Name: Where Evil Dwells
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 1985-09-27
Duration: 28 min
Cast: Scott Werner

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Loosely based on an infamous 1984 Long Island murder case involving Satan-worshiping, teenage drug freaks (Knights of the Black Circle), David Wojnarowicz and Tommy Turner’s Where Evil Dwells is a low-budget D.I.Y. movie that walks the jagged lines between splatter flick, experimental film and transgressive art. The original footage was destroyed in a fire and the only footage that survived is this 28 minute preview that was put together for the Downtown New York Film Festival in 1985.

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Transgressive Art Film
Experimental Horror
Satanic Panic
DIY Aesthetics
Downtown NYC Culture
Gritty & Unsettling
Campy Grotesque
Dark Satire
Cult Film

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Directed by: David Wojnarowicz, Tommy Turner
Written by: David Wojnarowicz, Tommy Turner
Produced by: Tommy Turner
Music by: J.G. Thirlwell

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September 27, 1985 · 28 min · Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Drug Use, Disturbing Imagery

Released: September 27, 1985
Runtime: 28 min
Content: Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Drug Use, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Original language: English
Made in: United States
Budget: $666

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Is Where Evil Dwells worth watching?

57

DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 57 (IMDb 5.9).

Will Where Evil Dwells scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 7 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching Where Evil Dwells?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 5 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.