow

Townsperson

HM
Herb Margolis

Townsperson

AM
Alex Michaels

Townsperson

WH
Walter Hill

Stabbing Victim in Prologue

LC
Laurie Charlap-Hyman

Townsperson

BL
Bill L. Norton

Townsperson

WH
Willard Huyck

Zombie in Car (uncredited)

GK
Gloria Katz

Ticket Booth Zombie (uncredited)

BW
Billy Weber

Supermarket Zombie (uncredited)

Details

Type
Movies
Released
1975
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 8,453 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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