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Evilspeak
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Professional weirdo Clint Howard plays one of his more interesting oppressed-geek roles in this occult revenge thriller about a tormented military-school nerd (apparently in his mid-thirties!) whose personal computer provides the only solace from the endless taunts and pranks of his fellow cadets. He also has an intense fascination with the occult, leading him to investigate an arcane tome secreted within an ancient, crumbling chapel. In an attempt to decipher the text, he feeds it into the computer, which translates the writings into actual working spells. As Clint's mind reels with the possibilities of sweet revenge against his cruel classmates and teachers, the demonic forces once trapped within the book begin to exert control over his mind and body. Before long, he is able to summon an army of snarling devil-pigs (no, that's not a misprint) to do his evil bidding. Though this is essentially a gender-bent rip-off of Carrie, there is enough in the way of spooky atmosphere and well-staged shocks to keep less discriminating horror fans interested.
Professional weirdo Clint Howard plays one of his more interesting oppressed-geek roles in this occult revenge thriller about a tormented military-school nerd (apparently in his mid-thirties!) whose personal computer provides the only solace from the endless taunts and pranks of his fellow cadets. He also has an intense fascination with the occult, leading him to investigate an arcane tome secreted within an ancient, crumbling chapel. In an attempt to decipher the text, he feeds it into the computer, which translates the writings into actual working spells. As Clint's mind reels with the possibilities of sweet revenge against his cruel classmates and teachers, the demonic forces once trapped within the book begin to exert control over his mind and body. Before long, he is able to summon an army of snarling devil-pigs (no, that's not a misprint) to do his evil bidding. Though this is essentially a gender-bent rip-off of Carrie, there is enough in the way of spooky atmosphere and well-staged shocks to keep less discriminating horror fans interested.
Actors:
Lynn Hancock,
Richard Moll,
R.G. Armstrong,
Kristine Alskog,
Bennett Liss,
Lenny Montana,
Sue Casey,
DeForest Covan,
Loren Lester,
Robert Tafur,
Don Stark,
...»
Lynn Hancock
January 25, 1951 in Palo Alto, California, USA
Richard Moll
13 January 1943, Pasadena, California, USA
R.G. Armstrong
7 April 1917, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Kristine Alskog
Bennett Liss
28 January 1958, USA
Lenny Montana
13 March 1926, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Sue Casey
8 April 1926, Los Angeles, California, USA
DeForest Covan
9 September 1917, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Loren Lester
4 October 1960, Los Angeles, California, USA
Robert Tafur
30 September 1915, Litano, Colombia
Don Stark
5 July 1954, New York City, New York, USA
Director:
Eric Weston
Country:
United States
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July 29, 2004
Recommendable only to the staunchest of horror geeks, like myself, Evilspeak is a fairly noteworthy little horror chestnut for a variety of colorful reasons.
May 27, 2014
A fascinatingly deranged horror flick, but also one that's really slow in its first hour.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
November 20, 2003
So outrageous it's great fun.
August 19, 2013
To be fair, the machine we see here looks pretty impressive by 1981 standards and the graphics it produces must have been a lot of trouble to create, but it's hard to imagine what Montague Summers would have made of it.
August 06, 2004
a satisfying blend of Revenge of the Nerds and satanism
August 07, 2011
Eric Weston, a sometime actor directing his first film, is no Brian De Palma. But this is a passable variation on De Palma's 1976 chiller, Carrie.
January 07, 2016
There's plenty of weirdness to the story of Evilspeak that I dug but I just couldn't get into a movie that does nothing but emotionally pummel its protagonist for the first 70 mins then doesn't give him or the audience a truly satisfying conclusion.
May 19, 2014
[Co-director] Weston was giving less-discriminating horror audiences in 1981 what he thought they wanted: Carrie with more gore, more beheadings, and all the Satanic pigs they could handle.
August 07, 2011
Remarkably engaging, imaginative, and well crafted.
May 20, 2014
I've said it before, I'll say it again: Clint Howard + satanic pigs = MOVIE GOLD.
August 07, 2011
Future generations will be watching it for years to come, fascinated that something so daft could possibly have caused such outrage, and no doubt thoroughly enjoying its crazy excesses too.
May 12, 2014
Evilspeak may provide a laugh or two, but it's too easily noticeable that there's just not much here, resulting in an empty film that feels stretched beyond its means.