Messiah of Evil

[Machine Translation] The elaborate composition and colors are truly artistic! A pioneering masterpiece of zombie cinema, full of disturbing moods from start to finish! A collection of "3 great perverted films" that premiered in theaters at "Horror Treasures Festival 2024"! A mysterious horror film with an eerie taste. A pioneer of zombie films, it features human-like zombies running with red blood streaming from their eyes. The film is an innovative, experimental thriller with a strong artistic touch, and has yet to depict splattering of human flesh. Willard Haig and Gloria Katz, the husband and wife team who directed and wrote the screenplay for this film, were recognized by George Lucas, and after writing the screenplay for "Indiana Jones: Legend of the Palace" ('84), were chosen to direct and write "Howard the Duck" ('86), which failed at the box office, and they never directed another film after that. However, due to its failure at the box office, he never directed another film. --Arletti's father was a painter in a small town by the sea called Point Dume. He regularly sent letters to his daughter, but the contents gradually became strange and eventually stopped coming. Worried, she goes looking for her father, but something is wrong in the town. Arletti discovers her father's diary, which describes a strange situation that is invading the town...

Special Feature / Bonus Track: bonus video footage

About Subtitle and Audio Languages: Since most DVDs and Blu-rays available on CDJapan are produced for the Japanese market, please refer to the "Product Details" section for information on available subtitle and audio languages.

凝った構図と色彩が実にアート! 終始不穏なムード満載の先駆的ゾンビ映画の傑作!! 「ホラー秘宝まつり2024」で劇場初公開となった"3大変態映画"大集合! 全編不気味なテイストのミステリアス・ホラー。ゾンビ映画の先駆的作品で、目から赤い血を流し走る人間に近いゾンビが登場。人肉スプラッター描写はまだなく、アート色の強い実験的スリラーのような斬新な作りになっている。本作の監督・脚本のウィラード・ハイクとグロリア・カッツの夫婦コンビはジョージ・ルーカスに認められ、『インディ・ジョーンズ/魔宮の伝説』 (84)の脚本を経て、『ハワード・ザ・ダック/暗黒魔王の陰謀』 (86)の監督・脚本に抜擢されたが、その興行的失敗により、以後監督作品を世に出すことはなかった。 ――アルレッティの父親は、ポイント・ドゥームと呼ばれる海沿いの小さな町で絵を描いていた。彼は娘に定期的に手紙を送っていたが、その内容が徐々に奇妙になり、やがて来なくなった。心配した彼女は父を捜しに行くが、町の様子が何かおかしい。アルレッティは父の残した日記を発見、そこにはこの町を侵しつつある奇怪な事態が記されていた・・・。

特典映像収録